By Sean Dietrich The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire and the world watched it burn. The only word that comes to mind is “tragedy.” A real...
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Column Articles
Crashing no more
By Samuel Moore-Sobel Special to the Opelika Observer “…I really do feel that there’s something lovely about the way that it ends,” Pete Holmes said...
OHS hosts ‘Mike Spain Invitational’ Saturday
By D. Mark Mitchell Opelika High School’s track and field team hosted the “Mike Spain Invitational” last Saturday at Sam Mason Track on campus. This...
Craftsmanship|Natural Construction
By Sarah West I draw back the curtain, letting in the morning light. The kitchen is awash in a pale hue of butter yellow. The kettle is a...
Rainbow school for young and old
By Beth Pinyerd As April comes to an end, I love the poem, “April showers bring May flowers!” April showers bring rainbows, too! When I look at...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers It is a foregone conclusion that a Republican will take out our anomaly liberal Democratic Sen. Doug Jones next year. The question...
Tax season wrap-up: It’s never too early to start planning for next year
By Justin Smith For the Opelika Observer As this year’s regular tax filing season wraps up (don’t worry late filers – Lee County residents still...
Easter
By Sean Dietrich It was the worst Easter Sunday ever. People arrived to service dressed in pastels, wearing those big soupy grins. They were happy...
After the storm
By Lucy Fuller Storms seem to be worse near the water. There is most likely a scientific reason for that, but I have yet to research it. The wind...