October 2018
Federal Prison Blues
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Federal Prison Blues
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March 2018
Enough, Already
Tomorrow the young ladies and gentlemen of Ludington High School (LHS) will join many other schools across the nation participating in an organized student walkout protesting gun violence. The local…
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Enough, Already
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AFFEW Leading from Behind
Local environmental group, A Few Fiends for the Environment of the World (AFFEW), has finally decided to consider the danger of pipelines other than Enbridge's Line Five pipeline which is over 100 mi…
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AFFEW Leading from Behind
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January 2018
Ludington City Council Meeting, January 22,…
A mysterious update on the proposed Ludington Avenue Road Diet (LARD, aka the reconfiguration) was on the agenda for the night, made that way because there was no written memo or supportive documents…
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Ludington City Council Meeting, January 22,…
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December 2017
Ludington City Council Meeting, December 18,…
Noticeable at the December 18, 2017 Ludington City Council meeting was the absence of Councilor Richard Rathsack for the third consecutive time. Also of note was that there was hardly anybody in atte…
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Ludington City Council Meeting, December 18,…
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Eight Year Anniversary
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Eight Year Anniversary
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Taking Ownership: PM Lake Watershed Council…
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Taking Ownership: PM Lake Watershed Council…
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Beach at west end of Ludington ave. during w…
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Beach at west end of Ludington ave. during w…
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Father Pere Marquette memorial cross
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Father Pere Marquette memorial cross
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Budget Magic
Can someone explain how Ludington's unfunded pension liability went from around $3,000,000 in 2011 to $11,000,000 in 2016 ? ? ?
Is this the magic the City uses to balance the budget? Underfund pensi…
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Budget Magic
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Ludington Michigan's Free car wash at boat l…
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Ludington Michigan's Free car wash at boat l…
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November 2017
Ludington City Council Meeting, November 27,…
Beyond the usual routine actions, there were effectively four different issues on the city council agenda for the meeting held on November 27, 2017 at Ludington City Hall.
The first item was City…
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Ludington City Council Meeting, November 27,…
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October 2017
Ludington City Council Meeting, October 23,…
With just a number of days equaling the number of legs of a spider before Halloween, the agenda for the October 23rd, 2017 Ludington City Council meeting was rather horrifying to those who would keep…
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Ludington City Council Meeting, October 23,…
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August 2017
In the Presence of Greatness at the August 2…
Yesterday night, I found myself in the presence of greatness at Ludington City Hall, and I wasn't even aware of it until an hour after the meeting. I was in the presence of greatness two weeks prior…
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In the Presence of Greatness at the August 2…
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July 2017
May 2017
Short term rentals: It's Your Property to Sh…
At the September 8, 2014 meeting, Nancy Mustaikis led off the public comment period with a novel idea (remember when Ludington citizens could do this for up to 5 minutes at the beginning of the meeti…
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Short term rentals: It's Your Property to Sh…
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Doppeling Down on an Expensive Legacy
Tomorrow evening, May 20th, a fundraising party is taking place in Ludington. The Doppel Dock party will take place at a pavilion on the Lake Michigan Car Ferry grounds just off the corner of Rath a…
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Doppeling Down on an Expensive Legacy
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April 2017
Ludington City Council Meeting April 24, 201…
The April 24, 2017 Ludington City Council meeting lasted for two hours, but will be remembered for a terse couple of minutes that happened between two councilors about the city policy regarding when…
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Ludington City Council Meeting April 24, 201…
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Commissions of Sins, 2012 Edition: Still Si…
Fifteen months ago, I explored the very serious problem of the City's leaders, both Mayor and Manager Johns, not following the law in making appointments to all the various committees and boards the…
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Commissions of Sins, 2012 Edition: Still Si…
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DEQ report and why it is important to the hi…
George Towns and Mary Jane Shipley.....
Towns opened the first sportfishing marina in Ludington — the Tamarac Sportfishing Dock — with his sister, Mary Jane Shipley. He made his own downriggers and…
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DEQ report and why it is important to the hi…
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Ludington City Council Meeting April 10, 201…
Apologies for the lateness of this summary, I postponed it until I could review what was happening this morning, which will be revealed at the end of this article.
Mayor Holman is set to make a reco…
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Ludington City Council Meeting April 10, 201…
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