By GREG MARKLEY In spring 2005, I taught 11th grade history at Wetumpka High School. This was part of my student teaching to get a Masters in...
Holy Cow! One-fourth of Governors Weren’t Born in the State They Govern
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Christmas Tunes
By SEAN DIETRICH The last thing I want to do is sound like an old fart. But some things cannot be helped. Yesterday I was fiddling with my truck...
HELPER PART II
By WENDY HODGE When last we met, I was parked on the access road next to the local park in my town — the Monkey Park, as all Opelikans know it —...
Adopt Don’t Shop this Holiday Season
By MEGAN MANN This holiday season if you are considering getting an animal for yourself, a family member or a friend, think about adopting at your...
Jones Family Remembers Beloved Grandmother’s Christmas Cakes
By Ann Cipperly Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting, homemade yellow cake layers with luscious caramel icing and chocolate cake covered with...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Columbus, Georgia
By Stacey Patton Wallace Oct. 4, 2003, … the last day my then future husband Mike ever let me drive him anywhere, if he could help it. Back then,...
Opelika-Auburn Empty Bowls Fundraiser Plans Special Activities for 12 Days of Giving
By Ann Cipperly THE OBSERVER While the Empty Bowls Project is currently holding pre-sales, starting on Saturday, Dec. 11, a variety of additional...
When God Is Calling You
By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika Not long ago, a man decided to climb Mt. Elbert, the highest mountain in...
Facing Harship With Strength and Courage
By WALTER ALBRITTON Christ followers love Old Testament scriptures. One of the most beloved verses is Joshua 1:9 where the Lord said to Joshua, “Be...