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The Destroyer of Incriminating Public Records

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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…Continue

Scottville City Commission Enters Closed Session Illegally, Violating Open Meetings Act

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On March 9th, 2026, a group of four Scottville City Commissioners took a vote that should never have happened.  A very experienced city manager was present, a city attorney from a respected law firm…Continue

Plowing Through the City of Ludington's Column Narrative

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Since Prevaricatin' Kaitlin Aldrich became the city manager of Ludington near the end of 2024, she followed in the footsteps of an interim city manager (Jeanne Oakes) who unlawfully entered into the…Continue

2026 Torchlight Transparency Awards for Mason County Public Bodies

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On the occasion of Sunshine Week (March 15-21, 2026), the Ludington Torch is proud to announce its first annual round of awards for local public bodies who excel in their procedures and practices…Continue

 

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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…"
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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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Scottville City Commission Enters Closed Session Illegally, Violating Open Meetings Act

On March 9th, 2026, a group of four Scottville City Commissioners took a vote that should never have happened.  A very experienced city manager was present, a city attorney from a respected law firm was present, and the aforementioned commissioners-- what was missing was three of their fellow commissioners.  The …See More
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2026 School Board Transitions to Ludington Opaques

Ludington's school mascot has been the 'oriole' for at least 90 years, most of us living in or near Ludington grew up hearing their sports teams called simply the Ludington O's as a substitution for the full name, a practice the school actively approves of.  Symbolically, their administrators…See More
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XLFD commented on Terry Lee Grams's blog post Revised City Cemetery Ordinance Favors Municipal Control
"Ordinance 547-24 was passed without much fanfare back in 2024 by one of the most tone-deaf councils in memory.  One can guess that it was passed in order to give the City more control over the cemetery and at least indirectly over past…"
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Freedom Seeker replied to XLFD's discussion City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes It Hard to Pay Up
"Looking forward to your hard work over many years with extreme dedication to payoff! I'd say the majority of civil servants rather quickly forget the plight of the hard-working taxpayer, especially in Ludingtion with higher-than-average wages…"
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At 7:18am on December 31, 2025, Paul Galinski said…

New to this site.  You are well informed and write superbly.  Is this your site/'invention''?

I am in Ludington every couple of weeks.  Likely to continue into 2026.  Also grew up in Ludington.

Best/only strong resource to get better in touch with Ludington.  Thank you!

At 8:50pm on December 30, 2023, Willy said…
X, I am unable to edit my comments and cannot attach a photo or video to my comments. I don't know if it's my computer or if it's has something to do with the forum. Just wondering if anyone else is having a problem.
At 9:37pm on November 3, 2021, Joel Micko said…

Hello and thank you!

At 8:10pm on February 5, 2020, Annabel Lee said…

Thank you!

At 10:01pm on November 12, 2018, AQUAMAN said…

Anything special about the CC Mtg. tonight? Thanks, Aqua.

At 9:23pm on January 3, 2018, XLFD said…

Louise, in the upper right corner of the main page you will see your name and an "inbox (1 new)" link under it.  Click on that and you'll see a message from me.  Click on that, and then reply in that same space.  This will be private messaging between you and me.  I will use my resources to try and verify your claims; our sheriff's office is remarkably cloaked in secrecy (more so than the COL) since KIm Cole assumed the position of sheriff.

At 8:32pm on January 3, 2018, jfc123 said…

Sure hope to hear these names! Bullies need exposed!

At 4:54pm on January 3, 2018, louise lane said…
I’m not sure how to message you, other than this way...sorry not good with computers. I have no evidence or proof. I’m sorry I wish I knew how to verify the claims all I can tell you is the names of the officers I heard about
At 9:02pm on January 2, 2018, louise lane said…
Ive heard that a local corrections officer got fired for sleeping with an inmate while on duty and another got fired for falsifying his time card, also A deputy Sargent recently got demoted. What is going on at our local sheriffs office and why is none of this being reported?
At 12:55am on November 18, 2017, Jodie said…
I'm curious about something and have not been able to find an answer. I'm hoping you may know the answer. Is it 'usual practice' to use a person's full name in the body of an op-ed?
 
 
 

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