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Opinion

Will Trump help Ukraine stop Russia’s westward drive?

Editorials and columns

The extraordinary pair of meetings in the past week — the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday and Donald Trump's hosting of the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Finland, as well as the NATO alliance and the European Commission — were prompted by the latest ...

Wheat harvest in full swing in northern Michigan

Editorials and columns

Looking around the fields in northern Michigan a few weeks ago and you might have seen golden fields with wheat moving with the wind. That isn’t as prevalent anymore though. Winter wheat harvest is in full swing in northern Michigan. According to the Michigan Ag Council, wheat is farmed on ...

Some frugal (and possibly awful) birthday gift ideas

Editorials and columns

I’m not great at remembering birthdays. It’s not because they’re not on my calendar. It’s not because I don’t care. It may have something to do with a lack of understanding what time is, and how fast it goes by. At any rate, in considering birthday gift ideas, I’ve come up with ...

Alpena, continue to cherish and nurture our children

Editorials and columns

We can be proud and thankful that we have always cared for our children. From the schools (public and parochial, and home-schooled), to Boys and Girls Club, to Center for Charity, Baby Pantry, Foster Care Closet, foster parents, biological parents, adopting parents, and the list goes on and on, ...

The Wrecking Balls

Letters to the Editor

At the July 28th meeting, the Board of Education undertook the yearly task of voting for board leadership positions. Anna Meinhardt, who has been the president for the last 2.5 years and Eric Hansen, the vice president for the last year, were nominated to continue in these positions for ...