Thank you, Alpena School Board members Anna Meinhardt and Sarah Fritz and Superintendent Dave Rabbideau, for your comments on the proposal presented by Eric Lawson at the most recent board workshop meeting. The proposal was to alter the present school policy regarding the use of instructional ...

On a recent drive down 9th Street, I noticed city maintenance vehicles had the street closed off for tree removal. Upon observing, the crew had removed six large Silver Maple trees. These trees were like senior citizens, their massive crowns, shading and providing shelter for all residents, two ...

Veterans and V.A. employees. Fisheries and Wildlife biologists. National parks workers. Firefighters. Middle-class federal employees who guarantee that Social Security checks go out on time and that rural hospitals and clinics receive the Medicare payments that keep their doors open. All of ...

The Wednesday, March 12, edition of the Alpena News contained a commentary column “Protect Schools From Cuts” authored by Alexandra Stamm of the Michigan League for Public Policy. Ms. Stamm was complaining about the expected funding cuts to the budget of the federal Department of Education ...

The U.S. Congress must reject President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and undermine the foundation of public education in this country. We have witnessed countless attacks on public education at the hands of this president and his ...

If President Musk and his DOGE team really want to root out waste, fraud and abuse within the Federal Government, I suggest they start by pink-slipping Congressman Jack Bergman and staff. Aside from not having held a constituent town hall for over eight years, they’ve delivered little to ...