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Opinion

The political risks of war with Iran

Editorials and columns

Will President Donald Trump's war against Iran, undertaken in alignment with Israel, prove to be an electoral albatross for Republicans in November? Could Democrats, salivating at the prospect of impeaching and removing Trump from office in 2027, regain control of the House and Senate, fueled ...

Highs and lows of being a high school athlete

Editorials and columns

According to an article published by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), participation in high school sports in the U.S. reached an all-time high of over 8.26 million for the 2024-2025 school year. Being a high school athlete is a rollercoaster of highs and lows. ...

Can You Relate?

Editorials and columns

What could one possibly write about after over 60 articles in the Alpena News? I had a chance to sit down with my brother-in-law who lives in a lovely, very large log house on Lake Michigan. I interviewed him for this article knowing some of his decluttering tendencies (or lack of them). Maybe ...

Growth is forever project

Editorials and columns

The value of each of the following is rooted in research. I can also personally attest to the positive impact of adjusting my own behaviors and thoughts to better align with the following. First on my list is the importance of self-awareness. Developing a realistic view of ourselves is key to ...

The reading wars

Editorials and columns

"My child can't read!" That's become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political. "Progressives" at teachers' colleges pushed a reading technique ...

Grift and graft: a White House simply for sale

Editorials and columns

In the end, it wasn't the disturbingly Gestapo-like tactics of her U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, smashing cars, pulling innocents off the streets and executing two American citizens, that did Kristi Noem in. It wasn't the sneering contempt of court orders or the incessant ...