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We Can’t Wait Another Decade: It’s Time for Alabama to Expand Medicaid

By Robyn Hyden OPINION — It’s been a decade of missed opportunity. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in NFIB v. Sebelius that Alabama and other states were not required to implement the Affordable Care Act fully. The decision declared that...
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When the world was a mess, Alabama showed plain common sense. Our tourists are proof positive of that

CONTRIBUTED BYAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey OPINION — When the world was a mess, Alabama showed plain common sense. Our tourists are proof positive of that. Over the last two years, tourists and vacationers have flocked to Alabama to escape unnecessary restrictions and...
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Letter to the Editor

OPINION — Do Alabama Republicans Understand the Stakes? As primary voters head back to the polls on Tuesday to determine various runoff winners, there is a prevailing sense among some engaged conservatives that the results in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate are...
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Letter to the Editor: The sacrifice of service

Opportunity, legacy, duty, purpose, patriotism — the reasons behind choosing military service differ from person to person. But as varied as the reasons are, there’s a universal understanding: Service means sacrifice, even if that sacrifice is one’s own life. When...
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Poison Prevention

Poison Prevention

Apr 30, 2020

By Bruce Green Near the end of their journey in the wilderness, Israel started complaining—again. It began with them losing their patience, and once...

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When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

Apr 22, 2020

By Bruce Green Almost every wilderness has some water somewhere—it’s just a matter of finding it. In the wilderness John was part of, that is the...

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When the Wind Blows

The Joy of Jesus

Apr 15, 2020

By Bruce Green The wilderness is a humbling place. You don’t “impose your will upon it”- you learn how to survive it. Each day brings forth its own...

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Incentives Matter

Incentives Matter

Apr 15, 2020

By Zach Alsobrook Special to the Opelika Observer Incentives matter. To understand human behavior, there is no greater truth. When a choice becomes...

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When the Wind Blows

Patience

Apr 1, 2020

By Bruce Green In the wilderness, there’s a premium on patience as it manifests itself in listening, learning and adapting. The wilderness has...

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