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Regarding Hamlin Recall Rewrites

Next Thursday, Mason County's Election Commission will hold a review hearing to determine whether the language used in two proposed recall petitions of Hamlin officials are factual and clear enough to proceed further in the process.  Hamlin citizen Greg Collins has revised the language of an earlier recall effort where the commission determined that the language was insufficiently clear for both targets and covered actions that happened before the term of Treasurer Susan Ptaszenski whose…See More
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Scottville Board Loses 1) Another Commissioner, 2) Rigor, 3) Public Involvement, 4) All of the Above

After attending the May 11th, 2026 meeting of the Scottville City Commission, I couldn't help but think of the 18th century French philosopher Montesquieu.  His look at political philosophy in "The Spirit of the Laws" included an analysis of republics, which is the representative democracy that we see practiced in America at all levels of government.  He argues that republics can be difficult to maintain without a strong sense of civic virtue and duty by both citizens and leaders alike.…See More
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Tiny Tire Tyranny: Ludington Administrators Choose Control and Confiscation over Safety and Legality

In less than a handful of years in their positions, Ludington City Manager Kaitlyn Aldrich and Police Chief Christopher Jones have earned themselves reputations that should not inspire confidence in the citizens looking for city leaders with integrity and honesty.  We have chronicled many of those lapses, we see it with a growing number of lawsuits against their official actions concerning…See More
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XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, April 27, 2026: Unexpected Agreements
"I agree, a new residence would be a better fit there, but I think you're wrong about the committee.  They likely have an idea of how much it would cost; the problem is that they give little consideration to the cost of it.  These guys…"
May 10
stump replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, April 27, 2026: Unexpected Agreements
"The boat trailer parking is indeed a eye sore for the area residence. You can tell by the why the committee talks they have no idea how much construction cost. Fencing , leveling and paving ? How many years of payback would they expect to recoup the…"
May 10
Rick liked XLFD's discussion Firewatergate:  LPD's Ongoing Scandals and Cover-ups Showing Selective Enforcement
May 8
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Firewatergate:  LPD's Ongoing Scandals and Cover-ups Showing Selective Enforcement

The May 4th meeting of the Ludington City Council expanded the two-year-old Firewater-gate scandal to new proportions and made the council's complicity in the cover-up clearer than ever.  If it wasn't already made clear by their continued silence in regard to the second part of the scandal.  Let's clarify what the Firewater-gate scandal is and why it is a two-part scandal and two separate cover-ups all in one.…See More
May 8
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XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, April 27, 2026: Unexpected Agreements
"Sorry for just noticing this, Claire.  If you look at the redline ordinance amendment found in the packet, you should notice that there is nothing being changed in the prior ordinance about 'feeding' actions you mentioned.  To…"
May 5
Claire Schafer replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, April 27, 2026: Unexpected Agreements
"Hi Tom,    I am angry about this amendment that I assume they will pass tonight.  I purchased 9 foot poles which makes bird feeding difficult but keeps the feeders the required 5 feet off the ground,  Now this new amendment says…"
May 4
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XLFD posted a discussion

Ludington City Council Meeting, April 27, 2026: Unexpected Agreements

There was a mildly surreal feel as the 100-minute meeting of the Ludington City Council on April 27th (agenda packet here) progressed and city officials showed themselves to be in an unexpectedly agreeable mood with citizens.  The surreal part is that they wouldn't come close to admitting…See More
May 3
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Pickleball and Picking Personnel Present Problems in Pere Marquette Palaver

Pere Marquette Charter Township (PMCT) has avoided the spotlight over controversies ever since the successful recall election of former Treasurer Karie Bleau in November 2023 following the resignation of her husband, former Supervisor Jerry Bleau, also facing recall at the time.  At their board of trustees meeting this week, controversies arose over a couple of different topics on the agenda.The first occurred as the board of five trustees (Treasurer Sarah Iteen was absent) considered the three…See More
May 1
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XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington's Shadow Government in Action
"The presence of shadows is often more concerning than darkness.  With darkness, you have the absolute absence of light, a condition which can be remedied quickly enough by introducing light.  With shadows, light is present and gives us the…"
Apr 29

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Regarding Hamlin Recall Rewrites

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area yesterday. 0 Replies

Next Thursday, Mason County's Election Commission will hold a review hearing to determine whether the language used in two proposed recall petitions of Hamlin officials are factual and clear enough…Continue

Local Health Department Denies Covid Death Records

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by Alex123 on Thursday. 30 Replies

I patiently awaited a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response from the local district health department (DHD#10) I made and referenced in an…Continue

Hamlin Township, November 2025: The Forensic Audit Arrives

Started by XLFD in Torch Light. Last reply by Senpai on Wednesday. 8 Replies

After the November 13, 2025, meeting of the Hamlin Township Board, the Ludington Torch can now truly say that we have attended several meetings of that public body over the last year.  The meeting I…Continue

Scottville Board Loses 1) Another Commissioner, 2) Rigor, 3) Public Involvement, 4) All of the Above

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area on Tuesday. 0 Replies

After attending the May 11th, 2026 meeting of the Scottville City Commission, I couldn't help but think of the 18th century French philosopher Montesquieu.  His look at political philosophy in "The…Continue

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    The elves of the Ludington Torch were hopeful that we could move from our current Ning 2.0 network to the Ning 3.0 network shortly after our five year anniversary, but we have got news from them back that they are not currently doing any new migrations to the higher platform at this time.  We surmise that there has been problems with the migrations of other Ning sites, because some things do not transfer very well or at all, including videos and group modules. 

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    Created by XLFD Jan 3, 2015 at 12:38am. Last updated by XLFD Jan 3, 2015.

    Spammertizing

    Over the last couple of months our members have swelled due to an advertising push by those who join, post an ad, provide a link, and possibly send messages to other members advocating some product or action.  While these are basically harmless if you ignore them, the Torch tech wizards cannot fully protect against the intruders.  I have eradicated about two dozen of these infidels, and will make it a practice to do so in the future. 

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    Created by XLFD Dec 28, 2012 at 12:02pm. Last updated by XLFD Dec 28, 2012.

    Downloading Videos

    Want to download videos for a thread or just to add to our Videos library, but are having a hard time figuring it out?  It's not hard once you know how to do it.  First you will need the Video's "Embed" code; on a typical video site like Youtube they will have a "share" button you need to click, you will then see an "Embed" button you need to click.  You will see the code all in blue, you need to "copy" (as in copy and paste) this code by going to your copy command.

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