Old-timers used to say, “When the frogs start croaking, it’s time to get the oats in.” Frogs signify the reflection of thriving conditions for planting — rain is coming, and favorable weather. In northern Michigan, May is generally when that favorable weather arrives. It is also a ...
On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the successor to the late Pope Francis. As with many cultural events, experts came out of the ...
When my big brother married my sister-in-law in October, I sobbed and sobbed during the ceremony and at the beginning of the reception. During the ceremony, I mostly cried because it was a wedding, and, well, who doesn’t cry at weddings? But during the reception, I cried when my ...
Congress is working on a proposal to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the Medicaid program, jeopardizing people’s health insurance and healthcare. As the CEO of Thunder Bay Community Health Service, I want to remind our community that these cuts will harm our patients — maybe ...
On Thursday, The News was honored to win a handful of awards from the Michigan Press Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Content. In several categories, in which The News competed against papers with similar circulation sizes, the MPA announced that the Alpena paper won: — Third place ...
A small group in the community is determined to politicize and hijack our public schools for their hate-based, ignorant beliefs. At April’s board meeting, students, teachers, and members of the community spoke on concerns about board members’ obsession with bathrooms and adopting policies ...