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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...

Letter to Editor:

Irecently saw someone post on social media that we needed some kind of theatre opportunity in Opelika, and I was pretty surprised that the poster hadn’t heard of the Opelika Theatre Company (OTC). OTC was founded in 2015 by several friends who thought a community...

Alabama’s Community Colleges are Aligned with the Needs of Business and Industry to Better Serve Our Students and Our State

By Jimmy H. Baker OPINION — In the five years since I became Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System, nothing has been a higher priority than making sure we provide world-class, affordable education and training so our students have the skills to succeed in...

Letter to the Editor: Farm Bill can help bridge rural America’s digital divide

Letter to the Editor: Farm Bill can help bridge rural America’s digital divide

Jul 18, 2018

Special to the Opelika Observer While the 2018 Farm Bill has stoked controversy over work requirements and agriculture subsidies (Senator Doug)...

Letters to the Editor: Rauch is for education, community, veterans

Letters to the Editor: Rauch is for education, community, veterans

Jul 11, 2018

I would like to encourage people to study the candidates for Opelika in the upcoming runoff this month. I have met Todd Rauch. A military veteran...

Letters to the Editor: Rauch is for education, community, veterans

Letter to the Editor: Rauch is for education, community, veterans

Jul 11, 2018

I am writing to urge all voters to continue the celebration of freedom by exercising your right to vote in the upcoming runoff election for District...

Op-ed: biofuels are still an important component of our energy mix

Op-ed: biofuels are still an important component of our energy mix

Jun 27, 2018

By Steven Taylor Special to the Opelika Observer During the past 15 years, biofuels have been a hot topic in the energy production world. You could...

Letter to the Editor: The loss of a tradition

Letter to the Editor: The loss of a tradition

Jun 6, 2018

To the Opelika Chamber of Commerce, Hello, my name is Holly Long, and I am a resident of Opelika. I would like to address an article I read...

Letter to the Editor: Keep Harris as coroner

Jun 3, 2018

To The Citizens of Lee County, It is with the highest honor to recommend Bill Harris for the position of Lee County Coroner. Bill and I have worked...

Letter to the Editor: Change is Needed

Letter to the Editor: Change is Needed

May 30, 2018

Wes Goodson, whom I have known for 30 years, is seeking the office of Coroner for Lee County. Not only is he well qualified for the job, he is a man...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Alabama is facing a political crisis’

May 23, 2018

Dear Editor, Alabama is facing a crisis. I don’t know whether the crisis was caused by a single event or a series of events, but Alabama is in...

The 340B Program – A lifeline for vulnerable Alabama patients

The 340B Program – A lifeline for vulnerable Alabama patients

Apr 25, 2018

Special to the Opelika Observer East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) is an invaluable source of health care for some of the neediest members of our...

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