BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — I’m 5 years old. On Mama’s stove is a steaming stock pot, filling the world with the essence of chicken and dumplings.I’m...
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Making the Grade | Insomnia Steak & Grill
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — As I’ve mentioned before in this column, when I transferred to Auburn University as a juniorin 1983, when Fred...
On the Mark | OHS tennis teams finish impressively
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika’s Track and Field team participated in the Section Meet in Smiths Station last weekend with the following...
Altar Call | Planting alleluias in a child’s heart
BY WALT ALBRITTON A friend of mine introduced me to the “Greenless Child,” an intriguing poem written by Ann Weems. My friend often quoted the poem...
A Taste of Grace | Finishing with a flourish
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing...
Sean of the South | A walk with my dog
OPINION — I am walking my blind dog in a public park. We are on one of those community tracks.People exercise everywhere. Joggers. Walkers....
Southern Hospitality | Trinity’s barbecue, bake sale, craft fair is April 26
BY ANN CIPPERLY Billowing smoke from hickory over a custom 50-foot grill drifts throughout the parking lot at Trinity Church in Opelika, as 2,000...
On the Mark | OHS tennis teams finish impressively
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — OHS VARSITY TENNISOpelika High’s lady netters had an impressive season, finishing third in the Sectionals with a 15-5...
Altar Call | He took my hand
BY WALT ALBRITTON The pump that provided water for our home when I was a boy was about 75 yards downhill from our house. On stormy nights, lightning...