Everyone absorbing the elitist media spin on the midterm elections cannot avoid the swirling symphony of doom for the Republicans. Conventional wisdom suggests a good night for Democrats, and that's before you look at the president's dreadful approval rating. Polls can be tricky: one can ...
AUTHOR’S NOTE: If you read the front page today, you probably read my “online dating” story. I thought it would be nice to give you all an update on my own dating journey, because I’m sure you are all DYING to know what I’ve been up to. Two years ago I set upon a voyage to develop ...
Dear Lindsey, Your body had not long been in the grave when your pal Donald Trump made the anti-Russia legislation that carried your name a nullity. Wondering how you'd feel about this if you were around to see it. The whole point of your last decade of life was the belief (or was it a ...
Did you watch any of the debates this past week? Most folks probably did not even though it was a rare opportunity to evaluate the candidates based on something other than those often misleading campaign commercials. In fact some valuable advice is, if you base your election decisions based ...
One of the most absurd claims being made this campaign cycle concerns the race for Congress. For the second election in a row, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman is being challenged by Democrat Callie Barr. For much of the campaign, Barr seemed largely absent outside Democratic ...
Hi, contrary to a recent letter to the editor by Ms. Goike, I am the chair of the Alpena County Republican Party. Jesse Osmer hasn’t held an officer position for quite a while now. I’ve reached out to our state party to correct their online directory. However, I am actually writing for a different reason, to share information: 1. The SAFE PAC that paid for billboards and postcards for Fritz, Ratz, Carlson, and Kipfmiller is registered under Alpena Democratic Chair Sarah Lane and liberal activist Marie Fielder. 2. Both these ladies helped circulate the ‘Build a Better Board’ ...
