BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION —In my July 19, 2023, column my prediction was that Democratic President Joe Biden would keep the heralded space command...
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Betty DeGraffenried Burgess Shares Thoughts On Auburn Football
BY ANN CIPPERLY / FOR THE OBSERVER With Auburn decor in ceramic and stuffed tigers, blue and orange dishes on the kitchen table, Auburn art and...
FLY
BY SEAN DIETRICH I am writing from a plane that is stuck on a runway. It’s raining. Hard. I have a screaming baby behind me. Angry passengers...

Top Hat Tackles Food Insecurity
CONTRIBUTED BY WENDY HODGE OPELIKA —“There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” - Mahatma...
Living in the Light
BY BRUCE GREEN There’s nothing on Tik Tok, Netflix or Disney that can begin to compare with the grandeur and sweeping trajectory of God’s unfolding...
FLY
BY SEAN DIETRICH I am writing from a plane that is stuck on a runway. It’s raining. Hard. I have a screaming baby behind me. Angry passengers...
OHS Participates in Trailblazer Meet
OPINION —The Opelika High School Cross Country teams traveled to the capital city last Saturday to compete in the "Montgomery Trailblazer Meet"...
‘Staying Back’ in Grammar School Can Be Necessary — Just Ask Me
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —In spring 1963, I was told I would have to take first grade a second time. A seven-year-old, I did not have a good overall...
I Was Speechless
BY WALT ALBRITTON For years I have smiled at the embarrassment of the Pharisees when Jesus left them speechless. The gospels tell of many instances...