When Sheriff Eric Smith said he won’t discuss or support turning the old jail into an animal shelter, I said to myself, “I will open a discussion. I stand with our animal control officer.” I applaud Michelle for being the best animal control officer Alpena has ever had. She has given ...

It’s all so predictable, whenever one of these NGO marches comes to a town you can count on cleaning up behind them. Sunday morning after the march for abortion, I took pictures of mass printed trash left on the ground, had to walk around feces on the river trail in town, had to walk around ...

Shell, Exxon Mobil, B.P., Chevron, and ConocoPhillips have posted record profits for the first three months of this year. This after posting record profits for the same time period last year. They recorded $35 Billion dollars in profits. Yes “Billion. With a “B.” They are clearly price ...

Hallelujah Brother. We now have “some religion” governing The United States of America. Not a threat? This is how we got here. America is a “Christian country,” but in demonstrating their religious zeal, evangelicals have violated all of the elements of the Christian religion: human ...

The Technical, Professionals & Officeworkers Association of Michigan “TPOAM” Union would like to formally announce their endorsement of Keri Bertrand for Alpena County Clerk. Keri has been with the County of Alpena since 2018 as an employee of the Alpena County Clerk’s Office. In ...

After reading the recent article about Alpena Rotary Club looking to explore upgrade options, I love our splash park and it’s been a wonderful asset in our community, especially for those who are unable to get down to the beach/water. It did get me thinking of other upgrades to make our ...