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On the Mark | Oct. 17

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika (7-1, R 4-1) moved a step closer to clinching a playoff berth after beating Enterprise 30-13 last Friday at Homecoming at Bulldog Stadium.EHS head coach Ben Blackmon did not coach the Wildcats nor make the trip, due to being...

Alter Call | Oct. 17, 2024

Picking Up The Pieces OPINION — One of life’s greatest lessons is learning to pick up the pieces and get back in the game. To live well in the brokenness of our world is a lesson everyone must learn.Looking back at my childhood, I am so thankful my parents had learned...

A Taste of Grace | Oct. 17, 2024

Embracing Your Interruptions OPINION — A young man and woman were in love and wanted to get married. The young man asked her father for his blessing. The man told him, “Before I can give you my blessing, you have to pass the test.” The young man wanted to know, “What...

A Taste of Grace | Oct. 10, 2024

Gloriously More OPINION — When Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine were engaged in 1796, he gave her a ring composed of two tear shaped stones — a diamond and a blue sapphire set in opposite directions on a slim gold band. Each stone weighs slightly less than a carat....
Sean of the South

Sean of the South

Relax, you're going to be okay You’re going to be okay. That’s not an opinion. It’s not a guess. This isn’t some trite little catchphrase from some...

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There is no substitute

There is no substitute

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —You can’t pour from an empty cup, as the saying goes.Most of us are familiar with this saying. More to the point, we are...

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On the Mark

On the Mark

Swimming, basketball and coaching search AHSAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPThe Alabama High School Athletic Association held the 64th Swimming...

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Classroom Observer

Classroom Observer

Children reflect the wonder of the season OPINION — In putting up Christmas and holiday bulletin boards, reading Christ-mas stories, singing...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Lister Hill, a great Alabama senator OPINION— We had a very dist-inguished congressional delegation from Alabama during the 30-year span of...

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Remembering Rosalynn Carter

Remembering Rosalynn Carter

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —Rosalynn Carter had a harsh reckoning after she wore the same gown at the 1977 presidential inauguration of her husband...

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Making the Grade:

Making the Grade:

Conquistador lives up to its reputation BY STACEY WALLACE Yo hablo español un poquito. That is Spanish for, “I speak Spanish a little.” I took one...

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Sean of the South

The 11-year-old in the house

BY SEAN DIETRICH There is a little girl in my house. She is 11. She is currently playing piano in my office. She is blind, so she plays by feel. She...

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