By GREG MARKLEY Versatile actor Ed Asner died on Aug. 29 at age 91. He won seven Emmy Awards for playing the same character — a crusty boss named...
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Otis Campbell
By SEAN DIETRICH Currently, as I write this, a dog is sleeping on my feet. His name is Otis Campbell. He is black and white, 90 pounds, a Capricorn...
Remember Not To Forget
By WENDY HODGE My mother has become a stand-up comedian in her old age. I figure if you’ve lived 90 years you’ve earned the right to crack jokes...
Compassion: A Table for Today
By BRADLEY ROBERTSON Covid struck the Robertson house once again, and the candidate was me. Just as in December, I was the only one in my home to be...
Plan on Serving Plenty of Good Food for Labor Day Weekend
By Ann Cipperly With children back in school, Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer. For our area, it also heralds in an exciting...
Making the Grade: McAlister’s Deli
BY STACEY PATTON WALLACE «Your sugar is elevated and so are your triglycerides. Everything else is stable,” the nurse from Dr. Wood’s office told me...
A Baseball Glove and Godliness
By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika The words godliness and godly are found 25 times in the New Testament with...
How the Church Grows
By WALTER ALBRITTON Some churches are growing. Some are treading water. And some are dying. Wise pastors want their church to grow. So what is the...
AUBURN “OUT-KICKS” OPELIKA 16-14
ON THE MARKD. MARK MITCHELL Opelika (0-2) lost it’s second straight home game, 16-14 to rival Auburn, last Friday night. The final game stats show...