To Editor The Alpena News, My Name is William (Bill) Blank of 124 S. Atchison Rd. in Harrisville. I feel bad for a local presidential candidate who was on the libertarian ballot. Only because a third party doesn’t stand a chance currently, maybe in local small town elections where you ...
Once again, at the April 28 APS board meeting, the dysfunction of some APS school board members was on full agonizing display. Not for the first time, the issue was about “Bathroom Policy.” To recap: APS has a bathroom use policy that, according to students, teachers, and administrators, is ...
A small group in the community is determined to politicize and hijack our public schools for their hate-based, ignorant beliefs. At April’s board meeting, students, teachers, and members of the community spoke on concerns about board members’ obsession with bathrooms and adopting policies ...
What restores your soul? I think about this a lot. For me, it comes down to many things: Nature walks, quality time with friends and family, writing poetry, watching funny shows or movies… But, honestly, when everything else is stripped away, music is the magic that keeps me going. No ...
How often do we just let things go because they have always been there or we are too unmotivated to move them? For example, we stack our dishes in our cupboards but when we want to use one, it is a job to get to the one we want. Instead, we could move the ones we use most often so they are more ...
With development of the state’s budget for 2025-2026 in full swing, we at the Michigan League for Public Policy are joining the American Heart Association and other children’s health advocates in urging our lawmakers to continue support for free, healthy school meals for all public students ...