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Inside the Statehouse

Shelby’s Last Hurrah Will Benefit Alabamians for Generations OPINION — Richard Shelby’s last week as our United States senator was poetically amazing. The nation watched as he gave his farewell address to the Senate. His speech was followed by a tribute from his...

Late Commissioner Honored During Meeting

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission honored the life of late District 5 Commissioner John Andrew Harris Monday night. Harris, who passed away on Jan. 15, served multiple terms on the commission and had been a public...

ABA, APA Applaud Governor’s Executive Order Regarding Access to Open Records

CONTRIBUTED BY THE ALABAMA PRESS ASSOCIATION ALABAMA — The Alabama Broadcasters Association (ABA) and the Alabama Press Association (APA) commend Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for outlining in detail how public records can be accessed from state agencies. The executive order,...

Say What? Actors Play Characters of Another Race, Ethnicity and Size

OPINION — I wonder how department heads at Auburn University or the University of Alabama would respond to an online professor who never reveals his own photo on the Zoom screen. How about the students? Their photos are expected to be posted. But when a professor such...
We Lost Some Good Ones This Year

We Lost Some Good Ones This Year

By Steve Flowers As is my annual ritual, my year-end column pays tribute to Alabama political legends who have passed away during the year. Sonny...

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