Some days are some daze. We really enjoyed the feast that the Werdas and friends prepared for one and all on Thanksgiving at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. I intended to write about it, but food puts me to sleep. Next day, it was still on my mind, but then so was canning the ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created her Growing Michigan Together Council with a goal of creating a blueprint to grow Michigan’s population and encourage economic growth. The governor rightly noted that people have fled the Great Lake State in search of opportunity elsewhere. Unfortunately, many ...

Longtime Alpena mayor Matt Waligora won’t be at the first 2024 meeting of the Alpena Municipal Council. A few weeks ago, he announced his resignation, effective New Year’s Eve. At the first meeting of the new year, the council will name one of its own as a temporary mayor to fill out the ...

On some occasions, I wear a tie to work. I see it as a nod to my father, a longtime newspaper publisher and my greatest professional role model. One of my favorites is a red, white, and blue tie that states “freedom of speech,” “freedom of the press,” “freedom of religion,” ...

Recently, my wife, Penny, and I attended a very interesting discussion and exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. The focus: the Motor City’s former Chinatown neighborhoods. The discussion portion of the afternoon featured Curtis Chin, author of “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a ...

Less than one year from now, voters will pick the next president of the United States. Between now and then, things will get nasty. Donald Trump still must slay a handful of opponents to secure the Republican nomination, which seems likely but isn’t a surefire thing. Expect him to levy ...