I was born and raised in Alpena and attended weekly service at church. I’ve been living in Morocco for seven months and have become familiar with the culture through my students, good friends, and interactions with people on the street. When I first arrived, I couldn’t believe how ...

During the pandemic, we were daily informed on TV the total number of deaths due to COVID. At the same time, the number of deaths due to the murder of the unborn is seldom, if ever, published. My computer tells me the total number since Roe v. Wade in 1973 is 63 million – over a million per ...

Truth and reality have shown us the abject failure of President Biden’s leadership and policy decisions. His foreign, energy, fiscal, monetary, military, and border policies have been antithetical of those that would have given us, and the country, a vastly improved condition and ...

Last month the Alpena Planning Commission voted 6-1 to deny a special use permit for an adult recreational use marijuana establishment at 427 W. Campbell Street because it was determined to be, “completely incompatible with other neighboring properties.” It is still completely incompatible ...

Thank you to the Youth Advisory Council for the good work identifying top issues affecting youth in our area! As a mental health therapist, I know that many factors influence these issues our youth face, including trauma, substance use and social determinants to health. One of the most common ...

It seems there is an elite group of people who have created a movement called the Great Reset that they want the world to comply with and have done so under the guise of saving the planet from global warming. It is billionaires with power and money who are calling the shots on our future and ...