Politics Articles

Lee County Coroner’s Office To Receive Van

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission voted to approve the purchase of new equipment for the Lee County Coroner’s Office.  “If you back up a number of years, there was a lot of controversy around the transportation of...

A Sportswriter, the “Ghoul Pool” and Betting on Trial Verdicts

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — I was a copyboy at the Providence Journal-Bulletin in Rhode Island from 1978 to 1981. Every December, quirky editors invited employees to participate in the “ghoul pool.” That was a competition to see who could predict the closest day to when...

The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act Goes Into Effect

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE  SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE ALABAMA — The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act — Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s legislation to raise maximum coverage amounts offered under Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) and Servicemembers' Group...

1,000 Days and Counting

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — A small group of individuals have held a daily vigil for racial and social justice on Toomer’s Corner in Auburn since the summer of 2020. “We are reminding ourselves that these aren’t just things we come out to...