Years ago, before I met my wife, before I got settled in my career, before I had money for anything, I lived for several years in a house owned by a friend. There were usually about four or five of us single guys paying a modest rent. We had meals together weekly, had a lot of fun, went to ...
Judge Ed Black of Alpena County’s 26th Circuit Court said he couldn’t fully end the decade-long dispute over how much Alpena Township should pay Alpena for water and sewer services. Instead, Black this week sent the two governments back to the bargaining table with some new rules to guide ...
Fashion. What is it, and why? If you look at me in my pink plaid flannel basic button-down shirt that’s half-casual, half-professional (at least in Alpena), I obviously do not know what I’m talking about when it comes to fashion. I just have to wonder what I’m “supposed” to be ...
Only one in every six infants and toddlers experiencing homelessness in Michigan are enrolled in an early childhood development program, pointing to the dire need for stronger state policies and funding to improve access to those important programs for families without a reliable roof over ...
Let’s put in perspective that $4,500 coffeemaker purchased by a politically connected recipient of a $20 million state economic development grant. While it’s a teeny drop in the $80.7 billion state budget, the purchase price of the fancy brewer took every dime of the state income taxes ...
Decluttering is not for the fainthearted. It takes a lot of strength physically, mentally, and emotionally, to go through what is in your living spaces. Physically, it can be demanding as you go through boxes, bags, furniture, clothes, and oh, so many other things. It might require kneeling ...