By SEAN DIETRICH A crowded plane. I had an aisle seat. The guy beside me was snorting. I say “snorting” because he was actually making swine-like...
In the Air
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Column Articles
Not Chance But Choice
By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — The book of Deuteronomy is (among other things), a record of Moses preparing Israel for life in the promised land....
Weeping for Others
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — Weeping for others is a common experience. When Jeremiah wept for his people, his cry for help was not unlike the...
OHS In Action
OPELIKA — Once again, all the spring sports at Opelika High School were active this past week. The following breakdown from D. Mark Mitchell recaps...
The World Needs Grandparents
Mary Anne Bryant with Emaline Mackey and Myriah Elrod. As the season of spring bursts forth with green “peek-a-boos,” I think of the special...
Inside the Statehouse
2026 Governor's Race Has Begun OPINION — Alabama’s original 1901 Constitution had a law whereby the governor could only serve one four-year term and...
Tuberville Spotlights Ruin of Farms Caused by Feral Hogs
OPINION — At a recent meeting of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he was surprised that “in...
OHS Spring Sports Stay Busy
OPELIKA — Opelika High School’s spring sports are fully into the meat of their schedules. Last week, the baseball, softball, soccer and tennis teams...
Don’t Get Pinched on St. Patrick’s Day
I want to give my readers a heads-up: Wear green on Friday, March 17, so you won’t get pinched. St. Patrick’s Day rolls in among beautiful flowers,...