ALPENA - The Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan will be closed to the public from October 31 through November 22 as staff and volunteers prepare the museum for its annual Season of Light Exhibit. This…
Magic in Our Midst family event on Nov. 7
ALPENA – Magic in Our Midst is a free magical event for children and their families to meet the animals…
Alpena County approves Youth and Recreation, Older Persons allocations
ALPENA — The Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted to approve allocations from the Youth and Recreation and Older Persons…
Alcona County voters to decide on EMS millage renewal
HARRISVILLE – Alcona County voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to renew a property tax that pays for about…
How much influence do political ads have? Experts weigh in
LANSING – Michigan voters are being inundated with political advertisements as campaigns, political parties and outside groups spend millions of…
AAA: Saturday Halloween raises the stakes for road safety
DEARBORN - Halloween brings added dangers to the road every year, but AAA warns motorists and families to be especially…
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Team SkellaFit powerlifting earns 10 gold medals
ALPENA — Team SkellaFit Powerlifting continued its winning streak on Oct. 24, at Rochester…
ATLANTA – The Hillman varsity volleyball team fell 3-1 to North Star League rival Atlanta on…
Hillman girls fall to Atlanta in four sets
Alpena’s Allen wins Northern Michigan Meet of Champions
Senior Night ends with 52-16 loss as Falcons dominate on ground
Editorials and columns
Trump's political miscalculations could cost Republicans both chambers
A president's influence is not measured only by how many candidates accept his endorsement.…
Billionaires compensate us many times over. Wealth taxes endanger that
Last week, I went to the funeral of a friend's 100-year-old mother. It was sad, and…
The art of living the good life
The strange case of the two Sullivans
Letters to the Editor
Public money for me, but not for our kids?
Twice in the last four years, AJ MacArthur voted no on the Michigan Athletics Association agreement with Alpena Public Schools. Meanwhile, his own business, AJ’s Garden & Produce Inc., has benefited from taxpayer-funded assistance, including forgiven PPP loans and substantial agricultural subsidies totaling more than $60,000 combined. Let that sink in. When the government…
I ask if you do not support Donald Trump why would you vote for the likes…
Don't support those that support Donald Trump
The last few decades members of the so-called "religion of peace" have taught western nations about…
Abdul is wrong for Michigan
Back in July, I wrote emails to each of our Michigan U.S. Senators. I asked them…