Opinions Articles

Back-to-School Shopping? 

Local Pediatrician Says Skip the Smartphone Section CONTRIBUTED BY EAH OPELIKA — Screen time for children comes in many forms, and the collective exposure plays a pivotal role in this crucial period of mental, physical and emotional growth. For teens and pre-teens...

McCondichie Voices Displeasure With AU Softball Coaching Via Twitter

BY NOAH GRIFFITH  FOR THE OBSERVER  AUBURN —  After several players entered the transfer portal following Auburn softball’s end of the 2023 season, four-year player and recent Auburn graduate, Carlee McCondichie, took to social media to voice her displeasure with...

Why are Policymakers Undermining One of the FDA’s Most Successful Programs?

BY RACHEL KING OPINION — Alzheimer's patients received great news this year when the FDA granted accelerated approval to lecanemab, a new treatment for fatal dementia.  The FDA's accelerated approval program expedites the release of new drugs to treat serious...

A Fight Worth Fighting 

OPINION  — A few months ago, I saw on the news where a biological male MMA fighter began identifying as a woman and started fighting competitively against biological females. In back-to-back fights, the biological male fighter beat his female opponents to a pulp,...

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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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

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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