To the Editor: This is in response to the article in last week’s Presque Isle Advance regarding the Materials Management Plan. I have stressed to the county board that the county does not have the staff, the expertise, or the understanding to develop its own regional management plan. They ...
For about two years, the Alpena County Library has been buffeted by criticism from many county residents concerned about a handful of books in the teens’ and children’s sections of the library that those residents viewed as overly sexual and inappropriate for young audiences. Now, partly ...
The article in the July 30 Alpena News about library supporters “fighting back” saddened me. I am proud of the fact that I listen and appreciate various sides of the coin. I believe in freedom of speech. However; this community is still reeling. Why can’t “fighting back” involve the ...
I told you in a previous column about ending a softball game because of rain and a muddy field. The Michigan High School Athletic Association has helped by mandating field-clearing delays if lightning is seen or thunder is heard. However, just rain and wet field situations still make for a ...
Dear Editor, As the country and the rest of the world experience another year of scorching heat waves, private for-profit utility companies — who we rely upon for our basic necessities like heating, cooling, and electricity — are keeping us reliant on climate-wrecking fossil fuels while ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column originally appeared in The News in 2020. I had the opportunity to visit San Francisco multiple times while my daughter lived there 15 years ago. At that time, it was known as one of the jewels of northern California, with its rolling hills, beautiful gardens, and ...