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Column Articles
Dawgs 5-5 after East AL Classic
By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OHS BASEBALL The OHS baseball team is 5-5 after playing six games in four days. Four schools, Opelika, Auburn,...
Primary predictions and the electoral system
You know the outcome of our presidential preference primary Tuesday. I do too now; however, this column was written a few days prior to the primary....
Primarily speaking
Earlier this week, Alabama held its primary elections. Republican voters choose their candidates.Democratic voters choose their candidates. And one...
A turtle and a salamander
Shortly following my return to Auburn in 1966, my first graduate student was Ron Estridge, who currently resides in Auburn and is active in the...
Genetically modified mosquitoes
The so-called yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is capable of transmitting yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, West Nile virus, eastern equine...
Face everything and rise (FEAR)
There aren’t many things in this world I fear but the short list does include old ladies with pig tails, clowns, and kids. There’s just something...
Why Trump appeals to southerners
The presidential primary parade has been colorful and fun to watch this year. It has been even more amusing because of the pervasive presence of one...
Presidential fray and the primaries
We are only a few weeks away from our March 1st primary. We have an early primary date this year due to the fact that we are in the SEC Presidential...