The song from every lawmaker about our immigration system is that it’s broken! The truth is the system is very solvent, and legislators do not want to enforce the law. I checked with the office of Congressman Bart Stupak years ago to find out what exactly is the law on immigration. The ...

With the bombshell explosion in the news this week of a leaked opinion from a justice in the Supreme Court. With five justices agreeing, the national debate of abortion rights is a raging fire once again. Roe v. Wade passed in 1973 seems to come down to the “legal point” of taking issue ...

There is a real possibility that the United States Supreme Court could overturn Roe vs. Wade. The issue is not the actual procedure of an abortion but in fact it is the right of a woman to choose that alternative to pregnancy. The Roe vs. Wade decision grants women the right to choose, period. ...

Most of my youth, I thought I knew what I wanted. Many goals were set, but wanting isn’t always needing. Being naive, I set myself up for trouble and didn’t realize it. As I matured, my concerns changed about the need to want. I vented with others; most were clueless about their ...

Your April 26 article, Shackles, hope, and TV: 8 hours inside the Alpena County Jail by Julie Riddle, was engaging, poignant and exceptionally well-written. It made my heart ache for nearly everyone involved in our failing prison system. Human nature makes laws a requirement in our society and ...

Excavate a ditch 10 feet deep in the middle of the Rio Grande river. Take the dirt on barges to Louisiana where they need it to fortify their levees against storms. Louisiana has an excess of alligators. Bring the alligators back to the Rio on the barges. Problem solved! CARL KELLY, Alpena