BY STACEY WALLACE /PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE FOR THE OBSERVER Unbelievably, my husband Mike and I will soon celebrate our 8th year living in Auburn,...
Making the Grade: Amsterdam Café North Auburn
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Inside the Statehouse
Roads Vital and Political for Alabama
OPINION —Roads and bridges have been vital to Alabama since its creation. This is probably true of most states; however, it has been especially true...
To Me, It’s Appropriate to Say ‘Greatest Generation’ But Some Say ‘No’ — Part Two
OPINION —My father Joseph Markley of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, easily fits into the category above. Born into a blue-collar home in 1919, he endured...
OHS Falls to Central
OPINION —Opelika (3-2, R 3-1) beat Prattville (2-3, R 1-2) 38-13 on Senior night at Bulldog Stadium last Friday night. The Bulldogs piled up 459...
ROAD TRIP
BY SEAN DIETRICH Traffic is heavy. There is a blind dog in the passenger seat of my vehicle, emitting strange and exotic smells.The dog’s name is...
Jessica Nicholson Enjoys Gathering Family, Friends Around Table
BY ANN CIPPERLY An assortment of heritage pumpkins on the porch provides an attractive fall arrangement at the home of Jessica and Adam Nicholson in...
At Work in Babylon
RELIGION —We took an excursion last week to make some applications from Daniel to our lives. We need to close the loop on the difficult situation...
OHS Falls to Central
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION —Opelika (2-2, R 2-1) lost to Central (4-0, R, 3-0) 28-18 in Phenix City last Friday night. The Dogs scored first, on a...
Making The Grade: On the Road to Alexander City
BY STACEY WALLACE As I mentioned before in my last column, recently my much older brother Mike (As the youngest Patton child, I love saying that.)...