By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist SOFTBALL The OHS softball team improved to 10-10 after beating Woodland and Auburn last week. The Lady Bulldogs...
Lady Dawgs beat Auburn 4-0
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Column Articles
Invasive plants and beavers
Much has been written about kudzu, an invasive plant imported from China in 1876 as a cover plant to reduce erosion on exposed sites. As a child in...
Times, they are a’ changing
I got tickled watching a comedian on YouTube the other day. In the video, he talked about how we respond to our doorbell ringing now as opposed to...
To impeach or not to impeach?
There appears to be very little interest in promoting an effort to impeach Governor Robert Bentley. With very few legislative days left in the...
A life lesson from ‘The Big Easy’
By Norma Kirkpatrick Several months ago I made a trip to New Orleans with some friends, for a gathering of writers and researchers. While there I...
OHS tennis teams defeat Smiths Station
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist Opelika returned from spring break last Monday, but most of the athletic contests were cancelled late in the...
Ethics: can’t have enough
We all want our public officials to be ethical. We all assume that some public officials won’t be unless we make them. That is why most states have...
Airing some family linen
At our last meeting, we were discussing people’s names and the effect their names had on people. I neglected to mention Grandpa Boman. His name was...
Bentley pays heavy price for affair
In early 2009, Dr. Robert Bentley came to see me about his race for Governor of Alabama. Bentley was finishing his second term in the Alabama House...