I sat at the computer keyboard the other day deep in thought, when my wife wandered in and jokingly asked, “A penny for your thoughts?” “I’d like to share those thoughts with you,” I laughed, “but they’re now apparently worth 3.7 cents.” Such is life in the Speer household ...
Dear Editor, A couple of days ago I had the privilege of viewing a film (for free!) at the Alpena County Library. It was titled “Free for All: The Public Library” and it was an interesting documentary on the history of public libraries in the United States. I learned that many of the ...
I’m only allowed 800 words for this space. For my January column, my first draft overshot, and I had to cut over 600 words. That’s always the problem, but it leads to a better product if I’m forced to narrow the focus and only develop that one point. So here are some scraps that ended ...
To: Editor Alpena News My Name is William Dale Blank AKA Bill Blank. I was an LPN from 2001 until April of 2021. My experience includes med surge, ICU, OB, ER, home health, private duty, and long-term care. May I start by saying insurance providers remain a major problem with medical ...
I was often asked, “Why do you officiate football? The weather is so bad in football season.” My response always was, “Michigan weather is much worse for high school baseball and softball than it is for football”. Here are a few stories about baseball in Michigan weather. The first ...
Vladimir Putin is clearly delighted by Trump’s election. The self-proclaimed “best negotiator in the world” has basically conceded that Russia will achieve everything it wanted to achieve when it invaded Ukraine. Trump, along with Secretary of Defense Hegseth and Secretary of State Rubio, ...