The problem with career public officials is that they lose sight of the plight of those in the private sector who pay their salaries, believing their government agency better deserves the money that other people and businesses earn through risk and industry.  Witness what all happened at the June 8th meeting of the Ludington City Council and witness the callousness of those who would enrich city hall coffers at the expense of the people who pay their salaries through taxes on their private…See More

For five decades, past city councils have rejected the Property Tax Administration Fee (in legal terms a tax upon a tax), last night these cowardly villains voted to impose it on their constituents.

If you believe that you're already paying too much for your property taxes or if you're just fiscally conservative and don't like the ideas of using your taxes to prop up government-favored businesses and other arbitrary agendas, you may want to set your calendar free for the evening of Monday, June 8th in order to bring some common sense to the Ludington City Council at their chambers in city hall.…See More

The Ludington City Council, some city officers and even the county treasurer filed out of the council chambers after the council voted unanimously on May 18 to reconvene in closed session down in the nether regions of city hall ironically called the Community Room.  The purpose of that closed session was to deliberate over the potential purchase of real property, a property where they took great pains to cover up the identity of, as if it was hiding from other underworld figures.…See More

The Hamlin Recall Clarity HearingOn May 21, 2026, Hamlin Township came to the forefront of political scrutiny as recall petitions were considered at a clarity hearing in the morning and a contentious three-hour regular township board meeting finished off the evening.  While not nearly as monumental as the political divides that led to a revolution in this country nearly 250 years ago, the factions in the fight are being better defined as the partially written script plays itself out.…See More

This is a Memorial Day tale of two brothers, the youngest was an Army veteran whose life ended way too soon, and the oldest who chose a career path in local law enforcement, retiring from that to pursue a career in state politics.  I've have had the opportunity to sit across the table (a dining room table at Arby's for one, the sheriff's office table for the other) from both brothers for a couple of hours chatting about one issue or another, without anyone else around.  In the process, I was…See More

On April 8th, the City of Ludington (COL) and Harbor View Marina (HVM, a state-owned, city-leased entity) announced that they were excited that the $2,000,000 'A' dock project was underway and that it would be ready by May, presumably before the summer's unofficial start on Memorial Day weekend when both…See More