Dear editor, Opelika has made great strides in its recycling program. Recycling has advanced from the small but colorful happy face bins to the...
Letter to the Editor: “There has to be a better way” to grow recycling in Opelika
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Letter to the Editor: Downtown restaurants must improve service, food quality
Dear editor, I am a longtime Opelika resident, and I have been very excited about the growth and refurbishing of our downtown area. I do have a...
Our view: recycling program reduction is a crying shame
“Recycling Works in East Alabama.” Or so says the radio advertisement of the East Alabama Recycling Partnership. But apparently not in the city of...
Our view: In memoriaum of two of the best
Last week was not a good week for the Opelika Observer family. We lost two of our owners. Worse yet, we – along with the entire Opelika community –...
Letter to the Editor: When we’re separated from loved ones
Dear editor, I’m writing this for those of us (and I am one) who might not have the opportunity of seeing our loved ones grow up, to be involved...
At the doors of the Opelika Post Office
By Norma J. Kirkpatrick Guest columnist I was born in the South many years ago, and though I have lived in eight states and two foreign countries, I...
Your view: Misconceptions thrive about spay/neuter bill
Dear Editor: Lately, several articles regarding the spay and neuter clinic in Montgomery have been published. Is there is a misconception...
Our view: Support those with autism
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in 68 children are affected by it. It occurs in all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups....
Letter to the editor: Response to HB141 support
Dear editor, In response to Mrs. Bobbi Yeo’s column in the O-A News Sunday’s paper, dated March 9, 2014, “Encourage our Senators to pass HB141,” I...