“PREMIERE ISSUE: Community newspaper makes debut in Opelika” That’s what the first above-the-fold headline of the Opelika Observer read when we...
Happy 4th Birthday, Opelika Observer
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Opinions Articles
‘Yea’ or ‘Nay’ on Sept. 18’s Special Election? We’re not sure either.
We set out to write an objective editorial about the upcoming special election on whether or not to transfer funds from our state’s oil and gas...
Keep those good stories coming, Angie!
I am writing to comment on one of your regular writers each week. I am an older reader, but I enjoy Angie Brown’s column. She writes of things of...
A Small Advice Column
We’ll begin by congratulating council members Jones and Gray on their recent electoral victories in the city’s municipal elections. All of Opelika’s...
Your ‘Community’ Newspaper
We’d like to take this opportunity to once again welcome the widely-respected Bob Sanders to our family of columnists here at the Opelika Observer....
McCollum’s ignorance on private schools amuses, infuriates
I read with amusement Cliff McCollum’s collectivist musings about employees of the Opelika School System who, according to McCollum, “choose to send...
July 6 Letter to the Editor
In response to Cliff McCollum’s opinions, “Love thy neighbor? What’s his party affiliation?”, I feel compelled to inject some observations on some...
Visit to recent Cooper Library Board meeting perplexes local citizen
Well, here I am again...a snake in the grass. This is in reference to my letter to you in your June 15 Opinion Column. Along with your News Editor,...
What loyalty means to us
Loyalty: you don’t see much of it any more. Loyalty is a faithfulness to commitments or obligations. Loyalty is faithful adherence to a cause, a...