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On the Mark | Bulldogs peak as postseason nears

OPINION — The Opelika boy’s basketball team (20–6, Area 3–3) put together its best week of hoops since the John Wadsworth era in 2015, knocking off both Central and Auburn in front of electric, sold-out crowds at the OHS Sports Arena. The back-to-back wins catapulted...
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Making the Grade | On the Road to Acapulco’s Mexican Grill

OPINION —  Although it doesn’t seem possible, Feb. 18 will mark the fifth anniversary of this column. Six years ago, if anyone had told me one day that I would have a column in The Observer, I would have said, “You’re crazy!” However, this is column number 180 or...
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Sean of the South | Please raise your hand

OPINION —  “What scares you most?” was the question asked to members of Mrs. Devonshire’s fourth-grade class.  The little hands went up.  “AI scares me,” said one boy.  Mrs. Devonshire was perplexed. “But you’re only nine years old.”  “I’m...
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Altar Call | Doorway to strength

OPINION — “There is a certain way,” Milton says, “through weakness to the highest strength.” For four years I have struggled with my weakness, sometimes resenting it, always searching for the “strength” to endure it. When Milton says “the Apostle shows” the way, he is...
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Altar Call | Holding Hands

Altar Call | Holding Hands

Apr 15, 2025

BY WALT ALBRITTON Soon after his resurrection, Jesus appeared in the Upper Room with his disciples. Two were missing — Judas, who had betrayed him,...

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