By Hardy Jackson Of all of the ways Southerners are stereotyped and slandered, few are more insulting than what “they” say about our rituals of courtship. Jeff Foxworthy, who made a fine living off of “you must be a redneck” one-liners, had a stock of ‘em. “If you go...

By Greg Markley In a classic Folgers commercial, an Army sergeant gets up early to make coffee for his unit. “Top” arrives and the NCO says: “Good morning, first sergeant.” They both smile and sip coffee. Then comes the theme: “The best part of waking up is Folgers in...

Written by Jim Carnes Special to the Opelika Observer Gov. Kay Ivey and her cabinet members deserve applause for taking swift and decisive action to protect Alabamians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The steps they have taken to increase social distancing, remove...

By Bruce Green There are passages of Scripture that are profoundly rich, deep and endlessly expansive. They seem to tower over other texts and have a life of their own. They challenge, inspire and speak to us on multiple levels. That’s more than a subjective...