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Letters to the Editor

What do we want our schools to be known for?

Alpena County has about 3,600 students who are represented by a senior high school, a junior high school, and six elementary schools. All of these schools represent diverse students that Alpena Schools have the responsibility to care for and encourage, no matter what level they are at in each ...

The silence to condemn destruction of our country is inexcusable

Memorial Day is a day to reflect on the many who have served, suffered, and given the ultimate sacrifice. It clarifies the disrespect, lawlessness, and complete cruelty being visited on the American people by our current President, Mr. Bonespurs. A hundred-million-dollar parade for himself ...

Trump always takes care of Trump

In 2016, when Trump and Clinton were running for the presidency, Trump accused Clinton of having a fraudulent charity. NPR decided to cover the story by also investigating Trump’s charity at the same time. The result was Clinton’s charity was rated in the 90th percentile for delivering ...

How does making the poor poorer make America great again?

In a recent meeting with the press, Donald Trump finally acknowledged that his tariffs are not only causing inflation, but also causing shortages, because fewer things are being shipped. He is justifying these tariffs saying that they will encourage manufacturing, and more things will be made ...

Medicaid Cuts: bad for states and patients

Congress is working on a proposal to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the Medicaid program, jeopardizing people’s health insurance and healthcare. As the CEO of Thunder Bay Community Health Service, I want to remind our community that these cuts will harm our patients — maybe ...

Start fighting for each other, not against

To Editor The Alpena News, My Name is William (Bill) Blank of 124 S. Atchison Rd. in Harrisville. I feel bad for a local presidential candidate who was on the libertarian ballot. Only because a third party doesn’t stand a chance currently, maybe in local small town elections where you ...