Letter to the Editor Articles

Letter To the Editor: Thank You

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Opelika-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the...

The Rightside Way: For Our Kids

BY PHIL WILLIAMS OPINION — This past week was school choice week nationwide which brought a renewed focus on asserting that in America we value our children and as such we want what is best for them in every way, including the best in education. We want to know that...

Top-Heavy Government

CONTRIBUTED BY PHIL WILLIAMS OPINION — I was pumping gas at a local station near an interstate offramp once and thought I heard a bomb go off. It reminded me of the sound of a car bomb that went off next to my convoy in Baghdad. It was that loud. It turns out it was...

Letter to the Editor:

Hugh Freeze Hire Dear editor, AU Athletics submitted a press release to the Nov. 30th “Opelika Observer”, which announced Hugh Freeze as the new Auburn University head coach. The release proved as public relations puffery, but woeful as reporting. For example, several...

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Since Opelika Main Street’s founding in 1987, downtown Opelika has grown from a sleepy business district that had seen better days into a bustling...

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Letter to the Editor

Oh, well, here “we” go AGAIN. Not too long ago there was an uprising of concerned community folks around Opelika working to stop a quarry from being...

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Dear Citizens of Opelika,

As I sit in my office and look out over the city, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride in the change that has occurred in Opelika over the past...

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By Tim Frazier Demand for commercial truck drivers nationwide has reached a critical point, and it’s only going to keep growing for the foreseeable...

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