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Busy week for Lifelong Learners

ALPENA — The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) has announced its programs for the week of August 24-28 and it includes a lot of fun and educational opportunities. Travel Vicariously—Voyage of the Viking Cruise This event is on Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the ACC ...

Endowment funds strengthen Alpena Public Schools for generations

ALPENA - When elementary students of Alpena Public Schools return to their classrooms, they will benefit from a new math curriculum designed to strengthen learning and help build a solid foundation for future academic success. Thanks to years of thoughtful planning, community generosity, and ...

Unconditional love: Alpena volunteering

A phrase we haven’t seen or used in a long time is unconditional love. It is a quite beautiful phrase, concept, philosophy, motivation or desire, action, and prayer that we should aspire to have. Let our motives and actions be expressions of unconditional love, always. The greatest commandment (Matthew 22: 37-40) in our hearts, minds and souls, is love, unconditionally. MARVELOUS! To more appreciate the depth of the phrase the opposite must be considered; that is conditional motives and action (It is not unconditional love if it has strings attached). Unfortunately, we are ...