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Aim Small, Miss Small

OPINION — I had a discussion with a pastor recently about the weight of culture being pressed down upon our kids. At every turn it seems that kids are being led to values, lifestyles and decisions that are in direct contrast to what parents want for their child. In...

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...

Let’s Empower Women and Be a Voice for Unborn Children

Let’s Empower Women and Be a Voice for Unborn Children

Sep 15, 2021

BY ALABAMA GOVERNOR KAY IVEY The notion that one cannot be an advocate for both women and unborn children is simply wrong. Those that pit women...

Letters to the Editor

Sep 15, 2021

I will never forget, the day I thought the world was ending. The day I was up getting ready for work when the news broke and said a plane had hit...

Letters to the Editor

Sep 15, 2021

A friend has a loved one incarcerated at the Lee County Detention Center. She does not drive anymore, so I told her that I would set up a visitation...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Sep 8, 2021

CONTIBUTED BY SEC. OF STATE JOHN MERRILL Earlier this month, H.R.4 was introduced by Representative Terri Sewell who represents Alabama’s 7th...

Katie Britt: Leaving People Behind in Afghanistan is Un-American

Katie Britt: Leaving People Behind in Afghanistan is Un-American

Aug 25, 2021

BY KATIE BRITT The Biden Administration has created a hotbed of national security and humanitarian disasters I’m sure like me, you’ve seen the...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Rep. Mike Rogers Expresses Concern For Safety of Americans in Afghanistan

Aug 25, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OFFICE OFREP. MIKE ROGERS On Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed...

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Aug 18, 2021

The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is taking the front page on many newspapers, media outlets and dominating the conversation at the...

H.R.4: An Unjustifiable Federal Power Grab

Rogers: “Catastrophic And Historic Failure of Leadership by the Biden-Harris Administration”

Aug 18, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BY THEOFFICE OF MIKE ROGERS U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Alabama), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the...

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are unnecessary with available vaccines

Aug 11, 2021

By Joseph Giambrone, Auburn University professor emeritus This editorial is not intended to offend, it is a plea for an acceptance of reality...

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