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Gov. Ivey Sends Joint Governors Letter to Biden Opposing International Travel Vaccine Mandates

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION — Dear Mr. President, We request you lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on international travel to the United States and allow our country to return to normal. The lifting of mask mandates and testing requirements for air travel were...

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...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Our primary runoffs have been postponed until July 14. It was a wise and prudent decision by Secretary of State John Merrill and...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers The GOP contest for who sits in our number two U.S. Senate seat has been delayed until July 14, 2020 because of the Coronavirus....

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