For some time, I have felt growing dismay at the continuous hostility directed toward several of the school board members by a small, vocal group who regularly submit personal attacks against them in this newspaper. Now it appears the aim has evolved to overturning the fair election of those ...
A recognizable Shakespearean phrase, “Thou doth protest too much”, is a commonly used expression to describe someone’s excessive denials that suggest those disclaimers are insincere and blatantly false. Such was the case at the February 16th school board meeting when Board President Eric ...
When members of a PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD are endorsed by an organization called "NE MI League of Conservative Education", and that organization spells out their “key ideals” on their website as: "1. Supporting school of choice vouchers. 2. Support public charter schools. 3. Support ...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio created quite a stir at the Munich Security Conference last week. Rubio's speech emphasized the shared heritage, history and culture of Europe and the United States -- described broadly as "Western civilization" -- and called upon the nations of Europe to ...
"Freedom has more often been lost in small steps by progressive incrementalism, than it has been by catastrophic upheavals such as violence or war." -- James Madison (1751-1836) Last week, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, ...
I read in the Alpena News, January 28, 2026 edition, about Governor Whitmer’s creation of the first-ever "Michigan Maritime Strategy to Protect the Greatest Lakes”. Whitmer’s strategy “provides a clear roadmap for attracting new investments… and strengthening Michigan’s water-based ...