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Editorials and columns

National Sestercentennial and Alpena Bi-Path 50th anniversary logo competition

ALPENA – The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library announced on Wednesday that the library is facilitating a logo contest, on the behalf of the Sestercentennial Celebration Commission, for the creation of a graphic to commemorate two milestones: the nation’s 250th anniversary of ...

Rest

With the ongoing turmoil and stormy chaos erupting in our nation I’ve been thinking a lot about the necessity of rest. By rest, I don’t mean simply getting a good night’s sleep, though that is essential – I am referring to something more vital and of utmost importance, and that is the ...

The status quo vs. the alternative

The last two weeks have been, like the preceding weeks, nuts. The president insisted the United States must own Greenland and he would not rule out military force, if necessary, to take the island. He imposed tariffs on the NATO allies who oppose his territorial lust. Then he walked it all back ...

For some, Trump’s mask is finally slipping

Throughout 2017 and into 2018, I hoped that a moment would come when Republicans would see Donald Trump clearly. But years ago, I accepted that the scales-falling-from-the-eyes revelation will never come for the MAGA faithful. They are too invested. Still, as a recent Chicago Tribune report ...

Who’s afraid of the Ten Commandments?

On Tuesday, the full, 17-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard consolidated oral arguments in a crucial case that is all but guaranteed to make it to the U.S. Supreme Court. The predictable controversy surrounding the litigation, which involves similar but distinct mandatory ...