By Hardy Jackson After my father died, I went through some of his books and found it. “Dear Mr. Congressman,” a collection of letters from...
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Column Articles
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
By Bradley Robertson In our little neck of the woods, our humble farm, quarantine life is pretty good. Grand actually, not perfect, but honestly...
The quiet gift is the most powerful gift!
By Beth Pinyerd For the Observer Serving in activities for the elderly as a volunteer and activity assistant, one of the privileges I have had is to...
Patience
By Bruce Green In the wilderness, there’s a premium on patience as it manifests itself in listening, learning and adapting. The wilderness has...
Downtown Opelika Steps Up
By Ken Ward For the Observer The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has effected all of us here in Opelika. Rich and poor, old and young - we have all in one...
Springs sports season now over, AHSAA officials optimistic for 2020-2021
By D. Mark Mitchell Last week, Gov. Kay Ivey, the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Dr. Scott Harris and State Superintendent of Education Dr....
April showers bring more than May flowers
By Beth Pinyerd Happy April Fool’s Day everyone! Be on the lookout for young children to pull an April Fool’s Jokes on you. Every year as a teacher,...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Our primary runoffs have been postponed until July 14. It was a wise and prudent decision by Secretary of State John Merrill and...
Organize pantry, freezer for creating comforting dishes
By Ann Cipperly With all of us being home a lot more these days, it is a good time to serve comforting dishes to our family. Make mealtime special...