Dear Editor, Who out there with deep pockets is lobbying Congress for our children? How much bribery money will it take for our representatives in...
Dear Editor: Who will take a stand for our children?
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Op-ed: Why didn’t we vote?
By Gerald W. Johnson For the Observer Did you vote in the Aug. 15 and Sept. 24 special primary elections for our next U. S. Senator? Will you vote...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information reported: “In 2017 (as of July 7), there have been 9 weather and climate disaster...
Alcohol is a dangerous drug
By Dr. Joe Godfrey First, let’s end the pretense about what alcohol is. A mixed cocktail isn’t a soft drink. A beer isn’t the equivalent of a bottle...
No need for ABC Board
By Cameron Smith We don't need the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) in Alabama. It's a bureaucratic dinosaur waiting for its extinction-level...
Letter to the editor: The right to remain silent
Dear Editor, Early last fall I read a commentary by Alan West, a Black Republican, on “The Daily Wire.” a conservative news and opinion website. The...
Letter to the Editor: Climate discussion missing from Rogers’ town hall meeting
Editor: As expected, questions raised at Congressman Mike Rogers’ Town Hall meeting, Aug. 10, were mostly about health care, immigration, and...
Memory Hill gets a much needed grass cutting
By Edna Ward Opelika Observer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” That quote, part of the famous editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church,...
Letter to the Editor: Trying to locate a picture
Dear Editor, My name is Gary Stone. I was born in Eufaula, Alabama in 1952 where my mom is from. My dad (from the Alexander City area) met my mom in...