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...
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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,...
Inside the Statehouse: Disgraced, Fraudulent Criminal Con Man Donald Watkins Blogs From Prison
Disgraced, Fraudulent Criminal Con Man Donald Watkins Blogs From Prison OPINION — I am old and old-fashioned. I have been writing this column on...
Carter’s Post-Presidency Will Not Remake His Presidency
OPINION — In his play “The Tempest,” William Shakespeare famously wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” In today’s parlance, the phrase advances the...
Since God is Everywhere
RELIGION — During almost 89 years, I never lived alone. Then my wife died. Sensing my need, my sons took turns spending the night with me for a...
Out of this World
RELIGION — The word “inheritance” is rich, deep and expansive — like the word “faith” or “family.” It’s used in a legal sense to speak of...
Newcomer Margaret Maynard Shares Recipes Collected Over the Years
BY ANN CIPPERLY Margaret Maynard and her husband Bill moved to Auburn last May from Harvest. They are both Auburn University graduates and have been...