It sure would be sad to see seven respectable people go to jail just because they allow school administrators to perform the duties of their jobs, and keep the public uninformed about the school district's procurements, but that's what's happening at Mason County Central (MCC) Schools.  The Ludington Torch is here in Mason County to help officials earn the faith and respect of their constituents and do the right thing which is why we went to a sparsely attended July meeting (with no 'action…See More

Someone asked me before the start of the Ludington City Council meeting on July 22nd about why I had a bandage over my ear, I asked "What?".  They repeated their query slightly louder, and I completed the joke:  "You'll have to speak louder, I have a bandage over my ear."Fear not for my ear or my sense of hearing, the bandage was little more than a prop for my first comment, which oddly enough was the only public comment made during the meeting, which featured nothing overly controversial on…See More

Absent any oversight, you can expect a corrupted system to promote its own interests rather than do what's right.  That was made clear when I recently asked the county to look into very credible charges of two officers of the City of Ludington committing a misdemeanor in order to shield damning body cam evidence of their police officers not following detainment and arrest protocols.Effectively this is a follow-up of the Valentine's Day complaint I filed with the Mason County Sheriff's Office…See More

This reporter has filed eight cases in the 51st Circuit Court against the City of Ludington for violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Open Meetings Act (OMA), and/or the Home Rule City Act, since 2015, when Susan Sniegowski succeeded Richard Cooper as the judge of that court.  In the seven cases before this year, Sniegowski would disqualify herself on the grounds that either she had worked for the City of Ludington within two years of deciding on the issue, or on the grounds that…See More

“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” -- President Joe Biden, Politico, July 8Up until this last Saturday night, the rhetoric and legal actions against Republican presidential…See More