ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Things were quiet during Thanksgiving week for Opelika athletics, except for Saturday. The University of Alabama’s...
Column Articles
December Welcomes Holiday Joy
By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. Welcome to December. During...
Inside the Statehouse
Reapportionment Done, Legislative Races Begin By Steve Flowers The new lines are finally drawn for next year’s state legislative and congressional...
Iron Bowl Publicity Leads to Research on Alabama Politicians With a Gridiron Background
By GREG MARKLEY It happened a few days after I arrived at Fort McClellan, Alabama, in November 1989 to serve as editor of The McClellan News and...
Reflections on the Risen Life Part 2
By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika It was Philip Yancey, who, when asked about the difference between...
Those Exasperating Chores of Childhood
By WALTER ALBRITTON Growing up on a farm was often exasperating for me. My dad never gave me a vote on the chores assigned to me. He told me what to...
The Holiday Spirit
By SEAN DIETRICH Hi. This is your late loved one speaking. I don’t have long, so listen up because I have a lot I want to tell you. First off, I get...
HELPER
By WENDY HODGE Everybody loves Mr. Rogers. If I’m honest, I love him more now as an adult than I did as a child. I preferred the higher-volumed...
UMW’s Christmas Market To Benefit Local Missions
By Ann Cipperly For over 50 years, the United Methodist Women (UMW) at Auburn United Methodist Church has been baking and cooking for the Christmas...