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Altar Call | The helper

OPINION — Help is a fascinating word. To help someone is to provide assistance or support, to lighten another’s load. It can be a noun as in “Thank you for your help.” It can be a verb as in “I am here to help you.”I remember vividly the day my wife’s mother called me...

Bulldogs face hard road back to the top in 2026

OPINION — The countdown to football season is officially underway, and Opelika fans have plenty of reasons to be excited as the Bulldogs prepare for another run through one of the toughest schedules in Alabama.Following last week’s AHSAA All-Star activities and...

Southern Hospitality | Jan Carlock shares favorite vegetable recipes, gardening tips

BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION —With a love of gardening and cooking, Jan Carlock enjoys preparing garden fresh vegetables for her family. Jan and her husband, the Rev. Mark Carlock, also enjoy gathering family together in their home, and each of the grown children brings a...

Sean of the South | My little school

OPINION — It was late. I pulled into the campus after seven o’clock to attend my last class of the semester. My last college class. Ever. It was a night class.In America, most self-respecting people my age were finishing supper, settling down to watch “Wheel of...