On Memorial Day weekend, we had the misfortune of an emergency experienced by a visiting family member, resulting in a 911 call to the Grand Lake Fire Department. How very fortunate we are to have these dedicated responders, who surely would have liked to be out on the lake fishing or preparing ...

Arrogant extremists threatening to cut funding for the Alpena library (shutting it down) over a few books and planned efforts to cut Alpena County school funding for similar reasons will result in significant harm to the community. Is this just a prelude to Nazi-style book burning? It appears ...

Dear Community — In 1954, Bill and Marge Morrison took a chance and moved their young family to Hillman to open up a grocery store. With their then three children in tow, Susan, David, and Rhonda, they started an adventure that lasted nearly 70 years. Children Doug and Beth joined the ...

Citizens of Alpena County, we need your input! Our library has voted unanimously to keep books with explicit sex in them in the youth section of our library. Are you aware that any age child, without the knowledge of their parent, can go without restriction into the adult section and read ...

I am writing to the community in support of the Aug. 6 election at which the Alpena County Library is seeking a renewal of the current (not to exceed) 0.7462-mill library millage for 10 years. It is not an expansion; it will not increase your tax bill. It is the base operating money for the ...

Dear Sirs/Madams: Russia is winning. Five months lost, with no military aid for Ukraine. (May 16, 2024, 9:04 a.m. EDT) Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. rushing ammunition, weapons to Ukraine amid fierce fighting. (May 16, 2024, 10:04 a.m. EDT) Russian President Vladimir ...