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Injustice at a Cost

A comprehensive 2015 study ranked Michigan dead last in the State Integrity Investigation, a data-driven assessment of state government transparency and accountability by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.  Since that point in time, Michigan hasn't had a good record in correcting that deficiency; if anything, our legislature hasn't passed any substantive reform to its…See More
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Ludington School District's Hysteria Over the Eisinger Incident was Unwarranted

A major section of the Principal Katie Eisinger puzzle has finally dropped into place.  We have documented our difficulties in gathering facts underlying the school's case against their own principal in Marshalling a Narrative, where the interim superintendent, Mary Marshall, was shown to have some moral failures on her part which led to an amoral inquisition to fire Eisinger. …See More
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Ludington City Council, July 13, 2026 meeting: Gaslighting and Greed

It seemed like the Victorian era at the July 13, 2026, meeting (agenda packet) of the Ludington City Council, what with all the gaslighting performed by administrative city officials.  To those unfamiliar with the term, gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where an abusive…See More
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Golf~6~Romeo replied to XLFD's discussion Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires in the group BUMPS
"All this idiocy is tacitly reinforced by the judicial system. Every judge should test higher and must be held accountable for the actions of the officers below them within their jurisdiction. A LEO cannot investigate without written…"
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Bicyclists United with Motorcyclists and Pedestrians for Safety. A local group advocating safety for all the vulnerable users of the roads and highways through changes in laws, infrastructures, and minds.See More
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XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires in the group BUMPS
"I fear priorities in police training have shifted away from the basic civil rights of the public in order to heavily emphasize combat readiness, weaponry, and threat perception instead.  When trainees have it drummed into their head that…"
Jul 13
Paul Jensen replied to XLFD's discussion Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires in the group BUMPS
"Another thought to improve the quality of policing would be to have cops buy their own liability coverage as doctors do. Let the insurance industry weed out the bad cops, and they would not be able to move to a different department."
Jul 12
Paul Jensen replied to XLFD's discussion Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires in the group BUMPS
"I wasn't suggesting replacing low-IQ cops with Mensa members. Only 5% of the population has IQs above 125, so the pool in the range I was hoping for is large. Personality disorders seem to be a bigger problem. Perhaps I should have led…"
Jul 12
XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires in the group BUMPS
"Ludington is a great place to test the hypothesis of your first statement.  During the summer the amount of people interacting with the city more than doubles at times and it appears that the local police force(s) have enough manpower to do…"
Jul 11
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Coach Brown Grabs the Mike...

The minutes of the Ludington School Board meeting of April 20, 2026, reflect that three members of the public spoke during the public comment period.  Whitney Stevens expressed concerns on the district's transparency issues, an unnamed student expressed glowing support of his teacher, and that teacher, Mike Jaskula, would offer his support toward his students…See More
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Paul Jensen replied to XLFD's discussion Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires in the group BUMPS
"There are too many cops, which leads to bored cops and bored cops are dangerous cops. All existing and future cops need to be vetted for low IQs, personality disorders and substance abuse, including steroids. With great authority comes great…"
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A Personal Review of Two National Birthdays

Back in July 1976, the American Bicentennial, I was 12 years old and at that point had heard quite a bit about what the country was celebrating for over a year.  Like most kids of the era, we were first taught in public school (in my case, Mason County Central Elementary) about the revolutionary period in fifth grade, mostly romanticized overviews, but during this period it greased the gears in my head for looking into what the upcoming big deal was all about.  By the time 1976's Independence…See More
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Deputy's Big Deal Over Big Tires

Here we are, 250 years exactly after our Declaration of Independence was signed by our forefathers, and we're still having to deal with petty tyrants trying to spoil our enjoyment of the occasion here in the little lakeside city of Ludington.  This isn't about some sort of earthshattering decree or request for more tribute from our city leaders, but it's one of those small incidents that illustrate how endemic the problem is in Mason County, where a young boy riding his bicycle safely and…See More
Jul 4
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Local Media Host a Candidate Forum, Fail to Report on Candidate Differences

Local primary elections are around a month away (August 4th) and even after a forum at Waterfront Park on a mild summer evening on June 29th, most folks are in the dark about the views and biographies of the candidates running against each other.  This is unfortunate, because the candidate forum featured three local media outlets asking questions (Rob Alway-MCP editor, Lois Tomasczewski- COLDnews editor, Steve Ruba- Synergy Radio news director), allowed some audience questions, and yet they…See More
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Injustice at a Cost

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A comprehensive 2015 study ranked Michigan dead last in the State Integrity Investigation,…Continue

Ludington School District's Hysteria Over the Eisinger Incident was Unwarranted

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A major section of the Principal Katie Eisinger puzzle has finally dropped into place.  We have documented our difficulties in gathering facts underlying the school's case against their own principal…Continue

Ludington City Council, July 13, 2026 meeting: Gaslighting and Greed

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It seemed like the Victorian era at the July 13, 2026, meeting (…Continue

Coach Brown Grabs the Mike...

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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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