Last week, the absentee ballots for the 2022 midterm elections will be mailed. The Republican Party urges you to vote Republican for the following reasons: 1. Our southern border is in chaos; 2. Record inflation is causing higher prices for everything we purchase; 3. Increasing violent crime; ...

This November we have a decision to make that is not based on our political preference, age, gender, or race. This decision will be based on the people of Michigan’s integrity and morals. Proposal 3 is being disguised as “women’s reproductive rights”. Proposal 3 would change the ...

As I was scrolling through Saturday’s paper, I was dismayed to see that the paper selected another cartoon ridiculing the Department of the Interior’s move to rename existing geographic features with derogatory names to names that better reflect those locations’ history or environment. ...

After a successful six-month contract with the City of Alpena to provide fire protection, the Alpena Township Board of Trustees voted to reject a long term agreement by a vote of 3-4. The township board is hoping to rebuild the fire department at a significant cost to the taxpayers. So far they ...

As a lifelong resident of Alpena, and a retired teacher of APS, I strongly urge you to support Sarah Fritz, Anna Meinhardt, Tom Hilberg, and Ned Heath in our upcoming school board election. We need school board members who will work to support all students in our district, no matter their race ...

I have lived and worked in this community for 50 years, 35 years I was at Alpena High School. Now as a grandparent, I take my grandson to the junior high school. At 1 today (Wednesday) I was trying to turn left from Bagley onto Third Ave. There were four cars in front of me and it took four ...