We are coming to the end of a good school year! Even though summer’s official entrance is not until June 21, one can feel the seasonal summer...
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Column Articles
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers More than 20 years ago when I was a legislator, the state trooper assigned to my county asked if he could come visit with me. “Of...
Including APAEP in our Prison Crisis Debate
By John Sophocleus My last column for the Opelika Observer offered kudos to State Sen. Cam Ward for blocking legislation to undo anti-corruption...
A hug of wisdom
It’s wonderful what a hug can do. A hug can cheer you when you’re blue. A hug can say, “ I love you so”, Or, “I really hate to see you go.” A hug...
Missing Mary T.
By Hardy Jackson When Mary Ward Brown died back in 2013, Alabama lost a treasure. I cannot say that I knew Mrs. Brown (Mary T. as her friends called...
I’m here now
By Lucy Winn Fuller Few know my story, because I’ve told few about it. This isn’t its entirety. It’s only a small portion. I was jolted into...
Music from the heart
By Samuel Moore-Sobel Such joy can be reaped from watching someone do what they were made to do. Anthony J. Maiello, Conductor and Artistic Director...
Opelika’s softball season ended at state regionals
By D. Mark Mitchell The Opelika softball team completed its 2018-19 season in the AHSAA East Regional in Oxford last week. Despite battling rain and...
Renewal
By Sarah West The early sun beams relentlessly upon the lawn of chartreuse green. Even the shaded places are warmed to sauna humidity. Steam rises...