BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — I was a copyboy at the Providence Journal-Bulletin in Rhode Island from 1978 to 1981. Every December, quirky editors...
A Sportswriter, the “Ghoul Pool” and Betting on Trial Verdicts
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Politics Articles
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...
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...
Inside the Statehouse
Three Great Alabama Preachers OPINION — Many of you may be surprised to know that politicians and preachers are often friends while on earth. They...
She’s My Hero …
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council and Mayor Gary Fuller recognized Oniece Starks, Thomasine...
Auburn Considers Board Vacancies
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Auburn City Council on Feb. 21, two board...
Top Secret Documents, Delays, Biden, Pence, a Hidden M16 — Part 2
OPINION — In a perfect world, OpSec (operational security) would work in every time and place. It is a common term in the military, and more and...
Lee County Convictions Upheld in Appeals Court
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICEOF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LEE COUNTY — Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals...
Man of Many Firsts
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Michael Floyd is man of many firsts. Floyd is a first-generation college student, one of the...