I think we can all take comfort in the fact that we have protected natural spaces in the United States, mandated to be free from roads and from timber harvest. This protection comes from a piece of legislation called the Roadless Rule. A rare protection of the wild world. In June of this ...

Back to basics: Supporting families and building the community. Kelli Vanderburg’s commentary in the Alpena News on September 24 was enlightening. She reminds us of the importance of building a stable and healthy environment for our children, so they can build their own foundation to advance ...

There have been multiple editorials lately highlighting APS school board dysfunction and comparing school board members Sarah Costain, Monica Dziesinski, AJ MacArthur and Eric Lawson to clowns, which may be unfair to clowns. To compare: 1. Clowns make people happy. By comparison, many ...

The ability to disagree with elected representatives — and each other — is a cornerstone of our democratic process and community wellbeing. That’s why Teresa Smith’s September 13th letter to the editor is so worrying, especially due to its timing and tone. Smith claimed concern about ...

Well, certainly don’t clap your hands at any school board meetings! At the board meeting this week, Mr. Lawson, school board president, in a never-ending attempt to look ever more clownish, premiered a new rule. If you clap during the meetings you will be removed from the room by Law ...

Every American newspaper should ask every elected official on the local ballot, from drain commissioner to U.S. senator, one question: Do you believe the Big Lie? Putting them all on record would be an incalculably valuable public service. Every newspaper would deserve a Pulitzer ...