OK, Alpena County Republicans, this is your Alpena Republican Party. The editor of the Alpena News approached both the Alpena County Democratic Party (ACDP) and the Alpena County Republican Party (ACRP) in January with the idea of publishing “side by side” opinion columns on topics chosen ...

Your ad in Monday’s paper inviting people to remember their loved ones in a Memorial Day tribute is nice, but is disrespectful to the intended meaning of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is to honor those who died in the service of our country, not just anyone who’s passed away. I hope you ...

I recently received two bills from Alpena businesses. I myself live in Lachine. I just happened to notice both had the stamps canceled in Traverse City. I thought, ‘This is insane’, our mail needs to go to Traverse City to be postmarked? So I did a test. I mailed a blank letter to myself, ...

Friday marked the 52nd celebration of Earth Day. For more than half a century, scientists, environmentalists and families from all over the world have come together on this day to honor and protect the planet that supports all life — and our mission is now more urgent than ever ...

Amazing, the City Council can find use of infrastructure money for all types of projects except the ones that affect us on the north side, such as the burnt building on West Lake St or deserted buildings. These are more pressing issues than a few of the ones the council has chosen, this is ...

It appears that Spring has finally decided to grace Alpena with her presence and I could not be more grateful to be able to get out and enjoy the weather with my family. We moved here over six years ago in large part because of the natural resources that are literally blocks away from our home. ...