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Altar Call | Sitting under oak trees

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — I enjoy staying busy, but over the years I have had to turn off the engine and allow my soul to catch up with my body. And many times, I found that a walk in the woods was a good remedy for exhaustion.Though I can no longer walk without the...

Sean of the South | Vacation Bible Kids

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — “Dear Sean,” the email began. “I teach vacation Bible school… Last year we had three Latino children whose parents are undocumented immigrants…“Church leadership felt it best not to allow these children to attend VBS this year. It broke my...

Making the Grade | On the road to Greenville

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — In previous columns, I have written about the adventures of the Fearsome Foursome: my Daddy, Mama and Daddy’s two older sisters, Aunt Jenny and Aunt Betty. These sensational senior citizens kept us on our toes. For about 25 years, they...

On the Mark | Bulldog football team training through summer

BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Summer has arrived, and Opelika schools are officially on break, but rest assured Coach Bryan Moore and his Bulldog football team are anything but idle. While many students are enjoying time off, Opelika’s players are grinding three days a...
Did you catch any fish?

Did you catch any fish?

OPINION — Peter and his brother Andrew were fishermen. One day, when they were busy casting their nets in the Sea of Galilee, Jesus walked by. Jesus...

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Broken but blessed

Broken but blessed

OPINION — I worked as a lifeguard for a couple of summers when I was growing up. I got the job even though at the time, I hadn’t taken the course...

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Baby Boomers: Go back to class

Baby Boomers: Go back to class

BY BETH PINYERD OPINION — The United States Census Bureau defines Baby Boomers as “individuals born in the United States between 1946 and mid 1964.”...

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Broken but blessed

Happily ever laughter

OPINION — Abraham was 75 years old when he left Haran for Canaan (Genesis 12:4). God told him He would give Canaan “to your offspring” (v. 7), so he...

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Did you catch any fish?

Life together

OPINION — After he was hanged by the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s writings became a treasured testimony for Christians around the world....

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AHS baseball coach Matt Cimo to retire

Opelika Dixie Baseball underway

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika City Council President Eddie Smith threw out the official opening pitch last Saturday at West Ridge Park for...

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