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Voters Are Heroes

By PHIL WILLIAMS OPINION — In my study at home there are a number of memorials to my family’s service. There are three rifles hanging on the wall. My grandfather, my father and I each brought home these reminders from WWII, Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. There...
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Representatives Address Communist Threats

BY REP MIKE ROGERS & REP. JIM BANKS OPINION — The United States confronts two near-peer nuclear-armed autocratic adversaries: Communist China and the Russian Federation. Both Beijing and Moscow seek to stamp out the sovereignty of nearby democratic nations. As the...
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Third Congressional District in Alabama is Only District in U.S. Allowed to Vote for ‘SickofDC’ Nov. 8

CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The people in the 3rd Congressional District of Alabama have a unique opportunity if they are tired of the status quo in Washington D.C. Thomas SickofDC Casson (actual legal name) has qualified and will be on the ballot for the...
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Letter to the Editor:  For Mayor Anders

OPINION — Dear Mayor [Anders], This is the last council meeting for this council, it has accomplished a lot for the city in ways of Brick & Mortar, but citizens sometime feel that the council does not listen to their concerns. Should this Ordinance revoking a...
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Four Tigers earn All-SEC honors

Four Tigers earn All-SEC honors

May 20, 2020

By Cody VogaAssociate Director of Communications Auburn Athletics Department | AuburnTigers.com The Auburn men’s golf quartet of Graysen Huff,...

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Getting our feet wet

Getting our feet wet

May 19, 2020

Moses was dead, the Jordan was at flood stage (Joshua 3:15) and the men of Israel needed to be circumcised (leaving them vulnerable to attack—Joshua...

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Frank Reagan

Frank Reagan

May 13, 2020

Mr. Frank Reagan, 72, passed away at Bethany House in Auburn on April 30, 2020. Graveside services were held at Garden Hills Cemetery on May 3, 2020...

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Miriam Carroll

Miriam Carroll

May 13, 2020

Mrs. Miriam Carroll, 59, passed away at her home on  May 5, 2020. Mrs. Carroll was born in Opelika, Alabama on May 29, 1960. She was a devoted...

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Frank Reagan

James Thomas Roberts, Jr.

May 13, 2020

James Thomas Roberts, Jr. of Opelika was born to the late James Thomas and Adele Elliott Roberts on Feb. 12, 1939 and passed away at his home on May...

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Carol Lee

May 13, 2020

Carol Lee of Millbrook, Alabama was born in Tallassee, Alabama to the late William Clinton and Mary Emma Taylor on Oct. 10, 1945 and passed away at...

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Mother’s Day 2020

Mother’s Day 2020

May 6, 2020

By Bruce Green Moms, if you were wanting that special, never-to-be-forgotten Mother’s Day experience, my guess is you’re going to get it this year....

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Getting our feet wet

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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