Although Enbridge Inc. told the state that its studies of the lakebed in the Straits of Mackinac found no potentially culturally sensitive artifacts that could be disturbed by the Canadian energy company’s proposed tunnel for its Line 5 oil pipeline, a group of amateur researchers begs to ...
The economic meltdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic threw a lot of people into situations in which they never expected to find themselves. For many people, that meant the risk of losing their homes. However, a state program overseen regionally by the Northeast Michigan Community ...
Sometimes, you come across small details that are unimportant to the crux of a story, but, when added to the greater kaleidoscope of history, help us see the world around us a little more clearly. Many such small details were uncovered last week, after the FBI and Michigan State Police ...
As an independent voter, I have a Trump 2020 sign in my yard because I’m tired of state, federal, and local politicians telling me one thing when they want my vote, but then changing their colors. I’m tired of bureaucrats in Congress and the Justice Department lying and stonewalling. ...
We support drug courts. The programs allow those arrested for drug crimes tied to addiction to undergo treatment and work to get themselves clean to avoid jail time. Such programs are good for the participants, helping them get their lives back on track, and good for the community, ...
Voters of Alpena and Montmorency counties, I feel the need to speak up for someone who is extremely humble and doesn’t like to say a lot about himself. Judge Ed Black is a graduate of Michigan State University Law, a judge advocate (JAG) in the Army Reserve and the former prosecutor in ...
Myron David Orr’s English class at Alpena Community College, if not consistently informative, was usually enjoyable. This particular day, it was both. My friend, Doug Scott, and I were in attendance when instructor Orr, as was his habit, advanced a proposition having nothing to do with ...
As we approach the upcoming election during one of America’s darkest hours, I am reminded of how Americans heeded the warning of President Harry S. Truman that rallied Americans to put an end to the era of McCarthyism in the early 1950s. An era when U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy led a smear campaign ...
The northern shores of Lake Huron are home to teal-blue waters, sun-bleached coasts of ancient bedrock, and plants that eat meat. Michigan’s dynamic geological past is famously shaped by glaciers, whose retreat thousands of years ago carved the Great Lakes and defined its borders. Equally ...
Would you vote someone into the county commissioners office if they took some of his neighbor’s property by imminent domain? My dad said the only way to keep the fox out of the chicken house is stop it before it gets in. Dave Karschnick did that to his neighbor. His neighbor, an old guy, ...
Having known Cynthia Muszynski for many years we are proud to support her as Alpena County prosecutor. Cynthia has demonstrated her ability as an excellent, tenacious prosecuting attorney over the past 11 years. Her integrity, professionalism and passion for the welfare of the community is ...
To the voters of District 3 Alpena County, Please remember to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. I ask you to vote to elect Commissioner Dave Karschnick as your next District 3 commissioner. Holding an elected office comes with an incredible amount of responsibility and being your ...
To Don, Rogers City: Donald Trump’s “suckers” comment from anonymous sources was debunked. Even anti-Trumper John Bolton said it never happened. Trump daily briefings: He’s got four Nobel Peace Prize nominations, took out two high-value terrorists, got out of the Iran deal (even ...
As the former chairman of the Republican Party in Montmorency County, I am casting my vote for Joel Bauer for Circuit Court judge on Nov. 3. I urge all Republicans to do the same. I am concerned about the circumstances that led to the appointment of Judge Ed Black to the bench. I ...
As a lifelong Republican, I was deeply upset to find out that Judge Ed Black was the handpicked choice of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Like every conservative voter in this election, I am deeply concerned about the poor judgement of the governor. Her decisions have been overruled by the Michigan ...
Most of us learned from our parents the rule of treating others as we wish to be treated. Kindergarten reinforced this, and also the rule of respecting others’ property. Later schooling instilled an important tenet of our democracy — that each person has equal value, equal rights, and an ...
How gutless is Congressman Lt. Gen. (Ret) Jack Bergman? Bergman is quick to use his past military career for political gain, but is silent when Donald Trump called our troops, war prisoners, and fallen heroes “losers” and “suckers”. Knowing unequivocally that Vladimir Putin used ...
Is this the America we live in where this president has lost jobs and economic meltdown, over 200,000 deaths, voter suppression, fear mongering, political division, lack of health care, loss of environmental protection, deregulation of the financial industry, drink bleach, do whatever you want ...
We are longtime registered Democrats. We won’t be voting a straight ticket in the upcoming election because we’re voting for Cynthia Muszynski for county prosecutor. We believe her to be the candidate of high integrity, with an excellent work ethic. For these reasons we endorse her as ...
Are you going to vote on Nov. 3, 2020? Maybe you have already voted, and, if so, you have joined the other 15 million voters who have cast their ballots several weeks before Election Day. Regardless, if you plan to vote in-person at your local polling booth or choose to vote absentee, the ...