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Opinion

Only a sober ‘yes’ means ‘yes’

Editorials and columns

Hope Shores Alliance has planned several events throughout April to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month, News staff writer Mike Gonzalez reported recently. The advocacy and support group partnered with schools to talk to students and allow students to create artwork to raise awareness of ...

Alpena County back to the future

Editorials and columns

One of my favorite movies is “Back to the Future.” It matters not that I know each scene by heart. I can watch Marty McFly and Doc Brown for hours more as they try to grapple with time travel. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd were outstanding in their roles as those two ...

No Labels not going away

Editorials and columns

No Labels is a nonprofit political organization founded in 2010 with one initial overriding goal: to get Congress working together across party lines to address America’s most pressing issues. Out of the group’s efforts, the Problem Solvers Caucus in the U.S. House was created and now ...

City right to spend down savings

Editorials and columns

Government leaders should act with fiscal responsibility. And fiscal responsibility includes building up a budgetary cushion to be able to respond to emergencies and cover bills without having to borrow money and repay with interest. But governments, whose money belongs to and whose ...

Establish, mission, vision, values

Editorials and columns

Many businesses have some combination of a mission, a vision, and values (core values). Some have developed all three, while others have one or two of the three. A mission statement explains what the company does and why it exists. Ideally, it is what the business delivers every day. For ...

Attend county administrator interviews

Editorials and columns

We know it’ll be hard for those of us who have to work, but we urge as many Alpena County residents as can make it to attend the Alpena County Board of Commissioners’ interviews with three finalists for the open county administrator position. The interviews begin at noon Friday at the ...