January brought us chilling temperatures, but Alpena residents fostered a warm environment for the 14th Annual Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s International Film Festival. The amazing filmmakers displayed journeys of self-discovery, seeking out unchartered territories, and ...

Workforce development doesn’t stand still — and neither can we. Across Northeast Michigan, rapid changes in technology, global markets, and economic policy are affecting both employers and workers. Conversations about artificial intelligence, tariffs, supply chains, and shifting public ...

We see in the actions of ICE such as kidnapping a five-year-old in order to get to the father, a form of masculinity, which is toxic and has a negative impact on our society. Toxic masculinity is characterized by fear, weakness, racism, aggression, and lack of empathy. You can tell this ...

Since his appointment to the president’s seat, School Board President, Eric Lawson, has tried a variety of strong-arm tactics meant to suppress public comment at school board meetings. First he stationed Sheriff Deputies at board meetings to forcibly remove attendees who might clap during a ...

I am writing this letter in response to a letter written about an apology owed to an APS school board member. The author of that letter has the events turned around. At the APS board meeting the district received a perfect audit conducted by an independent, outside CPA firm. The firm praised ...

What follows below is an excerpt from Judd Garrett’s 1/25/26 essay ‘Epicenter of Corruption’ from the blog Objectivity is the Objective. I edited it only to fit the space allowed by the News. ‘The violent protests in Minneapolis, which have recently resulted in the shooting of two ...