I’m writing this letter to address the Alpena County Commissions meeting about the County Campgrounds. The behavior I witnessed from Gerald Fournier and Gerald MacArthur was something I as a young adult, or anyone in that room shouldn’t have occurred. Tonight they voted on who would get to ...

As a community member who values open dialogue, I am deeply concerned about the increasingly unwelcoming atmosphere at our school board meetings. Each meeting’s public comment period begins with a lengthy 2-minute, 16-second lecture from the board president detailing what can and cannot be ...

FEMA- Federal Emergency Management Agency Hurricane Andrew, 1992, Florida and FEMA is there. Hurricane Katrina, 2005, New Orleans and FEMA is there. Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, 2011 and 2012, New York City and FEMA are there. Ice storm in northern Michigan, 2025 and FEMA isn’t ...

The Alpena area has seen increased needs in our most vulnerable residents in the last few years, fueled by lack of affordable housing, increased costs and more severe substance use and mental health problems. This has led to more people left unsheltered in our community. In late 2022, city ...

As always, I was impressed by the children who came to my house for Halloween Trick or Treating. The children were adorable with their imaginative and fun costumes. The sidewalks were filled with kids, adults and even some dogs. But the best part was that almost every child said "thank ...

….says the Grand Wizard of the Alpena Public School Board, Eric Lawson. It appears as though he really doesn’t want to hear from the public. In September he created an extensive list of what could be said at school board meetings and what was prohibited, including clapping. Lawson even had ...