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Saturday is final day for candidate letters

Editorials and columns

Saturday will be the final day that The News will publish letters to the editor pertaining to candidates in the upcoming election on Nov. 3. If you have a letter about a current candidate or candidates, please be sure to have it submitted no later than 1 p.m. on Friday. Letters will be published in the order they are received. Letters to the editor can be submitted via email at sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com, by mail, or by simply dropping them off at The Alpena News office at 130 Park Place in Alpena.

End comes too quickly

Editorials and columns

Sooner or later, is a common thought that can apply to a vast number of events. Take our seasons; Swami has his own thoughts on them. Summer can come a lot sooner, whereas winter would be its best coming later, and for a short period of time as well. When the All-Knowing-One was in his youth, ...

Our failed constitution

Editorials and columns

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) The U.S. Constitution was ratified to create and to restrain the government. It established boundaries beyond which the government may not venture, even when it invokes ...

What is a free and fair election?

Editorials and columns

Free and fair elections. That’s what we all want. There are many Americans who are no longer sure whether this goal is attainable. Let’s break down what a "free and fair" election actually means, and what we should expect from our voting system here in the United States. We can ...

Education freedom is on midterm ballot

Editorials and columns

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill/Working Families Tax Cuts Act into law, and it's unfortunate that very few parents know this legislation provides the largest national expansion of K-12 education freedom in our nation's history. Beginning Jan. 1, ...