Flowers bring back memories of the time sent with loved ones. The smell of peonies reminds me of my grandmother. Seeing hummingbirds brings back fond memories of my mother. 59 Acre Family Farm is more than a patchwork of blooms in the countryside — it is a living tapestry woven from ...

I read and listen to the news several times a day, every day. It is good to be knowledgeable, consider and lend our hearts to the good, painful, and sinful happenings in the world. Indeed, apathy is individual selfishness and leads to death. Our identity is not only as individuals, but we ...

There are few things the old me liked more than a meaty discussion about the American Founding. The history was interesting for its own sake but also essential guidance for the present and future. Or so I believed for decades. The other day, a podcast in my feed addressed these matters and I ...

At the September 22nd school board meeting, the issue of the bidding process, and the legalities surrounding that, once again became a point of discussion. In January of this year the board reviewed bids from three companies on an asphalt project. With rare exceptions, state law mandates public ...

We Americans, it seems, continue to live in two separate countries. Consider two items in the news this week and the inconsistent responses they evoked. One was the conviction in Florida of Ryan Routh, the second man who attempted to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump in mid-September ...

I hoped that after Justin Hinkley left that the new leadership of The Alpena News would reduce the amount of bias printed in The News. Alas, if anything, the amount of bias appears to have increased. The News relies on the left-wing Associated Press (AP) for its newsfeed and has shown no ...