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Kids talk about God | If you saw Jesus, how would you recognize Him?

OPINION — “If I saw Jesus, I’d probably know because he’d be glowing or floating or something,” said Caleb, 9. “Also, I think he’d have a name tag that says ‘Messiah.’”If only it were that simple.On the first Easter morning, Mary Magdalene stood outside Jesus’ empty...

On the Mark | Bulldogs prepare for fall kickoff

OPINION — Opelika High School varsity football is practicing for fall kickoff, stay up-to-date on fall athletics with iHeartRadio OHS FootballWith just four weeks remaining until fall practice begins in August, Opelika High School head football coach Jonathan Chandler...

Making the grade | On the road to Minnie’s Uptown Restaurant

OPINION — As I’ve often mentioned in this column, Southern cooking is my favorite food of all.Barbara Patton, my sweet Mama (but not the former mayor of Opelika), and Pearl Coker Patton and Vivian Brooks McEachern Adamson, my grandmothers, were outstanding Southern...

Sean of the South | Recess on the road

OPINION —I am in the backseat of our van, sitting in a tiny, hollowed-out cavern of stuff.We [were] traveling to Tennessee and Kentucky [last] weekend where I [performed] my one-man shipwreck.So anyway, my wife is driving. My cousin Randa is in the passenger seat. And...
Sean of the South | Juneteenth

Sean of the South | Juneteenth

OPINION —The year is 1923. It is the middle of June. You are a kid in a seersucker suit, on your way to a picnic. The weather is hot. Sweltering,...

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