Dana and I are truly honored to be the Honorary Chairs of this year’s MyMichigan Health Aliferis Memorial Race. We have been participating in the event for the past eight years, and every year, it keeps getting better. Both of us have lived in Alpena almost our entire lives and we feel so ...

To the Editor: This is in response to the article in last week’s Presque Isle Advance regarding the Materials Management Plan. I have stressed to the county board that the county does not have the staff, the expertise, or the understanding to develop its own regional management plan. They ...

The article in the July 30 Alpena News about library supporters “fighting back” saddened me. I am proud of the fact that I listen and appreciate various sides of the coin. I believe in freedom of speech. However; this community is still reeling. Why can’t “fighting back” involve the ...

Dear Editor, As the country and the rest of the world experience another year of scorching heat waves, private for-profit utility companies — who we rely upon for our basic necessities like heating, cooling, and electricity — are keeping us reliant on climate-wrecking fossil fuels while ...

Had I not been at the Alpena County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, July 23, I would not have believed it. During the meeting’s “public comment” time, a community member, Dennis Schultz, offered to assist in removing the negative library signs posted around Alpena County in ...

Dear editor, In defense of the Alpena County Commissioners: After my husband and I attended recent commissioners meetings, I was very impressed that each had reviewed the books in question at the library and had even attended the library’s July meeting. These men and women are sincerely ...