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Sean of the South | May 9, 2024

A mother's love OPINION — “I am a little old woman who lives in an assisted living facility…” her email began.Her following message was about the length of “War and Peace.” She is a woman who is as sweet as Karo syrup. But—and I mean this respectfully—brevity is not...

Inside the State House | May 9, 2024

Senator/Coach Tuberville is quietly effective OPINION — As the end of 2023 was approaching, the U.S. Senate had ignored the custom to adjourn around Thanksgiving for a month-long Christmas break. Instead, they were working right up to Christmas. Alabama’s senior...

Alter Call | May 9, 2024

The sound of those crutches OPINION — Now that walking is impossible for me without the use of a walker, it helps to remember friends who endured far worse physical pain without complaining. Their example inspires me to cease whining about a minor inconvenience on my...

Studying His Word | May 9, 2024

Friends, followers and community OPINION — Do you recognize where these slogans come from?“Caring is part of our package.”“Find your family at …"Did you guess Jack’s? If so, you only get partial credit because the business’s name is actually Jack’s Family Restaurants....

OHS Track running past its competition

OHS Track running past its competition

Mar 28, 2021

On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell The Opelika girls track and field team participated in the “Auburn Early Bird” meet at Auburn High School on Friday,...

IRS delays filing deadline

Mar 26, 2021

By Justin SmithFor the Opelika Observer The Internal Revenue Service announced that it will delay this year’s filing deadline by one month from...

A year into a pandemic, truckers continue to deliver for Alabama

A year into a pandemic, truckers continue to deliver for Alabama

Mar 25, 2021

By Tom McLeod I’s difficult to believe that it has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit America, closing businesses, stalling commerce and...

My second home: Celebrating 40 years of adventure at Hartsfield-Jackson

My second home: Celebrating 40 years of adventure at Hartsfield-Jackson

Mar 25, 2021

By Greg Markley I do not come from a family of frequent flyers. Air travel was rarer and costlier in the 1960s and 1970s when I was a child. A...

A year into a pandemic, truckers continue to deliver for Alabama

Whitmire: Different year, same old fight, but a new champion for open government

Mar 25, 2021

By Kyle Whitmire kwhitmire@al.com This is an opinion column. Alabama doesn’t work like other states on a lot of things, but especially when it comes...

IN THE STATEHOUSE

IN THE STATEHOUSE

Mar 25, 2021

2022 Will be a big year for Alabama politics By Steve Flowers All signs point to a Titanic political year in 2022. In fact, as I look back over the...

Experience The Joy of Reading To Young Children

Experience The Joy of Reading To Young Children

Mar 25, 2021

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. Young children have so many visual aids to...

Eggs and Bacon

Eggs and Bacon

Mar 25, 2021

By Sean Dietrich I was a young man. Four of us guys walked into an average Florida Panhandle Waffle House before sunrise. We did this every morning...

Jesus, John and Mary

Jesus, John and Mary

Mar 25, 2021

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika “Here is your son” (v. 26), Jesus said to His mother. In contrast to...

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