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Letters to the Editor

Political concerns affect all Americans

Politics, a noun sourced from the Greek ‘affairs of the city,’ is the set of activities associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. Politikos (Greek) means ‘Of the People.’ Therefore, ...

Country cannot cater to the whole world

The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled against President Trump’s mandate of ending foreign aid. Former presidential candidate Sen. Ron Paul has advised that foreign aid is unconstitutional! If that’s the case, then how does the Supreme Court see it differently? President Lincoln said of the ...

We need better role model for our youth

Johnny, you did not eat your dinner. Are you feeling sick? NO. What’s wrong? MY FRIENDS IN CIVICS CLASS SAID THAT YOUR DAD AND MY RELIGION TEACHER ARE LIARS. That’s not true Johnny and a little mean. Why did they say such a thing? Your dad and I have always tried to tell you the truth. ...

Adjusting priorities to help out taxpayers

I am writing this out of concern for the actions of the city council and Target Alpena. Why do they think it is appropriate to give acreage to a developer for $1, then abate the taxes on the property, 90% for 20 years? This is not being done for the average citizen of Alpena, when the ...

How, as Americans, will our story read?

How will it end? As we have watched from the sidelines for three years now the situation in Ukraine has gripped the hearts of Americans in a surprisingly intimate way. It’s like a story that sounds vaguely familiar to each of us, but we can’t really remember why … we can’t quite put ...

The whole world is watching in disgust

For all of my life, America has been the leader of the free world. America along with the other democratic countries fought and defeated Hitler’s attempt to dominate the world. America’s leadership was instrumental in a post-war rebuild of Europe to ensure free world stability. America led ...