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Who does ‘The United States of America’ stand for?

Document: #1) The United States Constitution, signed September 17, 1787, requires the separation of Church and State (to remain open to all faiths and religions). #2) The Christian Bible compiled over 1,5000 years, “For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones).” Matthew 24:24 — vs — President Donald J. Trump and a divided nation (divided through his use of a single selected religion, a carefully chosen an unlawful United States Supreme ...

What does U-M know that ACC, APS do not?

In Alpena County, both ACC and APS are both very large employers, and we count on them to follow the rules of government. Elections have consequences, and by a large margin, President Trump and the MAGA movement elected conservative people who believe in the rule of law. This includes the APS school board. U of M was one of the proudest defenders of the DEI ideology in universities across this country. Very recently U of M just cancelled all DEI employees and their entire program. Why did they do that? Because they were told by the Department of Justice that this training was illegal ...

Need to keep students’ best interests in mind

There was a time when school board members operated with a unified mission to educate and prepare students for the future. Today, it is apparent that a subfaction of board members, consisting of Monica Dziesinski, Sarah Costain, AJ MacArthur, and Eric Lawson, is driving an agenda of personal interests and gains. An example of this was apparent at the March 24 board meeting and the much-anticipated vote on establishing a rain garden on school property. The grant-funded rain garden project, which was widely supported by students, educators, and community members, had a dual purpose of ...

Leaders should ensure wealthy pay their fair share

Right now Republican leaders in Congress are debating a package that would provide $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to large corporations and billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – and they plan to pay for it by cutting essential tools families and businesses need to thrive like health care, public education, nutrition assistance, and child care. This is not okay. 70% of the Republicans’ tax plan benefits go to the richest 5%, while costs will go up for hardworking families, who will feel the impact of budget cuts and tariff hikes the most. This will only raise costs overall, ...

Trump poor in spirit, something he can’t buy

As I wrote this letter on April 4, Northern Michigan was just beginning to recover from a historic ice storm. I had just finished reading numerous stories in The Alpena News of local communities’ efforts to help those in need — so many stories of kindness and generosity. April 3 was the day of one of the worst, if not the worst, stock market crashes in decades, and as I write this on April 4, the stock market is again in a free fall. And where was Donald Trump? Off to Mar-A-Lago for a long golf weekend. (Of course, this requires the use of Air Force One and more Secret Service ...

Tell the people we voted for to speak for us

Campaign Finance Laws were originally set to establish equal opportunities for all candidates who ran for political office in the United States. Also, to prevent wealthier candidates from overwhelming voters by jamming the airwaves, publications etc., giving the appearance that they were “better qualified by the mere fact that they were wealthier!” Absurd! In the early 2000s, the influence of Big Money was revisited, allowing “Soft Money” on behalf of the wealthy and then “Citizens United” in 2010 further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and ...