By Wendy Hodge The setting was perfect. Sun sparkling on the lake, white clouds hanging low and puffy in the bluest sky you can imagine, and not...
UNDER THE SURFACE
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Column Articles
RIBS
By Sean Dietrich Ribs. That’s what I need right now. Big, fat, juicy, thick, obscenely greasy, dangerously smoky, cardiac-distressing, country-style...
Hearing the message of Numbers
By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika I watched a little bit of a show recently called Major League Fishing. It...
Getting the endorsement of a founding father
By Hardy Jackson Notice how folks who want to make other folks stand up and take notice will insist that whatever point they are trying to make was...
Masked School Children = Hope
By BradleyRobertson My dear and busy children started school two weeks ago. After months and months of quarantine, farm life and a few getaways, it...
Opelika wins nail biter
On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell In Alabama, it’s hard to beat high school football on Friday nights. Fans across the state of Alabama root for their...
Treat family to delectable dishes from local excellent cooks
By Ann Cipperly Now that school has started, the slower pace of summer is over. It’s back to the rush of getting to school or virtual classes...
96% of eligible black Alabamians are registered to vote. Where is the NYT now?
By Greg MarkleyFor the Opelika Observer Several years ago, the vote was much lower than usual in Tuscaloosa for an election in March. But Alabama’s...
‘Goodbye, Michael’
By Wendy Hodge There was an Office marathon last night on the Comedy Channel, as there often is. Insomnia was plaguing me again, and so I played a...