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dowland replied to XLFD's discussion Local Health Department Denies Covid Death Records
"I have been keeping a eye out for increased deaths  locally after the covid jabs. Sure been a lot more passing of folks in their 40 thru 69. Use to say  in the write ups a lot ,sudden deaths.   Would be interesting but they…"
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No Kings, at the Local Level

The "No Kings" protest came to Ludington yesterday, March 28, 2026, between the hours of 1 and 3 PM.  While similar organized protests happen each Wednesday for an hour at the courthouse, and somewhat regularly throughout the last year coinciding with the ascension of the second Trump Administration, this is only the third to claim the "No Kings" mantle.  While this article won't generally explore the causes or methodology of this protest phenomenon, we will take a look at why this particular…See More
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Phil Breen is now a member of The Ludington Torch
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XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion The Police Clerk's Indecent, Unauthorized Proposal
"It'd be a good idea to look for the paper trail behind the Release of Claims form to look for fingerprints, but I just may hold off and use discovery for that purpose, as that's more of a secondary issue and I think should have received…"
Mar 27
Freedom Seeker replied to XLFD's discussion The Police Clerk's Indecent, Unauthorized Proposal
"I should say something other than WOW but that comes first to mind on these matters of City malfeasance.  Good catch, X, on the draft and signatories on the $500 bribe to go away.  Have you FOIAed the origination of this "bribe…"
Mar 27
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Detroit woman stuns judge by driving during virtual court meeting - and then lying about it

A Metro Detroit woman joined a Zoom call for a court hearing while driving a car, and then lied about it to a district judge on Wednesday (25 March).Kimberly...
Mar 27
XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council, March 9, 2026: A Case Analysis in Absentia
"During the Shay years, the city council would get budget amendments to approve after the budget year was already finished, often as late as April of the year after,  Any amendments were supposed to be approved by law before the end of the…"
Mar 26
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The Police Clerk's Indecent, Unauthorized Proposal

If you haven't read The Destroyer of Incriminating Public Records, and learned of the actions of the Ludington Police Department (LPD) and their chief in destroying a narrative-shattering body worn camera (BWC) video, the Ludington City Council's part in defending Chief Christopher Jones' paywall after the destruction of the records, the…See More
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Brooke Avery is now a member of The Ludington Torch
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Golf~6~Romeo liked XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council, March 9, 2026: A Case Analysis in Absentia
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The Destroyer of Incriminating Public Records

What would you say if the Ludington Police Department (LPD) Chief Christopher Jones destroyed a public record indicating corrupt police actions after a public record's request was made for it and an extraordinary fee to produce it was asked for?   What would you say if that fee was approved by the Ludington City Council 10 days after the record was destroyed and that sum was accepted as payment by the city treasurer 24 days after the public record no longer existed?  And what would you say…See More
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Golf~6~Romeo replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council, March 9, 2026: A Case Analysis in Absentia
"The answer is yes, John Shay stated this to me personally when pressed about dated infrastructure years ago. My concern (2015) was running into dated water and sewer with new construction. Shay stated that the money collected was reallocated and…"
Mar 24
Daniel Jensen liked XLFD's discussion City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes It Hard to Pay Up
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Daniel Jensen liked XLFD's discussion City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes It Hard to Pay Up
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Daniel Jensen replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington City Council, March 9, 2026: A Case Analysis in Absentia
"What I found to be most intriguing came within the first 13 minutes of this meeting. Councilor John Terzano presents HVM Dock -A- electrical work to be done by way of DNR Grant funds. After the motion was carried to approve, Councilor John…"
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Local Health Department Denies Covid Death Records

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by dowland 57 minutes ago. 22 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

Was Kendra Aney Falsely Detained by the Muskegon Heights Police?

Started by XLFD in Dueling Torches yesterday. 0 Replies

You may have seen this story on other local media outlets, or even international ones, but if you haven't, a woman used her yoga skills in a novel way, escaping from the back of a Muskegon Heights…Continue

Deputy Noah Noble, the Savage

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

Ex-LPD Officer and currently Mason County Sheriff's Deputy Noah Noble has been making a name for himself among the people he interacts with, and that name is unprintable in most newspapers.  This is…Continue

Hamlin Township, November 2025: The Forensic Audit Arrives

Started by XLFD in Torch Light. Last reply by David Luiz on Tuesday. 7 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

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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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