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Lumberjack Legends Hall of Fame induction

Sitting in the warm glow of Granum Theatre watching the 1976-77 Lumberjack men’s basketball team’s induction into the Lumberjack Legends Hall of Fame, it occurred to me once again the enduring power of positive connection. Coach Bill Morse’s 1976-77 Lumberjack team finished the season ...

Paranoia over CNN turning 'MAGA-friendly,' like CBS!

For months, ideological enforcer journalists who intensely labor to keep left-wing elitist media outlets as leftist and anti-Trump as possible have been panicking over the Ellisons getting their hands on CNN and turning it into -- cue siren noises -- another CBS News. Paramount has been ...

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Michigan forestlands have nearly a hundred species of trees, according to the Forest Service inventory program. Add a few more species if you count those in urban and residential areas. An eclectic group of obscurities occupy a small, but interesting, fraction of our forest volume. As ...

League of Women Voters event

On Wednesday, Sept. 23, I attended the League of Women Voters candidating event, where the candidates running for seats on the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education and Alpena County residents had the opportunity to meet in a non-confrontational and informal session. Attendees were seated at five tables (the original plan was for eight tables), but three of the eight candidates did not appear. Lindsey Klein, Vincent Thomas and Robert Bruning apparently did not provide a reason for their absence. The candidates were allowed 15 minutes at each table where they answered as many ...

The tyranny of one man's opinion

Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the convictions and executions of many whom Henry wanted out of the way, including his two predecessors in office -- one of whom was St. Thomas More -- and even the king's second wife, ...

Let the word go forth: The truth about Trump

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump is not just a bad president. "King" is too good a word for the likes of him. What Trump truly is shall be written in the end. Andrew Johnson was the worst president we've had until now. A Southerner who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president, he took office in 1865 ...