By SEAN DIETRICH I have here an email from a man who shall remain anonymous. He says: “Sean, you cannot be serious about moving to Birmingham,...
Column Articles
The Wee Small Hours
By WENDY HODGE Alexander McCall Smith wrote “At night we are all strangers, even to ourselves.” Tonight I am relearning the truth in that. I have...
Remembering A Soldier’s Love Letters For Valentine’s Day
By Ann Cipperly On Valentine’s Day, what better way to express love than with a homemade confection accompanied by a card or note with caring...
Making the Grade: Savanh Thai Kitchen
By Stacey Patton Wallace Although it doesn’t seem possible, this is my 52nd restaurant review, which I’ve written for The Observer. The old adage is...
Knowing Christ Part 3
By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika This is the last part of a three-part series from Philippians 3:7-11 on...
Why I Have Read the Same Devotional Book for 60 Years
By WALTER ALBRITTON I held it in my hands and wondered why I have kept reading this little book for the past 60 years. It is not a classic like...
OHS Competes in State Meet
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL The Alabama High School Athletic Association held the Indoor Track and Field Championship last weekend in the Crossplex...
Wake Up To February Happenings
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. By Beth Pinyerd I love winter but during...
Pilot Mike Durant Plans a Smooth Landing Into U.S. Senate
By GREG MARKLEY On Oct. 3, 1993, I was in Hohenfels, Germany. We were in the “maneuver box” playing a war game. A crony of mine said: “This...