Politics Articles

Auburn Church Battling Vandals, Intolerance

OPINION — In the drama “Absence of Malice” (1981), a reckless reporter (Sally Field) gets her comeuppance from an honest character (Paul Newman). After a devout Catholic woman tells the reporter she had an abortion, the reporter puts that into the paper, despite...

Lee County Receives More Federal Funding

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County is receiving $100,000 from the federal government from the American Rescue Plan. County Administrator Holly Leverette let the Lee County Commission know Monday night that the county will receive...

Ivey Supports Aniah’s Law

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey issued the following statement voicing her support for Aniah’s Law on the Nov. 8 general election ballot: “Three years ago this week, the nation watched as Alabama learned the beginnings of an unjust...

Libertarians Get A Bigger Profile After Ballot Access Granted

OPINION — BY GREG MARKLEY Ballot access means not “crashing the gates” but being a factor in state elections. Libertarians often vote with the GOP, but now they can proudly pull the level for candidates in their own party. Although close races between Democrats and...