While families in our area are struggling with the rising costs of food and trying to provide healthy meals for their children to eat, extremist Republicans in Washington, D.C. are proposing massive cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps)—the key program ...

Our County Board of Commissioners recently made a disappointing revelation. Talks have been going on that could transfer the housing of animals in the charge of our “Animal Control Shelter” to a local “protection shelter”. Could animals’ welfare possibly lose law enforcement ...

Spring is here. As a snowbird returning to her roots of Alpena soon, I’m looking forward to this season once again. I have experienced so many springs. As usual I am still thrilled by its arrival. No matter if its coming is dragged out or immediate, I can count on the season of spring year ...

I have three grandsons and a son-in-law that work on the road every day, so please slow down when you see flashing lights and yellow or red lights. Just slow down, so they can go home to their wives and children and other family members at the end of their work day. Stay off your phones and ...

Spring is just around the corner. Just a reminder to the residents of Alpena to take stock of their yards as during the winter they may have become cluttered and if the city follows up on the debris ordinance and cites the junk vehicle properties it’s sure to make a difference in your ...

March 8 was the most unbelievably comical night I have ever seen on the NBC Nightly News. Some kitchen toasters have a catch-tray underneath to catch the unwanted debris. With the biased, leftist anti-white deluge of disinformation, distortion, and lies the new TVs should have a catch-tray like ...