The new math
One big bundle of money, + 3 unprincipled APS board members = 4,300 disenfranchised Alpena County residents. Do these numbers add up? Karen Hansen Alpena
Dreamers , TPS workers must be protected
Families across our communities are already struggling with the rising costs of health care, child care, and aging and disability care. At the same time, our country faces serious shortages of workers who provide this essential care. Yet instead of investing in care and stability, immigration policies are putting these workers—and the families who depend on them—at risk. Losing trusted caregivers can deepen workforce shortages, disrupt care for children, older adults, people with disabilities, and patients, weaken local economies, and increase costs for families. Dreamers and TPS ...
Peace cannot exist without justice
What this 9/11 anniversary means to me is mourning for the world, for all mankind, not just for our souls, alive and dead, but for our intellect, our ability to think critically and to investigate and question our reality in light of the truth, which is love and which cannot exclude justice. Sept. 11, to me, is one event in a series which unveils America’s imperialist mindset and her total war economic dependency since World War II and all the atrocities that have occurred as a consequence. It’s evidence that peace cannot exist without justice and that, as Americans, we are ...
The man who would be king
Building an Empire – he defeated the greatest nation in the world, international trade and free markets, the rule of law, democracy and freedom, and universal human dignity. Count them all. Only, his ambition has exceeded him. He stumbled in Ukraine and turned his people into cannon fodder. Lance Heitz Presque Isle
A flawed goose policy
The Alpena Municipal Council’s decision to reject a controlled goose hunt in favor of egg-oiling and flashing lights ignores both practical reality and local experience. Sidewalks, the bike path, beaches, playgrounds, and city parks remain coated in droppings. Residents can no longer walk the path, take children to the playground, or even attempt a picnic without stepping through a mess. Arriving cruise passengers and summer visitors are met with fouled pathways rather than an inviting waterfront. Recent minutes show $868 spent on two “Away With Geese” lights, with more ...
Who does the county administrator serve?
Jesse Osmer, the county administrator, in an obedient and servile missive believed to have been written for an audience of one, wrote an editorial for The Alpena News a couple weeks ago chastising county residents who participated in the school board recall effort. It’s clear what Osmer’s intentions were with his preachy, self-serving diatribe, but it’s surprising that he decided to bring Dennis Schultz into the rant by reminding the community that Schultz has digital copies of the almost 2,000 petitions that were gathered during the school board recall. It’s known that Schultz ...