BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION —It’s official and final, Alabama will elect our seven member congressional delegation under new lines next year. The...
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Inside the Statehouse
THE KID
BY SEAN DIETRICH This is not my story. It was told to me. In fact, I’m hearing it for the first time, just like you are.The year was 1982. The old...
Allen Follows Through With Positive Changes to Alabama’s Voter List
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —“It doesn’t matter what I think, it doesn’t matter what I feel, the dead are still dead,” so said a guard who allowed...

Making the Grade: Amsterdam Café North Auburn
BY STACEY WALLACE /PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE FOR THE OBSERVER Unbelievably, my husband Mike and I will soon celebrate our 8th year living in Auburn,...
Inside the Statehouse
Roads Vital and Political for Alabama
OPINION —Roads and bridges have been vital to Alabama since its creation. This is probably true of most states; however, it has been especially true...
To Me, It’s Appropriate to Say ‘Greatest Generation’ But Some Say ‘No’ — Part Two
OPINION —My father Joseph Markley of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, easily fits into the category above. Born into a blue-collar home in 1919, he endured...
OHS Falls to Central
OPINION —Opelika (3-2, R 3-1) beat Prattville (2-3, R 1-2) 38-13 on Senior night at Bulldog Stadium last Friday night. The Bulldogs piled up 459...
ROAD TRIP
BY SEAN DIETRICH Traffic is heavy. There is a blind dog in the passenger seat of my vehicle, emitting strange and exotic smells.The dog’s name is...

Jessica Nicholson Enjoys Gathering Family, Friends Around Table
BY ANN CIPPERLY An assortment of heritage pumpkins on the porch provides an attractive fall arrangement at the home of Jessica and Adam Nicholson in...