Alpena Community College recently hosted Chronicle of Higher Education reporter David Jesse for a campus visit to discuss the current state of higher education in Michigan. Widely acknowledged to be among the most informed observers of the higher education landscape nationally, Jesse launched ...

My last column in this space was abruptly cut off halfway through and mid-sentence. Here’s the rest of that sentence: “growth thereafter.” Hope that helps. What was I talking about? Oh, yeah, maturity. The sentence should read, “But we must do the hard work of pursuing…”. I ...

My grandson, Benjamin, has been selected to play the lead in his drama club’s production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.” It was voted a best new play in 2013. Ben is 16. He lives in England with his father, my son, his mother, and his siblings. I don’t see him ...

A couple of days ago, as we were going through yet another Polar Vortex, a Facebook “memory” popped up in my notices. I must admit as I get older it’s nice to have high-tech reminders to help me reconnect some of those brain cells that increasing get disconnected! The notice sent me to a ...

How much faith should one put in the veracity of Bill Clinton when he testified last week in a deposition that he did "nothing wrong" in his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein? I guess it depends on the meaning of "nothing" and "wrong." How much faith should one place ...

On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump swore he would "to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." He must have had his fingers crossed. Since then, he has opened a multipronged attack against those constitutional provisions that inhibit his primary ...