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The Giving Tree

BY SEAN DIETRICH Merry Christmas, Layla Grace. I got your name from the church Christmas tree. It’s kind of like Angel Tree, where you buy gifts for kids whose names are on the tree.Your card was hanging on the branch when I was walking through the lobby. I was...

The vulnerable Lord of the manger

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —While we were enjoying Christmas with our loved ones two years ago, the James Webb telescope was being launched into space. It is effectively a second-generation space telescope (it was initially referred to as the Next Generation Telescope)...

Christmas Words

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Grab a cup of tea or hot chocolate and sit with me for a few minutes. We communicate with words. Words can be lethal or loving. They can bless or wound others. It’s Christmastime. So let’s reflect on some choice words of...

Ann Fuller enjoys decorating at Christmas

BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — Well known for her gracious and elegant style in hospitality and decorating, Ann Fuller of Opelika excels at both during the holiday season. For Ann and her husband, Dr. Earle Fuller, Christmas is about family, friends, traditions, good food...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Katie Britt won the Senate Race the Old-Fashioned Way By Steve Flowers OPINION — Katie Boyd Britt won the Republican Senate Primary the old...

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The Ballad of Bubs McFee

The Ballad of Bubs McFee

By SEAN DIETRICH New York Harbor, 1885. Only 20 years after the Civil War. New York was the epicenter of the world. Bubs McFee had traveled all the...

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Homo Unius Libri

Homo Unius Libri

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION ― Circulating among Methodists lately has been a video of a United Methodist drag queen denouncing the Bible. Openly...

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Jesus from Mark 

Jesus from Mark 

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika RELIGION — Life was seldom smooth for Jesus. He was tempted by Satan...

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