As a human, you have a right not to wear a mask. But, just like you, businesses have a right to not let you in, and not to serve you. You can’t have it both ways. You are free to make a choice, but that means accepting the consequences of your actions. Screaming at employees and businesses ...

Upon hearing about the new Texas law restricting a women’s right to an abortion, silence was not an option! Being a pro-choice advocate, and a supporter for all women’s issues, this new law is absolutely abominable, chilling in its attack on women — their bodies, choices and lives. Then ...

In a recent letter to the editor, one reader described Sue Allor’s bill to ban employers from requiring COVID vaccines as ignorance of science. I must agree with that statement; it is a total ignoring of science facts. The ignorance is surpassed only by the hypocrisy of the bill. These ...

In response to the front page story, “A call to action,” from Aug. 27: As of Aug. 2, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 489 pediatric deaths (ages 0-17) related to COVID-19. Compare that to 301,650 deaths of those aged 75-85+. According to ...

Two weeks ago, I went to my first Alpena school board meeting. I am sad to say all but one school board member needs to be voted out. The exception is Eric Lawson. Parents, please get your kids out of Alpena Public Schools. I was a single mom and homeschooled or sent my daughter to a private ...

I am writing about the article that appeared in Northern Lifestyles on Aug. 7 on Lee’s Miniature Golf Course in Alpena. The original owners were Lee and Elizabeth Reide, and, when it was up for sale in 1985, Mike Polluch, at age 24 years old, purchased the property, which included a beauty ...