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Calling all fathers!

BY BRUCE GREEN Paul Simmons is the head football coach at Harding University. In December of last year, they won their first ever Division II national championship in football. Pretty heady stuff, right? You wouldn’t know it from the press conference after the game....

The secret of his prayer life

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — I am indebted to Thomas Carruth. When I get to heaven I plan to look Tom up and thank him for what he did for me. It was a simple thing. He sent me a brochure that described a retreat called an “Ashram.” Attached was a note on which he had...

Opelika High School Spring roundup

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION —SPRING ROUND-UPThe Opelika High girls and boys golf teams swept Central at Pines Crossing, located between Opelika and Auburn. The girls won 172-151 behind the following golfers: Karly Phatsadavong 46 Paige Bales 51 Kaylin Ward 54 Allie...

Our community rolls out for Easter

OPINION — Baby Boomers who grew up in the community remember how Lee County celebrated Easter with children and families. My brother, Frank V. Jones, and I were recalling how Mrs. Alma Martin at Northside Elementary School in Opelika celebrated each Easter with an...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

All Politics Is No Longer Local OPINION — The legendary speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tip O’Neill, is credited with coining the...

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

By SEAN DIETRICH Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Yeah, I know most folks would choose Christmas as their favorite, but not me. Namely, because...

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Oh Christmas Tree!

Oh Christmas Tree!

By WENDY HODGE Forget the midterm elections and the political campaigns. The real question, the one that is truly on everyone’s mind (whether they...

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Anxiety and Faith: Part Three

Anxiety and Faith: Part Three

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — (Anxiety is a serious issue in our world today. In this five-part series we’re exploring this problem, as well as the...

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Stop Talking About Feeling Lonely

Stop Talking About Feeling Lonely

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — It was more than an “Aha” moment. More like a gripping moment of conviction. I was reading these words in the 16th...

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Why God Should Be Praised

Why God Should Be Praised

RELIGION — Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. – Psalm 146:1-2 Tremble...

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