By ANN CIPPERLY Easter is Debra Whatley’s favorite Christian holiday, and she prefers it over Christmas, as it is not as commercialized. At Easter,...
Whatley Family Celebrates Easter with Traditions, Good Food
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Spring Break Rundown
OPELIKA — Opelika City Schools were on spring break last week which allowed some student-athletes time off and others a chance to play out of...
Trees
By SEAN DIETRICH I have a thing for trees. I don’t know why. Maybe because I’ve always been a nerd. I think it all dates back to my days in Boy...
Spring Colors Give Us Hope
Don’t we all love the smell of fresh crayons as we open up a brand new box? On March 31, we can delight our senses of sight, smell and touch as we...
Inside the Statehouse
Marshall County and Enterprise Emerging as Alabama Political Breeding Grounds OPINION — Over the years, certain counties in Alabama have bred an...
For Many, Jimmy Carter Has Been a ‘Touchstone’; He Became One for Me
OPINION — In the 1983 movie “Terms of Endearment,” a young woman character is the best friend of another young woman who is succumbing to cancer....
Food Insecurity
By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — I heard a news report about food insecurity making the point that it is not merely about having enough food; it is about...
Celebrating Your Death
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — When the Apostle Paul said he had been “crucified with Christ,” he did not mean that he had died on a cross. It was...
Making the Grade: Franky Junes Express
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE It has always amazed me that my sweet Mama Barbara Patton (not the former mayor of Opelika) could get everything done and...