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The Alpena News
thealpenanews.com > opinion > editorials-and-columns > 2026 > 09 > starting-the-school-year-strong-simple-ways-families-can-stay-connected

Starting the school year strong: Simple ways families can stay connected

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (841+ words) A new school year always seems to bring a little bit of everything, excitement, nervousness, new routines, busy mornings, and maybe even a few missing shoes or forgotten lunch boxes. For children, the first few weeks are about getting used…...

The Alpena News
thealpenanews.com > opinion > editorials-and-columns > 2026 > 08 > kids-were-actually-talking-to-one-another-again

Kids are actually talking to one another again

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (829+ words) Long before cell phones invaded every school in the state driving down student attention spans to lower than the balance in your checkboo, about the only way students back in the day could ignore the teacher was to hide a…...