There are some tools in a classroom that feel small-but the carry extraordinary impact. A pencil is one of them. It is the first instrument of self-expression. The bridge between imagination and paper. The quiet companion to every math problem solved, every spelling word written out, and every ...
Valentine's Day will not be your usual chocolate and/roses sweetie day. Nope. The NFL will be hosting Super Bowl LXI that day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Personally, I think that Michiganders will be glued to the TV that day because this IS finally the year that the Detroit Lions will be playing in the NFL's most coveted event. Looking at the talent level, the schedule, and the head coach, the Detroit Lions have the makings of a championship football team this year. So, the prediction here is heading into their bye week, the Lions should be 4-1 and after the ...
The Alpena News recently published a press release from the office of Congressman Bergman bemoaning the causes and effects of the Canadian wildfires. He cast blame. Nowhere is thick smoke thicker, the density of dense thought denser, a dim light dimmer than in a political office contriving a ...
While on vacation recently with a group of new friends, we talked about some of the choices we have made in our lifetime. Each had an interesting story to tell, and it reminded me of one of the more emotional choices Diane and I ever faced, and that was moving from Michigan to Ohio. The ...
Here's a modest proposal I've been suggesting to American newspapers for four years. It's an easy story assignment I guarantee will produce readership no one has seen since the last 3-for-1 tire sale. The Alpena News would be the first to take me up on it. Surprise me. Demand every elected official representing Northeast Michigan voters, from drain commissioner to U.S. senator, answer this question: "Did Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election clearly, fairly, and without question?" Insist on a yes or no answer. Be fair and inform respondents what will happen if they refuse to say ...
I was shocked watching the NBC nightly News last night as they announced that the mighty U.S. Congress has finally passed the Sunshine Protection Act which now goes to the U.S. Senate. If these people were in office centuries ago the pyramids might just be completed! Now all they have to do this century is pass the SS and the Safe act. The final clock change could occur in March 2027. From there there would be no longer a "fall back" in November 2027 The bill allows states to opt-out Clause. The way I see it, it looks like it's back to square one! The problem is this was tried before ...
