By WENDY HODGE This morning I woke up and stumbled to the bathroom mirror, groggy from a lack of sleep. It’s never a good idea to look at yourself...
Column Articles
Family, Community Top Priorities For Former Teacher Jean Heath
By Ann Cipperly With a family history in Opelika going back for generations, Jean Heath, having a love for children, followed in the footsteps of...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Lanett, Alabama
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE Back when my husband Mike and I were teachers in LaGrange, Georgia, we traveled to 202 S. Gilmer Ave. in Lanett, Alabama,...
We Are Glad
By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika It’s been a long time, but I can still remember an occasion when our son,...
No Wiggle Room for Prejudice
By WALTER ALBRITTON “You sorry dog!” The use of those insulting words sometimes led to a fist fight when I was growing up. Little did I realize this...
Opelika Athletics Complete Busy Week
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Opelika High School varsity soccer teams swept Valley in Fairfax last week. The Lady Bulldogs beat the Rams 10-0 in...
Snowmen or Sunshine
By Beth Pinyerd Hello March! In my early childhood classroom, this teacher and her students always left a snowman banner up through the middle of...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Kay Ivey Still Favorite to Win Reelection Usually in a gubernatorial year the governor’s race grabs the spotlight. However, with...
Oakwood Boys’ Basketball Team Thrown for Loop, not Hoops
By GREG MARKLEY The religious principles at the heart of a controversy in Huntsville involving a parochial school boys’ basketball team remind me of...