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Voting Blue because of Trump

Voting Blue because of Trump 250 years ago our forefathers gave us the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. We the people must come out in droves to keep our Democracy alive. No matter what the party, religion, what color, or creed you are, to keep the Freedom of Press alive for us all. Our moral fiber and souls are being torn apart by the fascist and lying Donald Trump and his 2025 project, cabinet sympathizers. Don “The Con” Trump and his corruption are bankrupting this country. He’s not a Conservative. $10.2 million ads to promote himself with taxpayer’s money. ...

Time to send Bergman packing

Jack Bergman is asking us to return him to Congress. In the 8 years he's been in office, his votes in the House have destroyed industry, livelihoods, and lives. Every time I fill up my gas tank, I think of Bergman and his cowardice to stand up against Trump's war of choice with Iran. Without Congressional approval, that illegal war which has spilled American blood, has driven up the cost of diesel and gasoline world-wide. In this rural district, affordable gas and diesel are our life-line to a job, health care, education for our kids, and more. Further, it's forced farmers into ...

Local journalism is important for local communities

As we wind down the celebration of a free press in our democracy this weekend, understand for a minute here just how incredibly fortunate you are. Many of you are holding an actual newspaper made of newsprint and ink. That in and of itself is rare anymore. Second, you live in a community and ...

The miraculous medal

When my grandpa died in 2020, I wrestled with the fact that I didn’t have any specific memories of him. My one recollection was waking up in the morning when my family visited him in Wisconsin and coming downstairs to the porch. Grandpa would be there sitting in his chair; he was always the ...

How can this be okay?

By now most in the community have seen, received or heard about the flyer the Alpena County Republican Party mailed to countless county residents in the last couple of weeks. The flyer is a smear campaign against four school board candidates, Sarah Fritz, Claire Kipfmiller, Evan Carlson and Kayla Ratz. The flyer was disparaging of four of our fellow community members who decided to give of their time and personal finances to serve this community by running for a nonpartisan school board seat. And for that they were subject to nothing short of character assassination. All of that is ...