Politics Articles

Lounge To Come

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Auburn  has a new lounge on the way — The Session. 157 E. Magnolia Ave. will soon serve as an entertainment lounge following a conditional use approval vote from the Auburn City Council Tuesday night. Although...

LCDC To Discuss Elections

CONTRIBUTED BY LCDC AUBURN — The Lee County Democratic Club (LCDC) will host a gathering on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and to make plans for the 2022 midterm elections. All residents in Lee County are...

ALGOP Condems Mar-a-Lago Raid

CONTRIBUTED BY ALGOP OPINION — Members of the Alabama Republican Party passed a resolution condemning the Biden Administration for the F.B.I. raid on Mar-a-Lago. Calling it "unprecedented overreach", the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee voted...

The Value of Education

CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER OPINION — Throughout the years, I always told my sons and the players I coached that this country owes them only one thing — an opportunity. The opportunity to try, fail and get back up again. However, it is up...
Incentives Matter

Incentives Matter

By Zach Alsobrook Special to the Opelika Observer Incentives matter. To understand human behavior, there is no greater truth. When a choice becomes...

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