I’m really worried about how some of our school board’s conservative members are being treated. These are good people who stepped up to serve our community — and instead of support, they’re getting constant attacks and harassment, with their words twisted and their intentions ...

It was always a puzzle. Why would school board members Eric Lawson, Monica Dziesinski, Sarah Costain and AJ MacArthur seek to bankrupt our school system by implementing, what has become known as, the Potty Policy. They were advised by Thrun Law and the ACLU that the policy would incite an ...

A group calling itself Voice of the North has appeared online, demanding that religion be brought “back” into our public schools. They claim moral authority while hiding behind anonymity—and they’ve crossed a line our Constitution drew for a reason. Public schools exist for all ...

Alpena School Board President Eric Lawson has decided that clapping in support of people speaking during public comment time will not be allowed and may result in attendees being physically removed from the meetings by law enforcement. Lawson now has two Sheriff Deputies in attendance at the ...

Have you heard APS trustees Lawson, MacArthur, Hansen, Dziesnski, and Costain defending their decisions based on a mandate of the electorate? In recent elections I don’t recall any of those APS trustees mentioning they would go “rogue”, do you? “Rogue” is defined as a person that ...

Notes from Regular Board meeting Monday, September 22nd: - Sarah Costain was absent. Costain has missed 1/3 of all Regular Board meetings since she took her seat in January. - Eric Lawson, Eric Hanson, Monica Dzieinski and AJ MacArthur needed reminding that their vote to award a contract to a ...