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On the Mark | Opelika Youth All-Stars win State Championship

OPINION —Opelika youth all-star baseball teams started playing last weekend with the Minors and Majors playing in their respective state tournaments.The Opelika 10U Minor All-Star team brought heart, hustle and heavy bats to the State Tournament, finishing with a...

Southern Hospitality | Celebrate America’s birthday with plenty of good food

BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — Whether you are celebrating the Fourth of July this year at the beach, lake or at home, serve a festive menu with a variety of delectable summer dishes. Decorate the table in a patriotic theme with colors of red, white and blue to honor our...

Sean of the South | Fourth of July

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — On my kitchen counter is a pound cake, sitting on a pedestal, beneath a glass dome.Pound cake is the food of summer. It can make or break the entire season. A summer without pound cake is like church without singing, Monet without color or...

Sean of the South | The Tomato Elegy

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — Thank you for the care package, Miss Paula. Thank you for the cute basket of homemade jams with handwritten labels. Do you know how long it’s been since I had mayhaw jelly? A long time.But most importantly, thank you for the...
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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Life together

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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Baby Boomers: Go back to class

The easel of your child’s life

OPINION — One of the special learning centers I enjoy children rotating through in the classroom is the art center. A fresh white sheet of paper...

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