Remember that this president does not operate in a vacuum. Without the full support and encouragement of the United States Congress and the Republican Party, the president of the United States could never do many of the things that he has done and is already doing. Donald J. Trump needs your ...

I worked with Joel Bauer when I was a private attorney practicing in northern Michigan, and Joel has appeared before me in my current position as a Presque Isle County Probate and Family Court judge. Joel is exceptionally well-qualified to be your next Circuit Court judge. He has been a ...

Recently I learned that Alpena school board member Ned Heath commented, “There’s not a lot of teaching going on” while discussing current learning plans within Alpena Public Schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alpena has some of the most dedicated educators I have ever seen who were ...

For the nearly 50 years of my Alpena News subscription, I have never observed the petty comments as I have in the last few months. The comments on the “letters policy” and what constitutes a “great newspaper” are feckless predilections of an ersatz pedant. His criticism of the lack of a ...

As an independent voter, I have a Trump 2020 sign in my yard because I’m tired of state, federal, and local politicians telling me one thing when they want my vote, but then changing their colors. I’m tired of bureaucrats in Congress and the Justice Department lying and stonewalling. ...

Voters of Alpena and Montmorency counties, I feel the need to speak up for someone who is extremely humble and doesn’t like to say a lot about himself. Judge Ed Black is a graduate of Michigan State University Law, a judge advocate (JAG) in the Army Reserve and the former prosecutor in ...