Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America's Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America's largest land mammal is, the pipsqueak of the prairie piqued my interest and stole my heart, and I'm not the only ...

The end of the Ayatollah, a man at the forefront of a regime that financially supports international terrorism, that brutally represses dissidents, that subsidizes the Chinese economy with petrochemicals at a discount, is a step in the right direction for democratic societies across the ...

These views are my own and not necessarily those of the board or my colleagues. When it comes to Alpena Public Schools Board of Education, I vote with common sense and fiscal responsibility, and FULLY stand by the three votes that a small group is trying to recall me for. The decisions for ...

Did you know that the “warming shelter” at the Alpena Fairgrounds is only open for operations from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.? This means that, though people had a relatively warm place to sleep, that they must be out of the building by 8 a.m.? No matter what the weather is like? Sort of changes ...

I am writing in response to statements made during the recent factuality and clarity recall hearing regarding the language used to describe the rain garden issue. During that hearing, Monica Dziesinski, along with Eric Lawson and Sarah Costain, objected to the characterization that they voted ...

At the Feb. 23 school board meeting, board president Eric Lawson said the quiet part out loud. If you haven’t noticed the board hasn’t been talking about the Fairview Bathroom Policy lately, now infamously known as the Potty Policy, that’s exactly what they were hoping for. Eric Lawson ...