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Ludington City Council Meeting, June 23, 2025: Ten Reasons Why You Should Hate City Hall (in one meeting)

The agenda packet of the Ludington City Council's last regular meeting before Independence Day on June 23, 2025, didn't give much hint of…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

3 Jul 2
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Bizarre Bill That Would Expand Government Secrecy Passes Michigan Senate

Michigan State Senator Veronica Klinefelt (pictured below) has had to deal intimately with the Open Meetings Act (OMA) during a career whi…

Started by XLFD in Pitchforks and Torches

0 Jun 28

Puritan Witch Hunts of Mason County: McLain and Lucht

In American tradition, the most serious crimes one could assign against individuals had obvious victims targeted by the criminals.  Admitt…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 27

Why Isn't There a Debate Over Using Police Officers in Our Schools?

Few things are met with more disdain by the Ludington Torch than public policy being decided unilaterally by public agencies without askin…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 22

Cole-fired Trash Talk is Trash, Talk

Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has a nasty habit of prosecuting innocent people in the court of public opinion, tainting the jury pool by u…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 19

Ludington School Board Dodges, then Confronts, Teacher's Union Disputes (June 16, 2025 meeting)

The June meeting of a school board meeting typically involves a special hearing for their budget for the next school year, understandable…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 18

Did Scottville Pass a Motion that Intentionally Violates the Open Meetings Act?

I accidentally caught the latest headline on the Friday edition of the City of Ludington Daily News (COLDNews) after making a purchase at…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 15

Ludington City Council Meeting, June 9, 2025: Bad Faith and Worse Credit

For the first meeting of the Ludington City Council in three weeks, this one had a relatively light agenda packet and a couple of notabl…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 13

Ludington's Jonesie Smollett

You may remember the controversy surrounding actor Jussie Smollett back in 2019 when he staged an elaborate hoax, playing the part of a cr…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 11

The Disconnect Between the Citizen and City Hall: Crosswalk Edition

Municipal governments can often be reluctant to do the right thing when citizens point out deficiencies that are not being addressed withi…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jun 6

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