You never know where an opportunity might take you, but there are just some people you trust when they call. For me, one of those people is Gina Barreca. She is a feminist scholar who holds a doctorate in English literature and has more than 10 books to her name. Gina is at the helm of the ...
The Democratic Party's low approval ratings have sent a stern message to its members. But what is it? Is it a failure to loudly fight an unpopular president on every matter? Is it anger over the party's previous obsession with boutique causes — transgender rights, for instance — while ...
It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a community to do it well. That is what I love most about living in Alpena: the community. Just read the comments under any Facebook post, and you’ll find that we all have different ideas. However, when there is a need, this community comes ...
Over the years I have had to pay more attention to shopping opportunities in a community than I expect most males my age have had to in their lives. It isn’t that I particularly enjoy shopping, but rather I know the number of stores and restaurants in a community help contribute to its ...
I'm writing today not just as a concerned community member, but as someone who is watching our school board take actions that raise a fundamental question — At what cost? First, a higher bid for asphalt over a lower one, an unnecessary expense of taxpayer dollars. At what cost? At the cost ...
It’s truly amazing how quickly summer can slip away. A few weeks ago, it occurred to me that we were in the middle of July already, and August was coming quickly. For me, as an outdoorsman, the internal alert went off to start thinking about getting my food plots done for this fall’s deer ...