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Top-Heavy Government

CONTRIBUTED BY PHIL WILLIAMS OPINION — I was pumping gas at a local station near an interstate offramp once and thought I heard a bomb go off. It reminded me of the sound of a car bomb that went off next to my convoy in Baghdad. It was that loud. It turns out it was...
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Letter to the Editor:

Hugh Freeze Hire Dear editor, AU Athletics submitted a press release to the Nov. 30th “Opelika Observer”, which announced Hugh Freeze as the new Auburn University head coach. The release proved as public relations puffery, but woeful as reporting. For example, several...
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Celebrating Alabama’s 203rd Birthday

BY SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE OPINION — In 1902, an Alabama woman’s experience on a snowy day produced one of the most commonly used inventions of the modern era. While riding a streetcar in New York City, Mary Anderson noticed that her driver had to frequently get out of...
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Jury Punishes AU Over Free Speech Violation

CONTRIBUTED BYJOHN BANZHAF OPINION — A jury has just imposed a whopping $500,000 verdict in punitive damages, in addition to a verdict of $145,000 for compensatory damages for harm actually suffered, against Auburn University in Lee County, Alabama, for retaliating...
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Bobby Eugene Bearden

Bobby Eugene Bearden

May 27, 2020

Bobby Eugene Bearden of Opelika was born in Alpharetta, Georgia to the late Barney Eugene and Viola Cagle Bearden on July 17, 1942 and passed away...

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Darold Lee Dunlavy

May 27, 2020

Darold Lee Dunlavy of Opelika, formerly of Montgomery and Pike Road, passed away on May 16, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a long,...

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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

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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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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