Right before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would stop providing military aid to Israel, forcing the most dedicated Israel-obsessed antisemites to declare that this, too, was evidence of nothing more than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest scheme. However, as debate swirls over what this means for America and one […]

Joel A. Kowalewsky, 68, of Metz, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at MyMichigan Medical Center – Alpena. Joel was born on April 16, 1958, to the late Raymond and Lois (Brege) Kowalewsky. At the age of 14 Joe started to learn how to play guitar, and for many years has played with a variety […]

HILLA, Lori Lynn, age 66, of Case Township, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Nov. 2, 2026. Arrangements are in the care of Beck Funeral Home.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and LSU have spent decades giving college football fans a reason to mark their calendars. Next year, those fans will have to find another game. The longtime Southeastern Conference opponents have played every season since 1964, a stretch that will end after No. 9 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU on […]

Rory McIlroy has played down safety concerns about competing at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week, amid tensions in the Middle East that have impacted the sports calendar in the region. It is the first of lucrative, back-to-back season-ending events in the United Arab Emirates over the next two weeks that will determine who wins […]

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell said in a statement Wednesday that he has full movement in his lower body and is “continuing to make progress with movement in my upper body” days after he was carted off the field on a backboard during a game against the Minnesota Vikings. […]

Michigan lawmakers have consistently failed to address our state’s structural revenue problem for decades. Michigan simply does not raise enough in taxes, and lawmakers as a whole have been apprehensive to adequately address it. While more could be done on the revenue side, Michigan has some sensible solutions on the table to both raise revenues […]

Sunset on the colorful trees, oh my. We are more than a little lucky to live here. I go to bed so early I seldom see the display in the night sky. I do see the sunset and the moon. It is enough to fill my mind and soul for a good night’s sleep. Except […]

ALPENA — Fewer voters went to the voting booths for Tuesday’s midterm election compared to the 2022 election. County Clerk Keri Bertrand said that overall, election day went smoothly across the county and everyone that showed up to vote were able to fill out ballots. “A lot of people showed up,” Bertrand said, in regards […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Micah Parsons is practicing again with the Green Bay Packers as the All-Pro edge rusher approaches a return from the torn anterior cruciate ligament that has sidelined him since mid-December. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday that Parsons would be participating in individual drills at that day’s practice session. Parsons’ […]