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...
Got a Pell Grant? Good. Now learn about its ‘quirky’ namesake
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Books offer chance for readers to explore, learn and grow
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...
Death Row Discipleship
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:
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....
Selling out to good
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...
Parents and adult fans: the biggest challenge facing high school sports today
By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and Steve Savarese, Executive Director of...
Letter to the Editor: Valuing school bus drivers
Dear Editor: The purpose of this letter is to draw public attention and awareness statewide to a travesty concerning a profession that should...
President Gogue back on the job at the Univeristy Senate
Dear Editor, I attended the Aug. 27 Auburn University Senate meeting to see if President Gogue would live up to his well-earned repute of rarely...
Letter to the Editor: A response to ‘Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals’ published July 31
Dear Editor, The first thing I noted about the above named article is that it cited no sources for any of the assertions that were made. In only one...