21+ hour, 13+ min ago   (13+ words) The Alpena News Music and fun in Posen...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (416+ words) The Alpena News When history walks through the door I used to like my job. Now I love it. When I first became a collections manager five years ago, I was fresh out of college with a bachelor's degree in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (728+ words) I’m going to warn you right away: this may seem a little sappy. I don’t apologize for that. I’m an emotional person, and I’ve come to view that as one of my strengths. My emotions are closely tied to my…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1144+ words) On July 4, 1776, our founders formally declared independence from Great Britain. Yet the Declaration of Independence was not the end of what became a protracted war for independence - what we call a revolution. In many ways, it was only the beginning....

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (740+ words) Sandwiched between today's technology and Alpena's first telephone were land lines. Well over three decades ago land lines transmitted facsimiles and connected you to the internet via noisy dialup. Going back further in years, the telephones were once touch tones…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (257+ words) Data centers require enormous amounts of electricity to operate computers, servers and cooling systems around the clock. Before approving these projects, communities are wise to require that developers provide dedicated sources of renewable or alternative energy rather than placing additional…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (832+ words) The lights turn on, the sequin dresses are in place, the tap shoes are tied tight with little bows. Hair spray hangs heavy in the air, mothers are running down the halls with tulle and ribbons billowing behind them -- fathers…...