By Suzanne Montgomery Opelika Observer It was a hot July! Most of us feel a bit wilted after being outside in the summer heat. Some of us...
Letter to the Editor Articles
What do you see?
By Kathryn James Guest editorialist As a psychotherapist, I am accustomed to uncomfortable sessions with clients. However, this past week...
Spelling bee season
Spell, Spell, Spell...the season of musical tintinnabulation of spelling words peaked again this week in Washington D.C. at the 86th National...
Red Cross director urges donations of blood, time
With all of the large-scale tragic events in the news these days – tornadoes in Oklahoma; wildfires in California; explosions in Boston, Texas and...
Thank you for the Pepperell Kids reunion
Editor, I would like to acknowledge all of the hard work done by George and Janet Crawford for keeping the Pepperell Kids reunion going each...
Indoor and Outdoor Cats Get Heartworms
Karlene Turkington’s article in the May 3 Observer gave a lot of great information about heartworm disease in dogs. However, a lot of cat owners are...
Opelika’s Character Trait of the Month: Civility
The Character Trait for the month of February is “Civility”. The standard definition of the word is this: to show polite and courteous behavior...
Keep those good stories coming, Angie!
I am writing to comment on one of your regular writers each week. I am an older reader, but I enjoy Angie Brown’s column. She writes of things of...
McCollum’s ignorance on private schools amuses, infuriates
I read with amusement Cliff McCollum’s collectivist musings about employees of the Opelika School System who, according to McCollum, “choose to send...