Last week, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners had the opportunity to maintain an Alpena County library board that has a unified vision and intent to steer the library in accordance with the policies and laws that regulate library functioning. Instead, and in violation of the Open ...

Thanksgiving has passed, all the turkey decorations are put away, along with the Halloween pumpkins and goblins. We Americans love our holidays and show off a wonderful mixture of our ancestor’s traditions. No holiday speaks to those family traditions more than Christmas. Oh, the ...

What has just happened? For eight years, Donald J. Trump has raised havoc on American democracy and Donald J. Trump and his GOP have won the presidential election through treacherous acts of power violating all the elements of truth and religion. “I will protect your right and you will ...

I was happy to see democracy at work in the 106th state House of Representatives District race between Trina Borenstein and Cam Cavitt. Both showed up at the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum and spoke on what was important to them and what they would do if elected. Both were asked about ...

There I was, suffering a cough, unwrapping a lozenge, and in small print on the wrapper were messages … messages to inspire one to feel better: “Get back in the game,” “Don’t give up on yourself,” “You’ll survive” … all little pep talks! Wow! All around us, you can find ...

Pay attention to what we are witnessing: Donald J. Trump and the GOP (Big Money) have won the presidential election and has begun to install an autocratic regime in “the United States of America.” Here’s what is happening: “The United States of America’s” Supreme Court has ...