BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika Middle School, ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity football teams took the field last week in preseason...
On the Mark | Opelika football teams scrimmage
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Altar Call | The talking donkey [part 2]
OPINION — There is more to the story of Balaam in the Bible that the amusing account of his talking donkey. Balaam is mentioned in five books of the...
A Taste of Grace | ‘You’re a good nurse’
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — I’m rewatching “Band of Brothers,” the WW2 series based on the book by Stephen Ambrose and created by Steven Spielberg and...
Sean of the South | The modern American teacher
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — She shall remain anonymous.Her classroom was out of control. Had been for a while. The kids in her “at-risk” fourth-grade...
Making the Grade | Como en Casa
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — A week or so ago was Teacher Appreciation Week, and I certainly appreciate many of my wonderful teachers. Also, I...
On the Mark | Bulldogs prepare for spring game
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika High School’s football team will play against Wetumpka in a spring game on Friday, May 16, at Bulldog Stadium....
An Altar Call | The talking donkey, part one
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — Three chapters in the Book of Numbers are devoted to a man named Balaam and his talking donkey. As I read again the...
A Taste of Grace | In the presence of my enemies
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” Most of us are familiar with this verse from Psalm 23. It’s...
Auburn to host national kickball championships
CONTRIBUTED BY A-O TOURISM AUBURN — Memorial Day weekend is about to bring national attention — and big-time fun — as the Turf Wars Kickball...