Until three years ago, like most citizens in Lee County, I’d never attended a Lee County Commission meeting. I’ve found failure to participate in this duty places all of us at risk: to protect the rights of the public, we must be aware of what the Commission is doing...

President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court is great for America and the State of Alabama. As Alabamians, our State Motto “We Dare Defend Our Rights” is fitting to also describe Judge Kavanaugh’s service, since 2006, as...

Special to the Opelika Observer While the 2018 Farm Bill has stoked controversy over work requirements and agriculture subsidies (Senator Doug) Jones applauds passage of ‘Farm Bill’ that protects Alabama priorities, July 5) – one underappreciated area where the bill...

I would like to encourage people to study the candidates for Opelika in the upcoming runoff this month. I have met Todd Rauch. A military veteran that after being injured choose to live in Opelika. He has chosen to dedicate himself to many activities: Museum of East...