When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell went so far as to defy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish — that the next president appoint her replacement — by packing the Court with Amy Coney Barrett just eight days ...

People with disabilities have enough problems navigating their world without public accommodations making it more difficult. Hospitals can’t get enough people to work so people with limited mobility can’t get someone to push them in a wheelchair to their tests. Stores that put rods on the ...

On Sunday, May 15, the Alpena County Democratic Party (ACDP) organized a rally on the Court House lawn to show support and solidarity for Women’s Reproductive Rights. The rally was organized in response to a recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that strongly suggests the Supreme Court ...

I experienced optimism while participating in a peaceful reproductive freedom rally in front of the courthouse. Turnout was excellent and many, many passing cars honked in support. There were chants, “My body, my choice, her body, her choice!” “Pro-woman, pro-choice!” “We won’t go ...

To the constituents of District 8 and the residents of Alpena County, it has been my pleasure to serve as an Alpena County Commissioner for the past five years. After great consideration and a heavy heart, I will be unable to run for county commissioner in the upcoming election. Thank you ...

In columnist Jamie Stiehm’s account on May 16 of Justice Samuel Alito’s choice of representing the smallest of humans, Stiehm misses the most basic of tests. She speaks with an assurance that she knows what side to come down on. Down is not taking into account God, who is the author of ...