Letter to the Editor Articles

Letter questions Hodge Cemetery boundaries

BY THE LEE COUNTY CEMETERY PRESERVATION COMMISSION OPINION — At recent Opelika City Council meetings, citizens communications related to the Hodge Cemetery were made. What is going on, and why?Hodge Cemetery in Lee County was originally located in Chambers County....

Free public transit service available

BY OBSERVER STAFF LEE COUNTY — Lee-Russell Public Transit offers free transportation services for residents in Auburn, Opelika, Lee County and Russell County.The service is operated through the Lee-Russell Council of Governments and is open to the general public. No...

Letter to the editor: Founders’ words offer lessons in character

OPINION — The Character Council of Opelika exists to encourage character traits in our community. As the council promotes character words, we find inspiration in the writings of America’s Founders, whose own words reveal the very traits we seek to cultivate today.Two...

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A tale of two administrations: Auburn University trustees grab power while Auburn City Council gives it away OPINION —Let me speak plainly about two troubling shifts in how power is exercised right here in our local Auburn community. A community where a city and a...
Letter to the editor: Jay Jones is on the ballot twice

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

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Letter to the editor: concerns about primary elections, voter participation

Letter to the Editor

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...

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