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On the Mark | Opelika Spring sports ramp up

OPINION —  The Opelika High School softball team showed toughness and depth last week, playing eight games in five days and emerging with a 9–2 overall record. The week opened on the road, where Wetumpka handed Opelika an 8–3 loss on Wednesday. Despite the...

Making the Grade | On the Road to Latin Table

OPINION —  When you were in school, were you a leader or a follower? Unfortunately, in the sixth grade, I was a follower. Back then, every sixth grader at William L. Radney Elementary School in Alexander City took a music aptitude test in the lunchroom. We...

Altar Call | The paradox of strength in weakness

OPINION —My seminary training for ministry was equally divided between Vanderbilt University and Emory University. When the Methodist General Conference in 1972 terminated the work I was doing for the Methodist Publishing House, I was offered a similar editorial...

Anchored in Truth | Is this really the same person?

BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION —There’s a moment in John chapter 9 that often gets overlooked, but it’s one of the most telling details in the entire story.After Jesus heals a man who was born blind, the Bible says the neighbors and those who had seen him begging began to...
On the Mark | DBB World Series and Football Media Days are huge successes

On the Mark | July 24, 2025

OPINION — The 2025 Junior DBB Baseball World Series 13U kicks off July 25–29 at West Ridge Park, welcoming 11 state champions plus hometown team...

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Sean of the South | A little bit of sole

Sean of the South | Weird Al

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — The boy didn’t have a lot going for him. At least, that’s what his parents first thought.His parents were concerned. The...

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