State of Alabama, City of Opelika, citizens of both cannot afford tax-free days/weekends. Although it does little good to keep reminding us all, we...
We can’t afford more ‘tax-free’ holidays
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Editorial Board Articles
A salute to William White, true community journalist
Earlier this week, the local daily paper announced the retirement of one of its long-serving employees - reporter and photographer extraordinaire...
On hiring a county engineer
Lee County Engineer Neal Hall retires at the end of this month, after 23 years with the Lee County Highway Department, the last 16 as County...
A (duck) call to action
We were proud to hear the city of Opelika had been awarded a challenge grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help the plans for the...
A part of our heritage
On Monday, the state of Alabama and many of its citizens will observe Confederate Memorial Day. Why not? It’s a part of our heritage, our culture,...
Why we can ‘never forget’
Next Thursday, April 19, marks National Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time when as a nation we are supposed to come together to memorialize and...
Lessons to be learned from recent teenage deaths
What began as a dispute over a relatively small amount of money ended with one young man being forced to pay the ultimate cost. Late last week,...
We support buying local
We were amused and somewhat puzzled the other day to see an advertisement in the daily paper extolling local business and the virtues of buying...
Election reflections
Another primary season has come and gone, and we’re left sitting here sifting through the returns trying to figure out what it all means. Well ......