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Legislature Nixes “New Blues” Request To Pause Gas Tax

CONTRIBUTED BY DOUG SMITH OPINION - Thursday night, all of the candidates for Alabama governor except current Gov. Kay Ivey met in the beautiful Library Theater for the first full debate, face to face, of this campaign season. It was sponsored by Local Alabama — Eagle...

Letter to the Editor: Beulah is a great place to live

The Beulah area is a great place to live. Small area, spread out and very different people. Neighbors saying kind things to each other. If you didn’t have a kind thing to say, you didn’t say anything at all because your momma raised you right.  That stopped happening...

Dear Citizens of Opelika,

As I sit in my office and look out over the city, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride in the change that has occurred in Opelika over the past year. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for our community and the effects of this change have truly been brought to light....

At the Pharmer’s Market, Patients Suffer While Middlemen Profit

BY SALLY C. PIPES Imagine a visit to the local farmer's market. When you're about to pay the farmer for some fruit, a man in a suit and sunglasses interrupts the exchange and offers to negotiate a discount with the farmer. Cool, right? Not so fast. The man in the suit...
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Letter to the Editor: Who are we?

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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