By Steve Flowers It has been a long, hot summer in Montgomery, and I do not mean at the capitol or statehouse, but in the city of Montgomery itself....
Inside the Statehouse
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Burroughs building a fresh start in a new home after tornadoes
By Ann Cipperly On Sunday afternoon March 3, Sandi and Robert Burroughs were planning on relaxing at home, watching movies with their daughter,...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers One of the legendary figures in Alabama political lore is Floyd Mann. Colonel Mann was public safety director for two governors....
SOS as children settle into school
As teachers and parents embark on this second week of school, we begin to assess our class of children with the signal SOS! S - Safe. Do the...
Ever call someone ‘Not College Material?’ You underestimated them
By Greg Markley For the Opelika Observer It happened more than once: After I taught the first class of a college course at Fort Benning, Georgia one...
Opelika High School football enters second week of practice
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika high football team started week two of fall practice on Monday. During an appearance on the “On the Mark” radio last...
#Winning at Back to School: 10 tips to be on top of the mom game
It began again, as it does every year, Back-to-School! I’m the mom that is not ready at all and 100% ready at the same time. I’m typically not...
A first for Methodist me
In recent years, “mission trips” have become a popular summer experience for youth groups in various churches. The idea is to get a bunch of...
Texting and Driving
Today, I almost got killed by a teenager driving a Range Rover. He might have been seventeen. Maybe not even that old. He wore a ballcap. Sideways....