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2024 is an election year

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION— This is a presidential election year. Our GOP Presidential Primary is our election in the Heart of Dixie. We are a one party state, especially in presidential races. Alabama is one of a group of states that will hold its primary early, March...

At Ft. Moore, holiday ‘holdovers’ kept busy with fun

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In December 1989, the first story I wrote at Fort McClellan was covering at Zero-Dark-30 the transport of basic trainees by buses to airports, train stations and bus terminals. They were heading home or on vacations, with tags pinned onto...

Making the Grade: On the road to Columbus, Georgia

BY STACEY WALLACEPHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE OPINION — As I have mentioned many times in this column, I dislike and distrust most technology. However, even I have to admit that some technology has made life much easier for me. For example, back when I was a high school and...

Uhhhh…

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — It’s a rainy night in Columbus, Georgia. I have an interview on the local evening news. This is a monumental occasion. My mother called to make sure I was wearing clean underwear.The last time I was in Columbus, I was in college. I was...
You Are Special

You Are Special

By SEAN DIETRICH You are special. You are infinitely, unbelievably, absolutely, once-in-a-septillion-years special. That’s right, I’m talking to...

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All The Way Down

All The Way Down

By WENDY HODGE You may live your whole life without learning this truth, and I hope you do. I’ve learned it, and the truth I’ve learned is this:...

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Appreciating Emphasis      

Appreciating Emphasis      

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika RELIGION — We emphasize something we want others to pay attention to...

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Reading From Outer Space

Reading From Outer Space

By Beth Pinyerd I love to read “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown to preschoolers. The book colorfully illustrates the night sky with the moon...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Governor’s Race Down to the Wire By Steve Flowers OPINION — We are down to the last few days in the 2022 governor’s race. For the first time in my...

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