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Letters to the Editor

For the sake of people, reject Russ Vought

Dear editor, America deserves leaders who prioritize the public good, not those pushing extreme agendas that undermine democracy and harm everyday Americans. The Senate must reject Russ Vought’s nomination as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As Donald Trump’s ...

He shows what it really means to be a citizen

It’s another New Year and we celebrate those people and events that will be memorable. Of course, the list is wide and variable. President Jimmy Carter’s 100th year on this earth, giving us Camp David Peace Accords, creation of FEMA, departments of Energy and Education, all to help raise up ...

Enbridge protects Great Lakes, meets needs

To the editor, For all of us who call northern Michigan — and the Straits area specifically — home, the care and protection of our Great Lakes and waterways is more than just a priority. It’s personal. The waterfront is our back yard and a resource we safeguard for the world. As ...

With Trump, we’re no longer playing the fool

Dear editor: Enough already! In response to the two letters in The Alpena News on Jan. 18, 2025, the truth must be told. How long is the left going to manufacture scare tactics regarding Donald Trump and his term as president of the United States? The fantasizing and false narratives need to ...

Countries ruled by dictators don’t fare well

President Donald J. Trump has accomplished the impossible. Still in power after more than eight years, since Jan. 20, 2017. Proving that he never really lost the 2020 election, as he has just been inaugurated into a third term of presidential power. This creates an authoritarian leader that ...

Doesn’t it all send shivers down your spine?

Open the playbooks from 1938 by you know who. Move in and free the people as they need our guidance, and we need to have their land. If need be, do it by military force and blame the other person while taking the Panama Canal that we built many decades ago. Coerce people with threats, ...