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Thoughts on potential APS bond issue

Letters to the Editor

Soliciting and publishing (6/23/26) comments from a few APS board members about the tax bond issue up for vote next year was premature and stirred up unneeded speculation and ill informed opinions in Alpena. At this time APS staff and consultants are developing the detailed scope of work needed and or options to deal with maintaining the aging school infrastructure. In addition there is the need to address the impact of the declining student enrollment. A detailed plan is not complete. Comments at this time only encourage those ill informed opinions form the public that will vote on the ...

Celebrating life's magic moments

Editorials and columns

Life is full of milestones. They are the opportunities to push pause on the daily grind, and to reflect on the journey. Last weekend, our oldest daughter turned 16 (on Mother’s Day at that!). It’s an important checkpoint in the parenting stage. Our child is quickly becoming an adult, and ...

No middle ground on data centers

Editorials and columns

"Don't confuse me with the facts. My mind is made up." That poignant little phase has been part of our political fabric for years. You name the issue and it applies. Someone against something knows they are right and those in favor feel the same way. For example back when one of the growth ...

Minimum wage fail

Editorials and columns

Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, DoorDash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving ... Lots of people like gig work. It's flexible. You work when you want to work. But "workers' rights" activists and ...

Humans still matter in this age of AI

Editorials and columns

In the movie, Erin Brockovich, which is based on a true story, Erin was working as a legal clerk when she discovered that Pacific Gas & Electric had contaminated the community’s groundwater with a carcinogenic chemical they were using in their cooling towers. Initially it was difficult for ...