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Dollar General

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — The following actually happened. In a major American city. A guy emailed me about it.A young woman is in Dollar General. A mother of two. Shopping. She has her kids in tow. They are dressed in ragged clothes that look like they’ve been...

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...
No Excuse

No Excuse

By WENDY HODGE As I write this, we are 48 hours away from what has become a tradition for Tim, Tim’s parents and myself. The Saturday after Labor...

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People Watcher

People Watcher

By SEAN DIETRICH The hotel lobby is about the size of an aircraft hangar. It’s like a city unto itself. They do things big in Atlanta. There are...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

The Decibel Level Story OPINION — Those of us who served a long time in the legislature have a lot of stories. I served 16 years from 1982 to 1998...

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Pride and Humility: Part Two

Pride and Humility: Part Two

RELIGION — Last week we touched on prideful distortion and how it affected people like Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar and Herod. But the truth is, most who...

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Lord, Have Mercy On Me

Lord, Have Mercy On Me

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Anyone familiar with the life of King David will recall that his usefulness to God sprang from the moment that he...

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