In her letter to the editor on July 13, Jessica Luther, assistant director of the Alpena County Library, set up a straw man argument to try to deflect attention away from the fact that she is in favor of making highly sexualized books available to children and teens in the library. The ...

To the editor, As much as I love the summer sunshine, beach days, and the blur of activities across our community, there’s still nothing like those rainy summer days that keep me cooped up with a good book. While the infamous personal pan pizzas of my childhood are no longer the prize ...

Presque Isle County has been given the opportunity to elect a nonpartisan judge who has experience, knowledge, compassion, and over 100 years of family roots in our county. Matt Wojda has been a personal friend of my family for over 10 years. He has unwavering commitment to the Michigan and ...

Dear editor, Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying his company’s business records to keep information from voters that he knew would harm his 2016 presidential campaign. Lying on official business filings is a serious criminal offense and another clear example ...

Now it came to pass that many have no class, just brass. As a retired widow, I’ve dealt with many groups, including students, staff, and government over the last five decades and heard it all! No computer for me, I was hacked at Alpena Public Schools and not wasting my social security on ...

Dear Editor, I’m writing in response to the letter from Molly Stepanski that was published in your paper on July 8, 2024. She stated her opinion that The Alpena News should not include a religious column, which she says is inappropriate for a community newspaper. I’d like to know why she ...