I’ve never met a successful business owner who truly did it alone. Not one. Behind nearly every thriving business is someone who stepped in at the right moment, a person who shared experience, offered perspective, or simply provided reassurance when things felt rocky. When I talk with ...
At the Feb. 23 school board meeting, board president Eric Lawson said the quiet part out loud. If you haven’t noticed the board hasn’t been talking about the Fairview Bathroom Policy lately, now infamously known as the Potty Policy, that’s exactly what they were hoping for. Eric Lawson along with Sarah Costain, Monica Dziesinski and AJ MacArthur made the Potty Policy a high priority on their personal agenda list early last year. This despite legal opinions from APS legal counsel, Thrun Law, and the ACLU saying instituting this policy would have devastating financial consequences ...
Is it just me or is OZ in the air we breathe? For the last 2 years we have seen 2 remakes of the classic story with some additions (The “Wicked” series). Personally, this past October, I helped with vocal supervision for “C.O.A.C.H.” homeschool group’s fantastic production of the ...
I recently matched with someone on a dating app and we started ‘chatting.’ We graduated from the dating app chat box to exchanging numbers and texting. I thought this was a good sign. Our conversation was sparse and mostly was focused on trying to make a “dinner date” happen. I ...
When a lobster outgrows its shell, it wedges itself between two rocks and moves around until the old shell cracks and breaks loose, freeing the new shell and uncovering a bigger body. When a snake grows beyond the limits of its container, the skin sheds and leaves a translucent memory of what it was before the transition of growth. When a baby is born, new lungs are introduced to air, cries fill the room. The mother’s body is transformed, holding both pain and joy with both hands. Change and transformation is a baseline for existing and yet somehow, we are always surprised when it ...
We would like to congratulate Alpena Public Schools on a truly successful Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry Expo held Wednesday night. The evening was impressive from start to finish and reflected the strength, vision, and collaboration happening right here in our community. As we toured the various labs and classrooms, we were struck by both the quality of the facilities and the enthusiasm inside them. Congratulations are due to CTE Director Jessie Gillard and Principal Romeo Bourdage for executing such a dynamic and well-organized showcase. It was also clear that ...
