“I am a runner. Years ago, that statement would have meant little more to me than an accidental choice of sport. A leisure time activity selected for reasons as superficial as the activity itself. Now I know better. The runner does not run because he is too slight for football, or hasn’t ...

Democratic socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain have joined forces to push a “32-hour workweek with no loss in pay.” They essentially want a four-day work week, which the UAW demanded (but didn’t get) after striking against the Big Three ...

Bureaucracies frustrate us. One is holding up progress on a planned renovation of Culligan Plaza in downtown Alpena. The renovations will construct a performance stage, a fire feature, and a rolling river with miniature waterfalls while also making needed repairs to plumbing and making the ...

Imagine you are on a new job for three months when the boss calls you in, strongly suggesting that you need to perform a certain function that is against everything you stand for. As they say on the TV broadcast, “What would you do?” Say hello to Dylan Wegela. He’s better known in ...

It’s been said our industry has done itself no favors by chronicling our own demise. In my opinion, that demise is somewhat exaggerated. Yes, we’re a little bit different, but we are still here, even thriving in some ways. Another thing the newspaper industry likes to do is bemoan ...

State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, who represents Northeast Michigan, said last week that state House Republicans had proposed an amendment to the state budget that would have given $1.5 million to dredge Alcona County’s Black River and build a jetty at the mouth of the river. According to ...