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Letter to the Editor

The Family of the Late James Houston Spain, Jr., would like to express our sincere gratitude for the many acts of kindness displayed during our loss. We truly appreciate the calls, the visits, the floral tributes and outpouring displays of love expressed during our...

America’s Truckers are an Important Line of Defense Against Human Trafficking

By Mark Colson On any given day, there are tens of thousands of people being trafficked into and within the U.S. A large percentage of the victims are minors, often young females, who are brutally forced to perform commercial acts of sex or labor against their will....

Letter to the Editor

Alabama’s healthcare organizations are pleading with the public to stay home and stay safe during the holidays to avoid an even worse COVID-19 catastrophe.  On Thursday of last week, there were 2,425 hospitalized COVID-positive patients and 3515 newly confirmed cases...

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, We would like to inform your readers about a special grant-funded program, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, with branches in Birmingham and Gadsden. This program offers a wide variety of courses...
Opelika’s Cinderella story

Opelika’s Cinderella story

Dear Editor, Everyone is a sucker for a good underdog story. There is nothing greater than an upset in March Madness or an FCS team going in and...

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Letter to the Editor:  Thanks to Rep. Rogers for PCHETA act

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Recently I read Mr. Fred Woods’s very interesting Jan. 16, 2016 article online about the history of the Spring Villa plantation owned...

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