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Rogers Humiliates Himself — and Alabama — During Speaker Fight

CONTRIBUTED BY DREW WHITE OPINION — The battle for Speaker last week was a necessary step to begin cleansing our nation’s capital of its endemic corruption. Contrary to the wailing and gnashing of teeth emitted by the corporate media, taxpayer-abusing elites on...

Landmark Legislation Enacted to End Animal Testing Mandates, Horse Doping in U.S.
Alabama senator contributes to efforts

CONTRIBUTED BY ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden inked the last of five animal protection measures into law Dec. 29 in the year-end spending bill to fund the federal government for FY2023. The FDA Modernization Act 2.0,...

Inside the Statehouse

Two New U.S. Senators for Alabama OPINION — Richard Shelby walked out of the U.S. Senate this week after 36 years. Walking out with him is almost all of Alabama’s seniority and power in Washington. Seniority equals power in the halls of Congress, especially in the...

Stacks Pancake Kitchen Continuing Renovations

BY THE OBSERVER STAFF EDITOR@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Dec. 3, and approved a license agreement for airspace encroachment into right-of-way for the property located at 145 E. Magnolia Ave. —...

Colin Powell Knew How to Treat People — Even The Unruly Press

Colin Powell Knew How to Treat People — Even The Unruly Press

Oct 20, 2021

By GREG MARKLEY Colin Powell, son of Jamaican immigrants in Harlem, rose to the zeniths of American authority—military, diplomatic and moral....

International Charity Fraud Awareness Week is Oct. 18 to 22

International Charity Fraud Awareness Week is Oct. 18 to 22

Oct 20, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BY THEOFFICE OF STEVE MARSHALL Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall is joining with state charities regulators and the Federal Trade Commission...

ROGERS MOURNS PASSING OF GENERAL COLIN POWELL

ROGERS MOURNS PASSING OF GENERAL COLIN POWELL

Oct 20, 2021

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement mourning the death of former...

Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Oct 13, 2021

Seniority vs. Senility By Steve Flowers Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, will be remembered as Alabama’s most prominent senator when he retires...

International Charity Fraud Awareness Week is Oct. 18 to 22

Alabama Forestry Association Endorses Randy Price for State Senate

Oct 13, 2021

CONTRIBUTED BY THE AFA The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announces its endorsement of Randy Price who is seeking reelection for State Senate...

County Sets Public Hearing For Noise Ordinance

County Sets Public Hearing For Noise Ordinance

Oct 13, 2021

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Lee County Commission set a public hearing to discuss a noise ordinance in Lee County Tuesday night...

Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Oct 6, 2021

Prison Issue Tackled,New Prisons on the Way By Steve Flowers The problem of overcrowded prisons is a dilemma that has been facing Alabama for close...

International Charity Fraud Awareness Week is Oct. 18 to 22

Opelika City Council Approves Nearly $380,000 in Appropriations to Local Groups

Oct 6, 2021

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER The Opelika City Council approved more than $375,000 in appropriations to various organizations during Tuesday night’s city...

Toomer’s Corner Sit-In Hosts Women’s March

Toomer’s Corner Sit-In Hosts Women’s March

Oct 6, 2021

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Toomer’s Corner Sit-in hosted one of 650 women’s marches across the United States this past Saturday...

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