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Editorials and columns

Glad to see movies return in Alpena

I can still remember the first movie I ever saw in Alpena. It was August 2010. I’d lived in town maybe a week and I was excited as I sat in the State Theater to catch a showing of “The Other Guys,” a buddy cop movie starring Will Farrell and Mark Wahlberg that remains one of my ...

Practice fire safety

With warm, dry weather throughout the extended forecast for Northeast Michigan, the risk of wildfires is very high. Fires can quickly get out of control and spread rapidly on hot days with low humidity and especially on such days that also have good winds. In those circumstances, it’s ...

Rethinking a law’s unintended consequences

Not everything works out the way it was intended. From my perspective, a good example of that would be a state law enacted two years ago known as the Clean Slate for Kids law. On the surface, it seems like a good piece of legislation designed to help juveniles get a firm foundation heading ...

Divine conspiracy

This past Sunday in the church I serve, we had a conversation about the celebration of Pentecost, which signals for us the birth of the church as God sent the Spirit in dramatic fashion. In the book of Acts, Luke tells us that, when that huge Festival had come, the disciples were all together ...

Bergman made the right call

Though he called the deal “not perfect,” U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, did not join the 71 U.S. House Republicans and 46 House Democrats who voted against the bipartisan legislation to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and trim spending. We believe Bergman made the right call, and ...

Congratulations, Honor Roll athletes

The News on Tuesday hosted its annual Alpena News Track and Field Honor Roll Invitational at Thunder Bay Junior High School. Alpena’s John Kurowski and Alcona’s Kelsey Hansen combined to win five individual events and ultimately walked away with a combined seven gold medals and Male and ...