Please vote for the only military veteran in the race, Todd Smalenberg. Todd Smalenberg is a patriotic American who has served his country both in the military and in the private sector. He grew up in northern Michigan and is now seeking to be our state rep. Todd is pro-gun, pro-life, ...

Now that the inappropriate material in the children and teen sections of the public library has been exposed to the public, what everyone should know is that the books are also in the Alpena Public Schools libraries. On top of the library books being present, we have more indoctrination ...

To the editor, I did not expect to spend the last week of May reading a story about a remarkably bright octopus and yet there I was, determined to finish the book before the author came to Alpena on June 3. I’ll admit, I still had 60 pages left and was reading right up to the lights ...

June 6, D-Day, come and gone. Did you remember the day? I watched coverage of the day as old men with broken bodies sat in their wheelchairs proudly displaying their medals pinned to their uniforms. I thought about my dad. He would say, “I was an 18-year-old farm boy when I left for ...

I am speaking out regarding the Aug. 6 election proposal for the Alpena County Library. My family moved to the area two years ago, and, as we explored our new home, we found ourselves repeatedly impressed. We are avid homeschoolers and found an incredible support system through the ...

The City of Alpena has decided to remove a beautiful, large, ancient maple tree on South 2nd Avenue because of a complaint they received claiming that its roots are affecting a sewer system. The Department of Public Works representative says that they have now designated it as a “hazard,” ...