Journal entry by Loretta Beyer — March 6, 2021 “Winnie the Pooh and the Hundred Acre Woods,” written by A.A. Milne, has long been a childhood favorite of mine.If you were to spend any time in my piano studio, you would find two vintage drawings of Pooh on the wall given to me by my ...

Today’s column was going to be on national politics. To be specific, it was going to be about why we have to be saddled with only the two major parties nominating viable candidates for president, when, clearly, the majority of Americans don’t want a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch. But ...

If you have something that needs to ship via UPS, it’s best to get that out the door within the next two weeks. Ditto if you want to order a package from Amazon or other online retailers. Order it now. That’s because the branch of the Teamsters that represents some 340,000 UPS workers ...

Drive around your town and you will likely notice some large buildings with few windows, large garage doors, areas for shipping/receiving, and a business name (or just a building number in some cases) that doesn’t mean a whole lot to many people who drive by. Those facilities, at least in ...

You know that pesky creature that sneaks into our minds and makes us question our worthiness and abilities? That is probably self-doubt mixed with a dash of imposter syndrome. Either is a tough nut to crack, but together they are a corrosive force. If you experience this, you are not alone. ...

We know now what we need to do. Kelly Murdock, owner and managing partner of real estate research firm Community Research Services, told the Alpena Municipal Council on Monday that the city needs to build at least 100 housing units to meet growing demand. A national housing shortage has hit ...