By Beth Pinyerd The last two Classroom Observer columns have been focusing on early childhood. I believe that the Auburn-Opelika area offers so many...
Early childhood – very important years!
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Got a Pell Grant? Good. Now learn about its ‘quirky’ namesake
By Greg Markley For the Opelika Observer In Claiborne Pell’s first campaign for the U.S. Senate, his advisors worried that this super-wealthy man...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The field is probably formulated for our 2020 Senate race. A Republican will be heavily favored to capture the seat currently held...
Barbara Whatley wins state 44th annual Heritage Cooking Contest
By Ann Cipperly With her scrumptious Smoked Gouda and Bacon Dip entry, Barbara Whatley of Beauregard won first place in the state 2019 Heritage...
Opelika slips by Wetumpka 33-32
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika (4-0 overall, 2-0 in region play) defeated Wetumpka 33-32 in a thriller last Friday night at Bulldog Stadium. The win...
Jump into the fall and welcome fun, teachable moments with your child; our children deserve the best of us!
By Beth Pinyerd Lee County and Opelika will be welcoming fall on Sept. 23! Children absolutely love the coolness and beautiful colors of fall. As...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers During the late summer, it was revealed that Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest...
Navigating the ‘color line’ at AU and ‘Bama will take a while longer
By Greg Markley For the Opelika Observer In 1895, W.E.B. Dubois became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was a...
The Artist’s Voice | Modern World
By Sarah West The studio experience, the field experience, the museum experience and the scholar’s experience- all of these inform the artist’s work...
