April 2023
Ludington City Council Meeting, April 10, 20…
The April 10, 2023 meeting of the Ludington City Council had so little activity that the headline ran this morning by the City of Ludington Daily News (COLDNews) featured two vanilla items that had t…
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Ludington City Council Meeting, April 10, 20…
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Deer in Ludington State Park
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Deer in Ludington State Park
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March 2023
The Reckless Prosecution of Zach Martinsen
On October 25, 2022, a terrible two-car accident claimed the life of a Shelby woman, Kathy Ann Owens in the US 10-31 corridor in Amber Township, the local newspaper would report the following day:
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The Reckless Prosecution of Zach Martinsen
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February 2023
The Fake Future of Ludington Football
As many of us gear up for the last football game of the 2021-22 season this Sunday, we should take a look further forward towards what is planned for football in the Ludington area for the future. Y…
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The Fake Future of Ludington Football
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January 2023
Holding On for Deer Life in PM Township
Less than three weeks after the lawsuit I filed seeking an injunction against the deer cull sponsored by the City of Ludington led to their leaders backing out of that expensive contract they had wit…
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Holding On for Deer Life in PM Township
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The Case Against Replacing Scottville City H…
Editor’s Note: XLFD is editor-in-chief of The Ludington Torch and also serves as a Scottville city commission meeting attendee. This article is an opinion editorial (op/ed) and represents the views o…
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The Case Against Replacing Scottville City H…
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John Shay, Canned at Last!
Our long time Torch-bearers will recognize the name of John Shay, the man who served as Ludington city manager for 16 years between 2003 and 2018. This corrupt villain snuck out of town four years a…
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John Shay, Canned at Last!
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December 2022
Ludington City Council, December 19, 2022:…
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The last meeting of the year of the Ludington City Council in an election year has always been, in my opinion, the most nauseating time of the year. It grows exponent…
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Ludington City Council, December 19, 2022:…
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November 2022
In Today's Election, Remember 2020
Some of you have voted, some of you have tuned out all of the election hullaballoo by now after seeing almost non-stop political ads over the last few weeks, others will vote later on today. Please…
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In Today's Election, Remember 2020
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Where's Willy?
Since the Ludington Torch was founded back in 2009, there have been at least a couple of things our loyal readers could count on. A regular series of essays and articles regarding regional Michigan…
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Where's Willy?
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Ludington's Mayor Race 2022: Barnett or Mil…
This year's November election will not have a lot to offer Mason County voters as regards to choices in local races, and will likely see very little change as incumbents get pushed through another te…
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Ludington's Mayor Race 2022: Barnett or Mil…
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Deceptive State Proposals of 2022
Three proposals made it to the statewide ballot for the November election and if one just read the titles of the original proposals, one might look on them rather favorably.
Proposal 1 is called vot…
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Deceptive State Proposals of 2022
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October 2022
Ludington City Council/ Scottville City Clow…
The two cities in Mason County, Ludington and Scottville, had their legislators gather in their respective city halls a half hour apart for their regular meetings. Ludington councilors had a light a…
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Ludington City Council/ Scottville City Clow…
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Scottville Commission Settles Nine-Count Law…
At tonight's Scottville City Commission meeting, a closed session was properly held by the commission to consider a settlement proposal offered by Ludington Torch founder and chief editor, Tom Rotta…
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Scottville Commission Settles Nine-Count Law…
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Ludington City Council October 10, 2022: De…
There would be only two action items on the agenda for the Ludington City Council on the evening of October 10, 2022, the consideration of two ordinances addressing the deer population in the city li…
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Ludington City Council October 10, 2022: De…
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School Board Uses Power to Silence Michigan…
Americans have First Amendment rights that allow them to speak up at public meetings, whether they offer their opinions and research to members of a city council on matters of local policies and acti…
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School Board Uses Power to Silence Michigan…
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September 2022
Ludington City Council September 26, 2022:…
Animals, specifically deer and chickens, turned out to be the objects of controversy at the September 26, 2022 meeting of the Ludington City Council. The agenda packet showed that neither of those i…
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Ludington City Council September 26, 2022:…
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Ludington City Council, Special Meeting Sept…
The agenda packet for the special Ludington City Council meeting at 5 PM on 9-19-2022 had only two items on it: a first reading of an ordinance to hire legal counsel for the charter revision commiss…
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Ludington City Council, Special Meeting Sept…
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Biden's hate speech. 9-1-22, He's not joking,
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Biden's hate speech. 9-1-22, He's not joking,
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August 2022
Scottville City Clowncil Special Meeting, Au…
A special meeting of the Scottville City Clowncil was held at 5:30 PM on Monday August 29th, but it wasn't very special. The meeting had a couple of action items on the agenda, but only one showed u…
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Scottville City Clowncil Special Meeting, Au…
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Pere Marquette River Flats Sunrise - Ludingt…
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Pere Marquette River Flats Sunrise - Ludingt…
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