Badge

Loading…

Members

Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All
 

Latest Activity

zeesho replied to XLFD's discussion Local Health Department Denies Covid Death Records
"The discussion about access to local health records and public transparency is quite interesting. After reading through topics like this, I sometimes switch to lighter entertainment, and the DixMax app is a convenient option for finding movies…"
11 hours ago
Profile Iconzeesho and Ananya joined The Ludington Torch
11 hours ago
Ananya replied to XLFD's discussion Hamlin Township, November 2025: The Forensic Audit Arrives
"Has anyone else tried Vedu APK? I’ve been exploring it recently and found the content selection pretty interesting, especially for movies and web series. The Vedu blog does a nice job explaining the app and its features without making things…"
11 hours ago
Golf~6~Romeo replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington's Fly on the Wheel and Flywheel
"Jefferson warns and describes our current tyranny. "When a (hu)man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property, and justly liable to the inspection and vigilance of public opinion; and the more sensibly he is made to…"
11 hours ago
XLFD replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington's Fly on the Wheel and Flywheel
"If I were a betting person and could definitively confirm or refute the following theory, I'd put a fair share of money behind it.  The CDD with her Mercedes mentality has effectively mentored the new city manager on the way things are…"
yesterday
Freedom Seeker replied to XLFD's discussion Ludington's Fly on the Wheel and Flywheel
"Good story, X. Not a fable. Very frustrating. It just seems Aldrich is young and inexperienced to break the City Charter repeatedly and State Laws FOIA ... or reckless to think she can get away with it. Either way she is arrogant to not follow or…"
yesterday
XLFD posted a discussion

Ludington's Fly on the Wheel and Flywheel

A lesser-known lesson from the renowned fabulist Aesop involved a short fable involving a fly sitting on the wheel of a chariot totally in awe of his own self-importance by remarking what an awful lot of dust he was raising.  The moral of the story was that vain people tend to imagine themselves the cause of great results when they actually do nothing.  The phrase "a fly on the wheel" is…See More
yesterday
Golf~6~Romeo liked Terry Lee Grams's blog post End Run Around A Tax Increase
yesterday
dowland commented on Terry Lee Grams's blog post End Run Around A Tax Increase
"YES ! Thank you Terry LG for this well laid out common sense update. Please every 1 share.                   !"
Saturday
Terry Lee Grams posted a blog post

End Run Around A Tax Increase

Before Ludington Adds New Charges, Show Us the Math: The City of Ludington says it is facing a projected General Fund deficit of approximately $550,000 in 2027 and $500,000 in 2028. Its response, at least so far, should concern every city taxpayer.Instead of first showing residents exactly where this half-million-dollar annual problem came from and what spending can be reduced, the City Council has directed City Manager Kaitlyn Aldrich to investigate special assessments for street lighting,…See More
Saturday
Darwin Medina is now a member of The Ludington Torch
Friday
XLFD posted a discussion

When Overseeing Wild Birds Leads to Overseeing Wild Government Prohibitions

One way to tell when your local city hall is detached from the public and bored with what they're doing is to see how many ordinances they pass to command the public (they supposedly represent) of what they need to be doing on their own property and otherwise invade their privacy.   The City of Ludington (COL) has done this with many perceived problems, perhaps the most signature issue of theirs over the last five years has been the feeding of wildlife/deer-- spawning a restrictive ordinance on…See More
Friday
Ed Hahn posted a status
"The 2 videos just posted are of two meetings I videoed. This is why Scottville Residents don't attend meetings"
Friday
Ed Hahn posted a status
Friday
Ed Hahn posted a status
Friday
Golf~6~Romeo replied to XLFD's discussion Hamlin's Old Guard Destroyed Public Records
"Malice and ignorance rarely cohabitate."
Friday

Photos

  • Add Photos
  • View All

Forum

Local Health Department Denies Covid Death Records

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by zeesho 11 hours ago. 36 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 Ananya 11 hours ago. 11 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

Ludington's Fly on the Wheel and Flywheel

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by Golf~6~Romeo 11 hours ago. 3 Replies

A lesser-known lesson from the renowned fabulist Aesop involved a short fable involving a fly…Continue

Is the LPD Drunk with Power?

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by 3 patti land yesterday. 1 Reply

Our readers familiar with classic TV programs may remember a character on the Andy Griffith Show named Otis…Continue

Chat

Active Conversations

Disconnected

    Disconnected

    You are disconnected from chat. Connect to join the chat.

    Suspended From Chat

    Sign up to chat on The Ludington Torch.

    Sign Up

     
     
     

    About

    XLFD created this Ning Network.

    Events

    Notes

    Migration Update

    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. 

    As they continue to…

    Continue

    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. 

    Continue

    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.

    Now go to the…

    Continue

    Created by XLFD Nov 23, 2011 at 10:52am. Last updated by XLFD Nov 23, 2011.

    Each American generation passes the torch of truth, liberty and justice –- in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present

    © 2026   Created by XLFD.   Powered by

    Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service