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New Scandals of Newkirk's Scottville

                                          Former Scottville City Manager Jimmy Newkirk before the bedlamOne must appreciate the transparency of the Interim Scottville City Manager Clarence Goodlein for broadcasting a major city scandal in an open…See More
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XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion 2024 Voter Trends in Ludington (Compared with the Country and County)
"The start of the left turn began with the passing of the disastrous Rental Inspection Ordinance around 2016, which had a great impact.  In one measure they ruined the future of affordable housing in Ludington and encouraged the flight of…"
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Willy replied to XLFD's discussion 2024 Voter Trends in Ludington (Compared with the Country and County)
"Thanks for the information. I had been wondering how the vote would tally in Ludington since much of the political leaders seem to have the same mindset as many other towns who are tilting left. This is not a good sign for Ludington and that has…"
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2024 Voter Trends in Ludington (Compared with the Country and County)

This article will look at voting statistics of this year's November presidential election for the city of Ludington and compare it with the statistics of the November 2016 election.  At the same time, we will be looking at statistics for other municipalities in the county, and the county itself over that period to see whether they trended similarly. We have used the November 2016 presidential campaign as a point of reference since it had many similarities with this year, with Donald Trump as an…See More
yesterday
Willy replied to XLFD's discussion Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for Apparel
"Thanks for the link. It seems to me that there are some clerks who have not educated their staff about voting laws. Hamlin Twp. needs to make sure that all their representatives are made aware of citizens rights. Of course they could be never…"
Saturday
XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for Apparel
"I just located our SOS's official document on the matter, Prohibited Conduct at Voting-Related Locations, which indicates wearing apparel is not a crime, the act of campaigning (aka electioneering) is.  What is a federal crime is…"
Friday
Willy replied to XLFD's discussion Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for Apparel
"I can understand a law that restricts carrying signs or handing out pamphlets or trying to persuade others on how to vote.  It makes some sense to keep those activities from taking place in or around voting stations but telling folks what …"
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XLFD posted a discussion

Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for Apparel

An older woman from Hamlin Township had her right to cast a vote yesterday thwarted by an election worker who may have misinterpreted the law as it applies to electioneering.  Ironically, our sheriff who considers himself a champion of human rights, seems to have had his deputies deny her right to vote and her right to freedom of expression, before charging her with some serious crimes.  From…See More
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"Congratulations to President-elect Trump and new 5th Ward Councilor Mike Shaw, other winners."
Wednesday
Willy replied to XLFD's discussion A Week of Dirty, Scary, Hands
"i hope she will be more sensitive to the public she will be serving when she gets into office. At least I hope so. You had better be careful just in case she has the idea of making an example out of your case."
Nov 4
Willy replied to XLFD's discussion November 2024 Guide for Local Voters (Late Edition Addition)
Nov 4
XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, October 28, 2024: UDO You
"The corruption of the COL bidding processes was recently supported by a resolution that effectively allows them to totally ignore competitive bidding, by using subjective metrics after the bids are opened.  The Requests for Proposals (RFPs)…"
Nov 4
Willy replied to XLFD's discussion November 2024 Guide for Local Voters (Late Edition Addition)
"Excellent work X. Thanks for taking the time and researching the candidates. I like your choice for Treasurer."
Nov 3
Willy replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, October 28, 2024: UDO You
"Thanks for posting this discussion X. Nothing seems to change with the Council, especially the corrupt bidding process that has been going on for years. Who would even take the time to get involved with the bidding process if the Council has already…"
Nov 3
XLFD posted a discussion

A Week of Dirty, Scary, Hands

On the week of Halloween, one week before our appointed county prosecutor becomes duly elected for the position since she has no opponent, our local courts show that we may have some problems over the course of the next four years.Prosecutor Beth Hand handily won the primary election over two qualified Republican candidates, one an assistant prosecutor in Manistee County, one an established local defense attorney.  During a debate held by local media at Waterfront Park this summer, they would…See More
Nov 3

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New Scandals of Newkirk's Scottville

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area 15 hours ago. 0 Replies

                                          Former Scottville City Manager…Continue

2024 Voter Trends in Ludington (Compared with the Country and County)

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by XLFD 16 hours ago. 2 Replies

This article will look at voting statistics of this year's November presidential election for the city of Ludington and compare it with the statistics of the November 2016 election.  At the same…Continue

Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for Apparel

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by Willy on Saturday. 3 Replies

An older woman from Hamlin Township had her right to cast a vote yesterday thwarted by an election worker who may have misinterpreted the law as it applies to electioneering.  Ironically, our sheriff…Continue

A Week of Dirty, Scary, Hands

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by Willy Nov 4. 1 Reply

On the week of Halloween, one week before our appointed county prosecutor becomes duly elected for the position since she has no opponent, our local courts show that we may have some problems over…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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    Created by XLFD Jan 3, 2015 at 12:38am. Last updated by XLFD Jan 3, 2015.

    Spammertizing

    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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    Created by XLFD Dec 28, 2012 at 12:02pm. Last updated by XLFD Dec 28, 2012.

    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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