Opinion

R & R

By Amy Hensel It took a good solid week of preparation, but the car was loaded, and we were on our way. My husband and I were headed to one…

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Clearing it out

By Jocelyn Garza jgarza@cherryroad.com I’ve run into the same issue a few times recently—not enough storage on my devices. I know every device has a maximum amount of storage, but…

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Pomp and parade

By Mandilee Hecht Anyone who could view my Google search history would surely laugh, as I am always asking it the most obscure questions. My natural curiosity and love of…

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The scents of summer

By Amy Hensel One of the best things about summer is the smell of the outdoors, especially outdoors in the country. I love the fresh smell of summer mornings. I’m…

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Slithering into another year

By Jocelyn Garza jgarza@cherryroad.com This week is a very special week. It has now been one year since I rushed my ball python Venus to an exotic animal veterinarian for…

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Embrace your inner ally

By Mandilee Hecht I was listening to an interview recently from a woman who had recently been through a lot of life struggles. She is someone in the public eye,…

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And then it was summer

I lost count of the articles I read in the last two weeks which called Memorial Day the unofficial start of summer. Apparently, the natural world got the memo; summer-like weather arrived, bang on cue, just in time for the three-day holiday weekend. It feels like summer, and it looks like summer, although the calendar says otherwise. I looked through the screen door as I was writing this and I saw a chicken, a rabbit and a number of songbirds stopping by for treats. The hanging baskets are bursting with wave petunias. The meadow is bright green and the woods beyond are lush and verdant.
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Inconvenience with benefits

Memorial Day honors the fallen service members who gave their lives defending our country. Before Monday, with its solemn observances arrived, we had to get through Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Study your candidates well

Editor’s note: This editorial was published in the Alpena News a month ago. Some of the information is dated; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina have since thrown their hats in the ring.
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