The Constitution of the United States lays out a complex scheme of governance that has mostly worked for the 237 years since it became effective with the ratification of the ninth state, New Hampshire, in 1788. There have been exceptions, of course. Abraham Lincoln took extraordinary steps to ...
As I look back on my early school years now, Mrs. Stahl was a godsend. Tough as nails if you didn’t behave, but fair and caring otherwise, this third-grade teacher understood me. It was she who I credit with encouraging my passion to read, and she who I credit for steering me into my ...
Every day in Michigan, families lose loved ones to opioid overdose—mothers bury children, friends carry the weight of grief, and communities lose vital members of their fabric. These deaths are not inevitable. They are preventable. And right now, the Michigan Legislature has a critical ...
I have noticed an interesting trend with the Alpena Public School Board. There could be 12 people speaking during public comment or via email, in support of the rain garden, or in support of LGBTQ students or for any number of other issues that have come before this Board in the past eight ...
These are dark days for American lovers of liberty, so any glimmers of light are especially welcome. Let's start with "Sandwich Man." The world knows him as the pink-shirted guy who shouted at federal agents patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. After some aggressive language and ...
It was hard to miss Alpena Public School Board member Sarah Costain’s social media post last week: “We’re so happy we can give All Saints a beautiful greenhouse, a place to grow something amazing, and an outdoor space all the classes can enjoy.” Costain was referring to a greenhouse ...