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Letter to the Editor

OPINION —  On Nov. 8, the citizens of Alabama will have the opportunity to ratify a new Constitution for Alabama — the Alabama Constitution of 2022.  Our current constitution of 1901 is an abhorrent, dysfunctional and unusable document. It is the world’s...

Letter to the Editor: Two Tier justice in Auburn?

OPINION — The city of Auburn started in December 2021, issuing citations to property owners who operated a short term rental(STR) on their private property that was located in zones arbitrarily excluded by city council’s passage of ordinance 3288 in March...

Letter to the Editor

OPINION — Do Alabama Republicans Understand the Stakes? As primary voters head back to the polls on Tuesday to determine various runoff winners, there is a prevailing sense among some engaged conservatives that the results in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate are...

Letter to the Editor: The sacrifice of service

Opportunity, legacy, duty, purpose, patriotism — the reasons behind choosing military service differ from person to person. But as varied as the reasons are, there’s a universal understanding: Service means sacrifice, even if that sacrifice is one’s own life. When...

Letter to the Editor

We are pleased to support Mayor Gary Fuller in his re-election campaign. Opelika has thrived under his leadership, including becoming the first GIG...

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Incentives Matter

Incentives Matter

By Zach Alsobrook Special to the Opelika Observer Incentives matter. To understand human behavior, there is no greater truth. When a choice becomes...

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: On January 15, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the recent decade was the hottest ever recorded,...

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