If you’re not as busy as you once were and are looking to be somewhat busier, but not too much — not over-the-top busy, just busier — it might be beneficial to first observe those who are. You could check out fast food restaurants. People there are very, very busy, but not over-the-top ...
Thank you, Alpena School Board, for caring about the students’ education and safety at Alpena Schools. You were elected by the majority of voters in Alpena County to FIX the failing grade that APS should receive. It is about time illiteracy rates, test scores, truancy, and unsafe locker room ...
WASHINGTON — I have a pet peeve about news coverage of mass murder. When the story breaks, cable news anchors report, as they first did after Monday's shooting in Midtown Manhattan, that the killer's motives were unknown. What do mass shooters' motives matter? When killers leave notes to ...
Here's a clue that the off-year elections in November 2026 may not go the way conventional wisdom suggests. That conventional wisdom is that the president's party almost always loses the House and, slightly less often, Senate seats. There are two structural reasons for this. One is that ...
Some countries have true, serious problems. Then there are countries that have national discussions over a buxom young white woman in a jeans commercial. Obviously, America is the latter. This week, the internet — and the media more generally — exploded over a commercial starring ...
There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of being surrounded by art — whether it’s in your home, at an art fair, a museum, or a gallery. The energy is tangible: vendor displays spilling over with creativity, strangers chatting about pieces that speak to their souls, the quiet pull of a ...