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The Unqualified Praise of a Critic

English playwright Noel Coward once suggested that he welcomed any amount of criticism as long as it was unqualified praise.  Nathan Smith,…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

8 Jan 25, 2023
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Scottville's Old Guard Juggernaut Rolls Another One Out

The election in Scottville in 2022 had looked like a mandate for change in their leadership.  The sitting mayor would finish dead last amon…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

0 Jan 22, 2023

The Case Against Replacing Scottville City Hall

Editor’s Note: XLFD is editor-in-chief of The Ludington Torch and also serves as a Scottville city commission meeting attendee. This articl…

Started by XLFD in Torch Light

6 Jan 20, 2023
Reply by Willy

LASD Board Meeting January 16, 2023: King in the Wilderness

The Ludington Area School District's (LASD's) Board of Eduction always has its first meeting of the year fall on the Martin Luther King (ML…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

3 Jan 19, 2023
Reply by Willy

The Culling of the Cull: The Equitable Relief Lawsuit that Derailed the Ludington Deer Cull

  One of my proudest achievements happened this Monday, when a lawsuit I had filed in the local small claims court against the City of Ludi…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

5 Jan 17, 2023
Reply by happpy

The Swan Song of the Ludington Charter Revision Commission

Back in 2021 when city officials started talking about revising the charter the Ludington public was less than apathetic about it.  The dri…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

6 Jan 11, 2023
Reply by Freedom Seeker

Ludington City Council Meeting, January 9, 2023: Taking No Hostages

The Barnett Era/Post-Miller Era began officially last night with a very modest agenda packet and a couple of changes to the routine.  As pr…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

4 Jan 11, 2023
Reply by XLFD

The Game, Part Two

Area football fans have been blessed this college football season (unless you're strictly a fan of the floundering East Lansing franchise t…

Started by XLFD in Torch Light

4 Jan 8, 2023
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John Shay, Canned at Last!

Our long time Torch-bearers will recognize the name of John Shay, the man who served as Ludington city manager for 16 years between 2003 an…

Started by XLFD in Torch Light

5 Jan 5, 2023
Reply by Willy

Scottville City Clowncil Meeting, December 27, 2022: Always the Clown

The agenda packet for the December 27 meeting of the Scottville City Commission failed to be available until about noon on game day and it…

Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area

1 Jan 5, 2023
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