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Letter to the Editor “It just don’t seem like the American way”

OPINION —I have some comments about the people being evicted from the hotel.Don’t the city or the fire department have to inspect the businesses on a regular basis? Because I know these problems with this hotel did not happen overnight and I can’t understand why they...

Letter to the Editor

Low wage work not just bad for employees — it hurts customers, too OPINION — When companies cut corners on wages and safety, executives cash in while putting workers and customers at risk. I saw it first hand at Dollar General.I’ve always felt that working in...

Letter to the Editor

Sept. 11 and Donald Trump OPINION — One year after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, author and editor Hugh Downs asked a variety of individuals to contribute essays about America for his book “My America: What My Country Means to...

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing to call upon the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigations, the Opelika Police Department and the Lee County District Attorney’s Office to quickly commence a thorough and transparent investigation of the shooting of Tias...
The Rightside Way: For Our Kids

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...

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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...

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Letter to the Editor:

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...

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