When community members attend a school board meeting they do so with the expectation their time will be spent in a useful manner. What they do not expect to witness is a clown-car side show production meant to prove some useless point. If the community members attending the August 25th school ...

The headline story in The Alpena News on Monday, Sept. 8th, was about improvementsthe city is making to address storm runoff, improve natural habitats and protect the water quality of Lake Huron. The improvements include dune restoration, a pollinator garden… and a 1,000-square-foot rain ...

As a Christian I am concerned what the results will be because of cuts in USAID as reported in the Lancet. The Lancet is an a weekly, peer-reviewed general medical journal founded in England and is considered one of the world's most prestigious and influential sources of medical research and ...

Let’s call this what it is: a full-blown meltdown. A VERY small group of people in our community have made it their full-time hobby to harass the local school board. Not because of corruption or scandal — but simply because they don’t like someone else’s perspective or opinion. And ...

At the August Alpena Public School board meeting, during public comment, one of the speakers shared surprising information about the proposed bathroom policy. She questioned why Monica Dziesinski and Sarah Costain, whose children attend All Saints, are promoting the Fairview bathroom policy and ...

At the end of a recent Board of Education meeting, board member AJ MacArthur asked a question. He wondered if having a child in the school system is a prerequisite to being on the school board. MacArthur said he was tired of hearing people say a child in the school system should be a ...