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Inside the Statehouse: The Presidential Race Has Begun

OPINION — The presidential race has begun, and rightly so because 2024 is just around the corner. The early primaries are less than 10 months away. We in Alabama have an early presidential primary 11 months from now on March 5, 2024. Actually, the Republican...
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Opelika Character Week Slated for April 3 through 7

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA —Envision Opelika’s Character Council is on a mission to inspire citizens to live by the qualities of good character. These qualities include things such as: loyalty, honor, sincerity, integrity, gratitude,...
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Business Council of Alabama Announces ‘Renew Alabama’

FOUR-YEAR PLAN TO PROPEL ALABAMA BUSINESS CONTRIBUTED BY BUSINESS COUNCIL OF ALABAMA ALABAMA — The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) has announced a four-year plan to propel Alabama to become a national leader in innovation, workforce development, health care and...
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Track and Field Coming To Beulah, Loachapoka

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —  Construction in Beulah will lead to a new track and field facility soon.  The Lee County Commission voted to approve a relocation of part of Lee Road 373 Monday night in preparation of constructing...
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Response to citizens

Response to citizens

Mar 10, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council discussed how the council responds to citizens during its committee of the whole...

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Historically speaking

Historically speaking

Mar 10, 2021

As the U.S. House of Representatives voted recently to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of all her committee assignments, I was reminded of two sections...

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