"Ok. Now that makes sense. A display (131 plus displays), of how hard you work for your money and how great the extortion of thief jones and the Council to charge for police records that should be minimal or free and transparent.
I agree that the…"
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"As you may know, I sell firewood cheap and so I get hundreds of dollar bills every year, and they come in various conditions. At points, I will gather them together and flatten them under heavy weights and then for convenience and counting…"
"This is a doozy. Dollar-bill X. Did the treasurer ask you to come back with bigger bills, check, credit card or some other ransom? Did you go Tuesday morning with the same 131 dollar bills (and assuming 36 cents)? I'm sure the clerk and…"
City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes It Hard to Pay Up
At the end of the last Ludington City Council meeting, this reporter dropped off $131.36 with the city clerk as payment for what the city council had previously…See More
Ludington Fleet's Path of Leased Resistance
February saw the topic of leasing the fleet of 41 (numbers 40 and 43 have also been used) vehicles used by the City of Ludington (COL) come to the Ludington City Council for the first time. This ambitious scheme was proposed as a means for the COL to replace its practice of buying their vehicles with the practice of leasing, and we were told the fantastic story that this would be saving us tons of money ($500,000) by the end of ten years and allow all city employees and officials to drive cars…See More
"I appreciate your comprehension of the problems and issues facing Ludington and Mason County and that it's not due to the natural blessings that we are all surrounded by, but the detritus amongst us that rise to the top of the food chain…"
"Although I enjoy reading your proof of systemic corruption that is malignant within our local judicial system, I want for systemic change and accountability.
We, as a small community could set the example for others to follow. This systemic…"
"I have to believe that window tint and cracked windshield are the main pretextual reasons for traffic stops made in the middle of the day, but one can tell both pretexts are ignored throughout this 26 minute traffic stop, and this will be evident…"
"Multiple local law enforcement officers have illegal tint on their personal vehicles. Would be interesting to “audit” them and see the actual numbers. “Do as we say, not as we do”."
The Camera-Shy Deputy and His Dispensation of Unequal Justice
Let's say that you are a Mason County deputy and that you once served on another department and did what many people would consider totally unethical and corrupt behavior at a traffic stop. Let's say that you did that while on camera and your police chief saw nothing wrong with it and let you keep your job without any discipline at all. If you were a smart police officer, you would likely try to stay on that department as long as possible because you have a considerably long history of…See More
Ludington City Council, February 23, 2026: Paying the Pirate 131 Doll-arrrs
The February 23, 2026 meeting of the Ludington City Council (agenda packet) had a deceivingly full bottom-heavy docket of 18 action items, but that was primarily because it involved the routine of approving annual events sponsored by the DDA, Jaycees, and the local chamber. They were all…See More
Evan's Gambit: Man Risks it All on Faith That Justice Would Prevail
IntroductionThree years ago, Ludington native Evan Fargo was living the good life. He had over a decade at doing the same job and had purchased through a land contract with his grandmother a beautiful house in the country where he resided with his own growing family. Everything seemed to be going well in his life.Unexpectedly, his life would turn into a nightmare as…See More
Police Chief Tried to Keep THIS HIDDEN! [Footage Released]
An Off-duty Officer From the Ludington Police Department was pulled over by a fellow officer, from his OWN department, what happened NEXT, well has that poli...
Hamlin Censure: A Bridge Too Far?
To say that the current Hamlin Township Board of Trustees is philosophically divided would be an understatement, as one sees ample evidence of it whenever they have gone to a meeting over the last two years. Contentious meetings have been the norm and so when one reviews the agenda packet for the February 12, 2026 meeting they see a lot of potential for conflicts,…See More
The Culture Clash Between Ludington City Leaders and Citizens
At the February 9th, 2026 meeting of the Ludington City Council, a trio of councilors made some remarks at the end of the meeting, after the time of public comment, regarding the scandalous cover-up of the Mendez incident, where an off-duty LPD officer obviously engaged in impaired driving was stopped after committing multiple traffic infractions…See More
A Superbowl Between Ideologies
Perhaps the only thing more uninspiring than watching a Superbowl where neither team scored a touchdown in the first three quarters of a game that wasn't competitive at all, even until the end, was the halftime show. We will explore the entertainment, that was decidedly as uninspiring as the game itself-- but first let's look at the underlying theme which indicated that entertainment was being supplanted by a political message. In large black letters on a white screen, we saw a disturbing…See More
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City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes It Hard to Pay Up
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At the end of the last Ludington City Council meeting, this reporter…Continue
State, County Acknowledges the Hand That is Strangling Justice
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At the November 12, 2025 meeting of the Mason County Board of Commissioners the agenda …Continue
The Millstones of Coach Millspaugh
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Ludington Fleet's Path of Leased Resistance
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February saw the topic of leasing the fleet of 41 (numbers 40 and 43 have also been used) vehicles used by the City of Ludington (COL) come to the Ludington City Council for the first time. This…Continue
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The elves of the Ludington Torch were hopeful that we could move from our current Ning 2.0 network to the Ning 3.0 network shortly after our five year anniversary, but we have got news from them back that they are not currently doing any new migrations to the higher platform at this time. We surmise that there has been problems with the migrations of other Ning sites, because some things do not transfer very well or at all, including videos and group modules.
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Over the last couple of months our members have swelled due to an advertising push by those who join, post an ad, provide a link, and possibly send messages to other members advocating some product or action. While these are basically harmless if you ignore them, the Torch tech wizards cannot fully protect against the intruders. I have eradicated about two dozen of these infidels, and will make it a practice to do so in the future.
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Downloading Videos
Want to download videos for a thread or just to add to our Videos library, but are having a hard time figuring it out? It's not hard once you know how to do it. First you will need the Video's "Embed" code; on a typical video site like Youtube they will have a "share" button you need to click, you will then see an "Embed" button you need to click. You will see the code all in blue, you need to "copy" (as in copy and paste) this code by going to your copy command.
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