By Steve Flowers Even though there are more Baptists than Methodists in Alabama, historically Methodists have held more of the prominent political...
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Beat winter blues with brunch get togethers featuring recipes from southern inns
By Ann Cipperly If one of your New Year resolutions is to offer more hospitality to family and friends in the coming year, consider serving brunch...
Can you imagine life without a microwave oven? And who the heck were cobblers?
By Greg Markley Just after I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1980, I got a temporary job as a security guard. I was assigned to Gorham Jewelry...
The Old Year
By Sean Dietrich New Year’s Eve always reminds me of an elderly man in town who everyone called “Bug.” He was bad to drink, but nobody ever called...
Bring in the New Year
Happy New Year y’all. Or ya’ll if that is the way you spell it. I go with “y’all” but a minister friend insists it should be “ya’ll,” and who am I...
Resolve to explore
By Sarah West Between holiday festivities, I’ve spent the final days of this year penning pages, retracing steps and connecting an extensive volume...
2020 Bucket List
By Bradley Robertson I am not a New Year’s resolution gal. I may have made a few here and there in adulthood but nothing ever stuck or was...
Living as exiles
By Bruce Green Peter wrote to “exiles scattered throughout” five Roman provinces. They lived on a land bridge between Europe and Asia that is known...
Opelika basketball teams ring in 2020 with big wins
By D. Mark Mitchell Students returned to class Monday after Christmas break. Most of the OHS student-athletes spent several days away, but members...