The Alpena County Library board had wanted to ask county voters to renew the property tax that funds library operations and approve a tax increase to help the library cover increased costs and take on some renovations and improvements at the library. Last week, however, the library board ...
I expect an ugly year culminating in a chaotic and potentially violent presidential election in November. My political beliefs are still stuck in the ’60s. I still believe in peace and love. I do still believe if everyone puts aside personal anger and greed, this country could be a leader ...
One can remember sitting in the massive office on the first floor of the Capitol reserved for whomever was speaker of the state House. On several occasions, the former occupant of that office would pull out a fairly large whiteboard on which the then-speaker revealed his diagram mapping out ...
The right time to have the discussion would have been before bringing three people in for interviews, but the Alpena County Board of Commissioners needs to have a frank and comprehensive discussion today about whether the county should hire a county administrator. Alpena County taxpayers ...
Wow. I didn’t quite know what to expect from this month’s total solar eclipse, but I knew it would be a show. It was something more. Something emotional. Something incredible. Something awe-inspiring. My good friend, who visited from Michigan, drove to southern Illinois seven years ...
We love a good celebration with a bang. So we’re excited to learn that the Alpena County Fair Board wants to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the fair this year with a fireworks show at the county fairgrounds. City officials have apparently signed off on the plan, but they want a letter ...