Opinions Articles

Opportunities Abound at 40th Alabama State Games

OPINION — Dear Editor: Registration (alagames.com) for the 40th Alabama State Games is now open, and we are expecting a record-setting 6,000 participants to flood Jefferson County to participate in the Games. The Alabama State Games — founded in 1982 at the request of...

Letter to President, CEO of EAMC

OPINION —  Dear Mrs. Grill: On Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, I began to have extreme nausea and vomiting. The acid from multiple vomiting episodes burned my esophagus. I was unable to drink fluids or eat. By Friday, Feb. 10, I could barely stand. I contacted Dr. Susan...

Alabama Newspapers Are Not Disappearing

CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION OPINION — Recent changes in the newspaper landscape in Alabama have us wanting to share some good news about newspapers. Alabama newspapers are alive and printing. Like almost every industry in the world, our industry is...

Letter to the Editor: Traffic Woes

Opelika is a fast-growing community and its traffic volume has increased tremendously over the past decade. This is particularly true among U.S. Hwy. 431 both north and south of I-85. Along a one-mile segment north of I-85, six school campuses lie adjacent to this...
Lee County Commission Watch

Lee County Commission Watch

This page space is purchased in response to "streamlining" the Lee County Commission Agenda to impede citizen input from being viewed and placed...

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Juneteenth

Juneteenth

By JAMES FINCK With the creation this week of Juneteenth as a national holiday, I have seen several posts that, though meaning well in celebrating...

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Critical Race Theory at its face is racism and a violation of our Constitution. The United States started as a country with many different people...

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Editor:

The conflicting reports concerning the proposed National Commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, include:  Senator...

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Letter to the editor

I have just completed reading the book “Glimmer of Hope”, the account of the March For Our Lives which had an estimated 800,000 peaceful...

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