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Opinion

Upton opines on 2024 contest

Editorials and columns

To be sure, Fred Upton is not exactly a household name, but it could have been, had he pulled the trigger on running for governor here. He flirted with the notion on a number of occasions, including as recently as last spring. He was mulling over whether to make another run for Congress, ...

Claw Academy a worthwhile offering

Editorials and columns

Not everyone succeeds in a traditional classroom setting. Students may struggle for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they get distracted because they don’t get along well with their classmates or get distracted because they get along with them too well. Perhaps problems at home prevent them ...

Money can’t buy civility, dignity

Editorials and columns

“At the end of the day, dipping into the attack well of body-shaming, racism, misogyny, and ableism is just lazy. When people resort to these kinds of tactics, I simply think that they have lost the ability to debate the merits and content of a position. Instead, they want to play to the ...

Nice to see inclusivity in Northeast Michigan

Letters to the Editor

I’m sure there are many Alpena and Posen stories, both known and unknown, that mirror the experiences of Douglas Taratuta and Clint Taratuta-Kendziorski as well as stories that have not had as happy an ending from earlier less enlightened times. Some very well might have included members of ...

Something needs to be done about speeding

Letters to the Editor

I am amazed that there have not been more accidents on French Road. We have lived here for four years. The traffic and the speed just keep getting worse. In these four years, I have never seen anyone stopped for speeding. This road is used consistently as a speedway; mainly motorcycles and hot ...