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Op-Ed | June 20, 2024

Albert Patterson: A Man for All Seasons BY JAMES PATTERSON OPINION — Seventy years ago, Phenix City lawyer and Democratic candidate for Attorney General Albert Patterson was assassinated. On Friday, June 18, 1954, Patterson was in his car near his office when he was...

Guest column

The most popular veterans benefits do not expire BY PAUL R. LAWRENCE OPINION — While some people may think that the veterans benefits they have earned from military service could evaporate or disappear, this is inaccurate. The most popular veteran benefits have no...

Higher taxes alone won’t save Social Security

BY JAMES PATTERSON OPINION — With a national election within months, Social Security is in the news. Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, recently said that many Americans might not see a penny of their Social Security.During a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...

Letter to the Editor:

Auburn Council not representative of population, but there’s hope BY LATICIA T. SMITH OPINION — As I sit considering the recent run-off election of Alabama’s Congressional District 2, I can’t help but smile. I smile, knowing this democratic run-off was possible only...
Aim Small, Miss Small

Aim Small, Miss Small

OPINION — I had a discussion with a pastor recently about the weight of culture being pressed down upon our kids. At every turn it seems that kids...

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Back-to-School Shopping? 

Back-to-School Shopping? 

Local Pediatrician Says Skip the Smartphone Section CONTRIBUTED BY EAH OPELIKA — Screen time for children comes in many forms, and the collective...

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A Fight Worth Fighting 

A Fight Worth Fighting 

OPINION  — A few months ago, I saw on the news where a biological male MMA fighter began identifying as a woman and started fighting...

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