September 2020
Will Whitmer's Autocratic Reign End After Se…
Mere weeks after defeating Hitler's Germany in World War 2, Michigan's legislature passed Act 302 of 1945, the Emergency Powers of Governor Act (EPGA), giving the governor the power to declare an em…
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Will Whitmer's Autocratic Reign End After Se…
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Local Business Owner Takes on the Bully Gove…
Jordan Warnsholz is a physician assistant and owner of both Primary Health Services in Ludington and the Wellston Medical Center in Wellston. He is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the governor’s…
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Local Business Owner Takes on the Bully Gove…
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The Governor's New Mask
Once upon a time in a state not very far away at all, there lived a haughty governor who decreed that everybody must wear masks based on advice from her chief assistant who advised her: "It protects…
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The Governor's New Mask
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August 2020
Gretchen and Gang Going Through the Roof
Michigan businesses are under an even deeper assault by the tyrannical power Governor Gretchen Whitmer has wielded, withstanding the impotent checks and balances that the state legislative and judici…
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Gretchen and Gang Going Through the Roof
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2020 Primary Election Guide for Mason County
We introduced the 2020 elections in a previous article this one is centered on those races and issues that you will find on your ballot when you go to the polls this Tuesday, if you haven't already m…
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2020 Primary Election Guide for Mason County
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July 2020
Political Hacks, Medical Quacks, and Impract…
"ANYBODY can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within ev…
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Political Hacks, Medical Quacks, and Impract…
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December 2018
Nine Year Anniversary
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Nine Year Anniversary
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May 2018
A Timely Reminder of Why You Shouldn't Appro…
This morning, the Mason County Commission approved placing a proposal to request up to .3 of a mill for eight years to provide four additional road patrol deputies to the Mason County Sheriff’s Offic…
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A Timely Reminder of Why You Shouldn't Appro…
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March 2018
A Gift Horse for Troy?
It looks like there may be an opening for the city manager position in Troy, Michigan, just 30 miles away from where current Ludington City Manager John Shay was plucked from his Almont village manag…
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A Gift Horse for Troy?
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January 2018
The Road Salt and Freshwater Crisis
At the latest city council meeting on January 22, local resident Deb Del Zoppo related that she was concerned of the City of Ludington's practice of dumping excess plowed snow down near Lake Michigan…
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The Road Salt and Freshwater Crisis
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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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September 2017
I Guess That's Why They Call It COLDNews
People who have little knowledge of our website, or who are otherwise quick to dismiss us due to our frankness or their associations, sometimes wonder why we hold the local paper, the City of Ludingt…
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I Guess That's Why They Call It COLDNews
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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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Road Diet? Why Not Road Buffet?
One of the big local topics of conversation over the last month or so is whether the City is going to eliminate a couple of lanes on Ludington Avenue between Jackson Road and William Street. This '…
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Road Diet? Why Not Road Buffet?
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4th Ward Market, Ludington Michigan
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4th Ward Market, Ludington Michigan
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Diary of a Ludington Traffic Counter
Being the open journal of a volunteer for a traffic study
July 21, 2017: During lunch hour, Ludington City Hall had a call for volunteers to help their community, it looked like this on Facebook:…
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Diary of a Ludington Traffic Counter
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July 2017
Western Michigan Travel: "Roads to Romance"…
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Western Michigan Travel: "Roads to Romance"…
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April 2017
Splash Pad or Crash Pad?
On April 5th, a local citizen, Dianne Seelhoff, sent off a letter to the mayor. likely an E-mail, with her thoughts on the proposed splash pad park and its proposed location in Copeyon Park. It is i…
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Splash Pad or Crash Pad?
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December 2016
JOKES
A newly retired man decided to grant his lifelong childhood wish and buy himself a brand new Corvette for show and go. He drives out of the dealership, and quickly gets on the freeway to see what she…
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JOKES
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July 2016
Indian River Lawsuit Over Room Tax Has Impli…
Back in 2011, an obscure Michigan law from 1980 meant to allow areas to pool their money and market their area for tourism was put into action on April Fool's Day. Just prior to this the local pape…
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Indian River Lawsuit Over Room Tax Has Impli…
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June 2016
My Hygienic Campaign Signs are Here!
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My Hygienic Campaign Signs are Here!
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