We’re doing something a little different this week. We want to observe the passing of an Opelika leader. Everybody didn’t love Dick Moreman. Some...
In Memory of Dick Moreman
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Opinions Articles
Opelika’s Character Trait of the Month: Civility
The Character Trait for the month of February is “Civility”. The standard definition of the word is this: to show polite and courteous behavior...
Support Opelika however you choose this evening
As Opelikans, we should be all be proud that we have a difficult choice to make this evening. Our high school’s football team will make a historic...
Happy 4th Birthday, Opelika Observer
“PREMIERE ISSUE: Community newspaper makes debut in Opelika” That’s what the first above-the-fold headline of the Opelika Observer read when we...
‘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...