We are writing as President of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) at Besser Elementary and President of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at Ella White Elementary in response to the recent suggestion in a Letter to the Editor that Alpena schools should “bring back PTAs.” In fact, parent ...

A few years into the new airport terminal now and the interior is still about as sterile and stark a public space as can be imagined. The contrast with Pellston is startling. Pellston says “Welcome to Northern Michigan and all we have to offer: and Alpena says “You have arrived in ...

There’s been a lot of noise around the APS board lately, and I get it, change makes people uncomfortable. But what some folks aren’t saying is that this board has actually been asking the hard questions no one else wanted to ask. And honestly, it’s about time. For too long, things just ...

Workers deserve fair pay, safe working conditions, affordable health care and the freedom to retire with dignity. We deserve the right to join unions that give workers a voice; an economy that works for all families, not only the wealthy; and a democracy where every voice is heard and every ...

I want to address recent school board conversations around test scores, specifically the M-STEP, and the concern that these results warrant greater micromanagement of our schools. I’d like to offer some context and perspective as a former Title I teacher. M-STEP is a once-a-year assessment. ...

Why do teachers/retired teachers care so much about bids for snow removal, paving of parking lots, bids to service toilets, policies for media usage, etc. Isn't that the School Board’s job? DISTRACTION. They are trying to DISTRACT the voters/parents/students away from the real issues at ...