Enrapture: to fill with delight. This would seem to be an appropriate description of the atmosphere at the recent David Sedaris event. But, for some reason, Mr. Clyde Shuman found Anne Gentry’s use of this word to be yet another reason to impose his hypercritical comments on the readers of ...

It is exciting and appreciated to witness yet another regeneration of making Alpena all that it can be as our community continues to develop and move forward. You can feel the energy – Alpena and NE Michigan are alive and flourishing. The energy is palpable and the array of people involved ...

Life begins at conception. Consequently, Dec. 25 the most holy day on the Christian calendar celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is a mistake. The Bible tells us that Mary, mother of Jesus, went full term. This means that Jesus’ life actually began somewhere around March 25. Believers, ...

On Wednesday, May 10, the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R), Kentucky held a news conference detailing the bribery issues involving the Biden family. The Oversight Committee has found evidence the Biden family has received at least $10 million from ...

This letter is in response to Clyde Shuman’s May 6 LTE referencing an article Anne Gentry wrote for the April 28 Alpena News edition. Although Mr. Shuman seemed to understand the message underlying Anne’s article, which was to highlight the value of public libraries, he became pedantic over ...

I was disturbed when I read the headline for Cal Thomas’ article in the May 10 issue of The Alpena News: “Christians are treated Trump like a king.” However, my feelings changed when I realized that Mr. Thomas was referring to evangelical Christians. There are millions of us who try to ...