Dear Editor, I’m an Alabamian - born and raised. I’ve lived 40 of my 53 years here. I want to be a proud Alabamian – a proud American. Here’s what...
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Letter to the Editor: Lee County jeopardy: What is a bond?
Dear Editor, Since the Commission and its Chairman have declined to explain why the County Engineer was un-bonded for nearly five years, a...
Op-Ed: Opelika needs broadband, here’s why
By Gary Fuller Mayor of Opelika Editor's note: The Observer has published several letters to the editor critical of city-owned and operated fiber...
Opinion: Extending Opelika’s internet fiber should wait
By Alan Seals * Since the end of the Great Recession, just twenty counties generated half of the new businesses and the better part of economic...
Letter to the Editor: Thankful for Opelika
Dear Editor, Three days before this past Christmas (2016) we came through Opelika on our way to South Carolina to spend Christmas. We were traveling...
‘Unonimous’ installation of AU’s 19th president
By John Sophocleus For the Observer I observed installation of Steven Leath as AU’s 19th President at the University Ballroom March 20th. AU’s...
Letter to the Editor: Finding another way
Dear Editor, Alabama lawmakers are desperate to fund the basic needs of our state, especially now that the BP money has been exhausted. I have a...
Letter to the Editor: The EPA’s new chief
Dear Editor, This relates to the recent AP report that the new Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated: “the (agency’s) new...
Opinion: Why we should stop denying homelessness in Auburn/Opelika
By Julie Spear I know what a lot of people reading this are thinking: “we don’t have a homelessness problem in our area”. I’m writing to inform you...