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Cavitt wins a third term

ALPENA — Michigan House of Representative Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, won his reelection for Michigan's 106th State House of Representatives district.…

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A slippery slope to criminalizing politics

Politics has high enough stakes without the losers being sent to prison -- or losing their heads. Jailing opponents or condemning them to death is what dictatorships do, not democracies. But times are changing, rapidly, and democracy isn't what it used to be, thanks to a vengeful spirit that's taken hold from Brazil to…

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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…

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