A letter to Philip R. Roycraft: Sir, I will again remind you that after months of appealing FOIA Requests, and documents, we were able to receive heavily redacted confirmation that [you] were involved in the Justice Department’s requirement that Waste Management “Divest” after Waste ...

On July 5, my wife and I visited Alpena as passengers aboard the vessel Viking Octantis. After walking from NOAA to downtown, we enjoyed lunch at the Take 5 Deli as recommended by Paul Stephan at Real Estate One. My wife has a problematic leg and we also asked Mr. Stephan about securing a Taxi ...

Voters, please vote Yes to renew the Alpena County Veterans Millage on Aug. 2. This is a renewal of a very important millage that is only asking for 0.21 mills which costs the owner of a $100,000 house about $10.50 a year. The Veterans Millage renewal will ensure Alpena County Veterans continue ...

Why is the water treatment plant on prime frontage? I am somewhat new to the area and have been thinking of this every time I pay my water bill or go downtown and the wind is blowing onshore. Can anyone else smell it? Good thing a hotel will be built two blocks from it and they can have a ...

When Sheriff Eric Smith said he won’t discuss or support turning the old jail into an animal shelter, I said to myself, “I will open a discussion. I stand with our animal control officer.” I applaud Michelle for being the best animal control officer Alpena has ever had. She has given ...

It’s all so predictable, whenever one of these NGO marches comes to a town you can count on cleaning up behind them. Sunday morning after the march for abortion, I took pictures of mass printed trash left on the ground, had to walk around feces on the river trail in town, had to walk around ...