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Opinion

Has mainstream media hurt itself twice?

Editorials and columns

“Disagreements are unavoidable, but how you handle them can make all the difference.” — Pooja Agnihotri, “17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail: Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure” In recent weeks, the news media may have shot itself in the foot twice. First, about a month ago, NBC ...

Grand Funk’s Mark Farner to speak May 11

Letters to the Editor

On Saturday, May 11, at the Posen Community Center, folks living in Northeast Michigan will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear an American icon, Mark Farner, speak at the annual Reagan Day Dinner sponsored by the Republican Party of Presque Isle County. In 1969, Farner, along with ...

Laker for a lifetime, with memories to last

Editorials and columns

“This part of your life’s journey truly was unlike any experienced by those before you. And while these years tested — and maybe even, at times, strained — your resolve, I also know they have strengthened you in ways you’re only beginning to understand. You have persevered and you ...

APS wrong on speaker who trashes teachers

Letters to the Editor

Why is Alpena Public Schools not protecting our public school employees? The teachers and staff of APS are one of the most important assets we have in Alpena County and northern Michigan. When APS spent over $12,000 on the Rehmann Employee Engagement Survey, I thought to myself, that is a lot ...

Discouraged to see so few candidates

Editorials and columns

This week was bad for democracy in Northeast Michigan. Tuesday was the deadline for Republicans and Democrats to file to run in the Aug. 6 primary for partisan seats in state and local government. Too few people stepped up to the plate. The filings revealed only one candidate for the ...

Dying with faith

Editorials and columns

Journal entry by Loretta Beyer — March 17, 2021 Genesis 2:7: “... the Lord God formed them of the dust of the ground. and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.” All life from conception to death is precious, because we are created in His image, ...