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Sean of the South

I heart America OPINION —An old highway. Somewhere in America. Two lanes. No shoulder. Faded yellow lines. Oh, the things you see while driving old American highways will enchant you.I pass a young woman walking the side of the highway, carrying supermarket bags. She...

Sean of the South

Champions OPINION —The Scripps National Spelling Bee was broadcast a few nights ago on the Ion network, drawing a staggering 14 viewers not including nursing-home residents unable to reach the remote.And I don’t know about you, but I was spellbound.The winner was a...

Southern Hospitality

Heritage Cooking Contest features fresh fruit salads During summer, salads are ideal sides for nearly every meal, and fresh fruit salads were a refreshing theme for this year’s Heritage Cooking Contest, sponsored by the Lee County Women’s Leadership Committee, a...

Opelika Sports Round-Up | June 6, 2024

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — JIMMY JOHNSON RESIGNS AS OHS TRACK & FIELD COACHOpelika Track and Field head coach Jimmy Johson informed me via telephone that he has resigned as of Monday, June 3. Johnson spent 14 years in the Opelika school system, teaching,...

Inside the Statehouse: The Presidential Race Has Begun

Inside the Statehouse: The Presidential Race Has Begun

Apr 5, 2023

OPINION — The presidential race has begun, and rightly so because 2024 is just around the corner. The early primaries are less than 10 months away....

Hartsfield-Jackson Has a Human Trafficking Problem. Let’s Help Reduce It.

Hartsfield-Jackson Has a Human Trafficking Problem. Let’s Help Reduce It.

Apr 5, 2023

OPINION — Hartsfield-Jackson is the largest airport by number of travelers in the world. People feel they must hurry to get to their gate. Many...

Whatley Family Celebrates Easter with Traditions, Good Food

Whatley Family Celebrates Easter with Traditions, Good Food

Mar 29, 2023

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,...

Spring Break Rundown

Spring Break Rundown

Mar 29, 2023

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

Trees

Mar 29, 2023

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

Spring Colors Give Us Hope

Mar 29, 2023

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

Inside the Statehouse

Mar 29, 2023

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

For Many, Jimmy Carter Has Been a ‘Touchstone’; He Became One for Me

Mar 29, 2023

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

Food Insecurity

Mar 29, 2023

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...

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