On July 5, my wife and I visited Alpena as passengers aboard the vessel Viking Octantis. After walking from NOAA to downtown, we enjoyed lunch at the Take 5 Deli as recommended by Paul Stephan at Real Estate One. My wife has a problematic leg and we also asked Mr. Stephan about securing a Taxi ...

Voters, please vote Yes to renew the Alpena County Veterans Millage on Aug. 2. This is a renewal of a very important millage that is only asking for 0.21 mills which costs the owner of a $100,000 house about $10.50 a year. The Veterans Millage renewal will ensure Alpena County Veterans continue ...

Why is the water treatment plant on prime frontage? I am somewhat new to the area and have been thinking of this every time I pay my water bill or go downtown and the wind is blowing onshore. Can anyone else smell it? Good thing a hotel will be built two blocks from it and they can have a ...

When Sheriff Eric Smith said he won’t discuss or support turning the old jail into an animal shelter, I said to myself, “I will open a discussion. I stand with our animal control officer.” I applaud Michelle for being the best animal control officer Alpena has ever had. She has given ...

It’s all so predictable, whenever one of these NGO marches comes to a town you can count on cleaning up behind them. Sunday morning after the march for abortion, I took pictures of mass printed trash left on the ground, had to walk around feces on the river trail in town, had to walk around ...

Shell, Exxon Mobil, B.P., Chevron, and ConocoPhillips have posted record profits for the first three months of this year. This after posting record profits for the same time period last year. They recorded $35 Billion dollars in profits. Yes “Billion. With a “B.” They are clearly price ...