Opinions Articles

Rogers Humiliates Himself — and Alabama — During Speaker Fight

CONTRIBUTED BY DREW WHITE OPINION —  The battle for Speaker last week was a necessary step to begin cleansing our nation’s capital of its endemic corruption. Contrary to the wailing and gnashing of teeth emitted by the corporate media, taxpayer-abusing elites on...

From the Desk of Sen. Tuberville:

Keeping Alabama’s Priorities in Mind in the New Congress CONTRIBUTED BY HANNAH EDDINS, DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY FOR SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE OPINION  —  I spent many years running onto football fields on gamedays across the country and can say nothing beats the...

Letter to the Editor: Shelby’s Final Christmas “Gift” to Taxpayers

CONTRIBUTED BY DREW WHITE OPINION —  In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Senate appropriators finally released the text of a gargantuan 4,155-page omnibus spending bill in a last-minute bid to gouge taxpayers, reward K Street allies and further expand the reach...

Who Makes Sure My Doctor is Competent?

CONTRIBUTED BY  MARK H. LEQUIRE, M.D. OPINION — Who ensures the competency of my doctor? It’s an excellent question, and a recent U.S. Supreme Court case of two physicians convicted of overprescribing pain medications makes it even more important. In Alabama,...

Letter to the Editor

The Libertarian Party of Alabama just received word from the Secretary of State’s Director of Elections, Clay Helms, that Jo Jorgenson and Jeremy...

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Letter to the Editor

As the longest reigning councilor for over 25 years, I have seen many improvements in Opelika and Ward 1 from economic development (jobs), safety,...

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Letter to the Editor

I  am Todd Rauch, and I am running for Opelika City Council – Ward 5. I answered the call to serve my Country in the U.S. Army as a Military Police...

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Letter to the Editor: Face Masks

Dear Editor: Regarding the face mask controversy, almost all willingly wear clothing in public, which enables protection from such as mosquitoes,...

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Let’s pray together

Dear Editor, I'd like to let you know that there is a relaunch of the "24/7 virtual prayer room" at prayleecounty.com, which was initially put...

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Editor:

Regarding the face mask controversy, almost all willingly wear clothing in public, which enables protection from such as mosquitoes, sunburn,...

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Letter to the Editor

What makes a good leader?  This is a question I find myself asking often.  Perhaps, it’s best not to define it just by words from a dictionary on...

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Letter to the Editor

We are pleased to support Mayor Gary Fuller in his re-election campaign. Opelika has thrived under his leadership, including becoming the first GIG...

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Everywhere they looked

By Bruce GreenTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christ in Opelika Wouldn't you love to know exactly what the apostles were saying that...

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