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Letter to the editor: Waverly Parkway needs upgrades, not sidewalks

OPINION — More than six years, ago I contacted Eddie Smith, Scott Parker and Mike Hilyer on several occasions about making repairs to Waverly Parkway. I specifically asked if some immediate repairs could be made as well as a long term plan for improvements.At that...

OP-ED: The myth of the moral vacuum: Why every law is a moral choice

BY STEPHANIE SMITH, PRESIDENT/CEO OF ALABAMA POLICY INSTITUTE OPINION —When the debate over vice laws, those governing drugs, gambling or pornography reaches the halls of our legislature, a familiar, hollow cry rings out: You can’t legislate morality. While it might...

Opinion: Ahead of Lee County Sheriff race, I remember my son

OPINION —On Aug. 15, 2014, my 23-year-old son, Jamie Hubbard, died while in the custody of the Lee County Detention Center. Jamie was a good person who, like many young people, did not always make the best choices. That night, he was serving the first of three...

Letter to the editor: Jay Jones is on the ballot twice

OPINION —During the sheriff candidate forum [last month], Jay Jones stated more than once that the sheriff's most important job is keeping the county safe. [On April 15], there was an illegal, previously arrested, criminal alien from Guatemala running around our...

Op-Ed: What the 2026 legislative session means for everyday Alabamians

May 5, 2026

BY ALI RAUCHPRESIDENT AND CEO, OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPINION —For the first time this year, the Auburn Chamber, East Alabama Chamber and...

Anchored in Truth | Not defined by yesterday

Anchored in Truth | Not defined by yesterday

Apr 14, 2026

OPINION — Philippians 3:13 — “Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead…” There are some...

Kids Talk About God | How can Christians be unified?

Kids Talk About God | How can Christians be unified?

Apr 14, 2026

OPINION — “If Christians were on a basketball team, they’d have to pass the ball instead of hog it,” said Ethan, age 10. “Jesus would probably be...

OPINION — Send in the Marine

OPINION — Send in the Marine

Apr 14, 2026

OPINION — It is often said that nothing is harder or more important than being a parent. As the mother of four young children, this is not a mere...

Letter to the editor: One woman’s experience getting a STAR ID

Letter to the editor: One woman’s experience getting a STAR ID

Apr 14, 2026

OPINION — I am contacting you to share my recent experience with being denied a STAR ID.I hope this information may help other married women who...

Letter to the editor: One woman’s experience getting a STAR ID

Letter to the editor

Apr 5, 2026

OPINION — Six years after Aniah Blanchard was murdered, the the jury found Ibraheem Yazeed guilty of felony murder and one count for murdering Aniah...

Anchored in Truth | Not defined by yesterday

Anchored in Truth | Seen at the well

Mar 10, 2026

OPINION — There is something powerful about being seen. Not glanced at. Not noticed in passing. But truly seen. In John chapter 4, Jesus meets...

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Feb 23, 2026

Opinion: We need a new sheriff in town OPINION — The last time Jay Jones wasn’t the Sheriff of Lee County, I was 13-years-old. The most important...

Letter to the editor | The demise of Jordan-Hare

Letter to the editor | The demise of Jordan-Hare

Nov 4, 2025

OPINION — I remember the blue haze of dissolving paper shakers when Auburn beat Alabama in the first time ever game in Jordan-Hare, the prayer at...

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