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In the Primary Race for U.S. Senate, It’s Anyone But Britt

OPINION — On May 24, Alabamians will vote for their respective party nominees in federal, statewide and local primary races. The contest that will determine who becomes Alabama’s next United States Senator is arguably the most consequential in that the presumed...

Health Care Workers Not Immune to Growing Mental Health Crisis, But Help is Available

By Aruna Arora, M.D., M.P.H. OPINION — Our country faces an unprecedented mental health crisis. Two out of five adults report suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression. More than half of those age 18-24 report these same symptoms and roughly one out of five...

It’s Time to Expand Medicaid for Rural Alabama

BY DR. ROBERT BENTLEY OPINION — The health and well-being of the people of our state is my priority as a practicing physician, as it was when I was honored to serve as governor. Earlier this year at the start of the 2022 Legislative Session I reached out to Gov. Kay...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Workers Memorial Day Is April 28

BY KURT PETERMEYER OPINION — In August 2021, Layton Ellison and Eli Babb headed to work like they did many times before. After a storm knocked out power in Adger, a power transmission restoration company assigned the two 19-year-old electrical apprentices to help...

I can only imagine

I can only imagine

Oct 23, 2019

By Bruce Green In the second half of 2 Corinthians 3, Paul continues to refer to Moses as he speaks to the Corinthians. It seems likely that the...

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Letters and life

Oct 16, 2019

By Bruce Green Moses comes to the forefront of Paul’s thoughts in chapter three. He’s already present in 2:14-17 to a limited degree in the...

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Lost and found

Oct 9, 2019

By Bruce Green I’m convinced that when we see God one day, we will be absolutely and utterly overwhelmed by His glory. It will be like nothing we...

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The triumph of the broken and burdened

Oct 2, 2019

By Bruce Green But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession. (2 Corinthians 2:14). This clearly seems to...

Got a Pell Grant? Good. Now learn about its ‘quirky’ namesake

Got a Pell Grant? Good. Now learn about its ‘quirky’ namesake

Sep 25, 2019

By Greg Markley For the Opelika Observer In Claiborne Pell’s first campaign for the U.S. Senate, his advisors worried that this super-wealthy man...

Books offer chance for readers to explore, learn and grow

Books offer chance for readers to explore, learn and grow

Sep 18, 2019

By Bradley Robertson What is so special about a good book? I did not grow up a reader. My father was an avid reader and read to me often, but I...

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Death Row Discipleship

Sep 18, 2019

By Bruce Green In 2 Corinthians 1:8-11, Paul speaks to the Corinthians about an extreme crisis he and his companions faced while in the province of...

Let’s Roll:

Let’s Roll:

Sep 11, 2019

Why do so many Americans NOT fly the flag? By Greg Markley Today, students from grammar school to university are learning about Sept. 11, 2001....

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Selling out to good

Sep 11, 2019

By Bruce Green Finn Daly is six years old and lives in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has Down Syndrome and autism. He also has a great love and...

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