Our little town of Ludington made the national news again, but it wasn't any kind of feel-good story unless you're on the side of pointless resistance against the forces of law and order.  Ryan Louis Mosqueda, whose official address is just outside the Ludington city limits in PM Township, reportedly ambushed and opened fire on border patrol agents and other law enforcement in McAllen, Texas, injuring at least one in the process, and getting killed for the effort.  Mosqueda, 27, has a deep…See More

Appreciating the patriotic pride of the local FOE who have placed a giant flag on their exterior, even covering a window, and leaving it up even after the city's celebration of Independence Day, in an apparent nod to the 250th year commemoration.

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 how repressive our local government has been over the last three years, but fortunately the council's actions, words, and the voice of the citizens…See More

Michigan State Senator Veronica Klinefelt (pictured below) has had to deal intimately with the Open Meetings Act (OMA) during a career which goes back to her stints as city councilor and county commissioner in Macomb County.  The OMA requires meetings of public bodies like those to be open to the public; to require notice, the keeping of minutes of meetings, and allow for comments from the general public.  As a Michigan senator, she wanted to "improve" on the OMA as early as 2023.…See More