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A flawed goose policy

Letters to the Editor

The Alpena Municipal Council’s decision to reject a controlled goose hunt in favor of egg-oiling and flashing lights ignores both practical reality and local experience. Sidewalks, the bike path, beaches, playgrounds, and city parks remain coated in droppings. Residents can no longer walk the path, take children to the playground, or even attempt a picnic without stepping through a mess. Arriving cruise passengers and summer visitors are met with fouled pathways rather than an inviting waterfront. Recent minutes show $868 spent on two “Away With Geese” lights, with more ...

The Bible is clear about how to treat strangers

Editorials and columns

In the New Testament of the Bible, there are 59 statements, commands even, about how we should treat one another. These are often just called the “One Anothers.” Notice that these cannot be accomplished without us being known, being in relationship, being present and committed to one ...

Kids are actually talking to one another again

Editorials and columns

Long before cell phones invaded every school in the state driving down student attention spans to lower than the balance in your checkboo, about the only way students back in the day could ignore the teacher was to hide a dirty book inside the pages of a text book and then hope teach would not ...

Lessons learned on a river cruise

Editorials and columns

I’m writing today as I drift down the Romantic Danube aboard a Viking river ship, a trip I had eagerly awaited for months. I am blessed to be surrounded by wonderful family and dear friends, but truth be told, disappointment has abounded. The river waters proved far too low to navigate, ...

Who does the county administrator serve?

Letters to the Editor

Jesse Osmer, the county administrator, in an obedient and servile missive believed to have been written for an audience of one, wrote an editorial for The Alpena News a couple weeks ago chastising county residents who participated in the school board recall effort. It’s clear what Osmer’s intentions were with his preachy, self-serving diatribe, but it’s surprising that he decided to bring Dennis Schultz into the rant by reminding the community that Schultz has digital copies of the almost 2,000 petitions that were gathered during the school board recall. It’s known that Schultz ...