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On the Mark | OHS tennis teams finish impressively

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika’s Track and Field team participated in the Section Meet in Smiths Station last weekend with the following athletes qualifying for the 7A AHSAA State Meet:Girls::100 Meter Dash12.18 - Serenity Rufus, 4th200 Meter Dash24.27 - Alieah...
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Altar Call | Planting alleluias in a child’s heart

BY WALT ALBRITTON A friend of mine introduced me to the “Greenless Child,” an intriguing poem written by Ann Weems. My friend often quoted the poem as she shared her faith with others. Perhaps it will touch your heart as it did mine:I watched her go uncelebrated into...
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A Taste of Grace | Finishing with a flourish

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!“Who has known the mind of the Lord?Or who has been his counselor?”“Who has ever given to God,that God should repay...
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Sean of the South | A walk with my dog

OPINION — I am walking my blind dog in a public park. We are on one of those community tracks.People exercise everywhere. Joggers. Walkers. Cyclists. One woman is power walking, wearing earbuds, having a violently animated phone conversation with an invisible...
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Opelikabasketballseason ends

Opelikabasketballseason ends

Feb 11, 2024

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — The Opelika High varsity girls and boys basketball teams’ seasons ended in the first round of the Area tournament,...

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Parades, hearts and honesty

Parades, hearts and honesty

Feb 11, 2024

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION — After living in Mobile for so many years, I want to say Happy Mardi Gras to Classroom Observer readers by...

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Brother John

Brother John

Feb 2, 2024

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — Pineview Street. A nondescript house. Off-white. One story. Nothing fancy. Nice neighborhood. Manicured lawns.On the back...

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Love Jesus Supremely

Love Jesus Supremely

Feb 2, 2024

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas A. Kempis, written in the 15th Century, has been translated into more than fifty...

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Rescued

Rescued

Feb 2, 2024

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul starts our story at the cemetery. “You were dead” — not in ICU, not even on life support — we were dead. A dead person...

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Parades, hearts and honesty

How many more weeks of winter?

Feb 2, 2024

BY BETH PINYERD CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION — Today is of historical interest, as it marks the anniversary of the first meeting of the...

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