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Prosecutor defends himself against character attack.

October 30, 2014

Editor’s Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted by Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Spaniola in response to a letter to the editor that was posted on MCP on Monday, Oct. 27, written by Rick Singleton of Amber Township. See that letter here. Mr. Spaniola is a candidate for 51st Circuit Court judge. In the following letter, Mr.…

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Subject who fled courthouse is caught.

October 30, 2014
Subject who fled courthouse is caught.

BALDWIN –Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Lake County Sheriff’s Office have caught the man who fled the Mason County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon, Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole reported. Cole said Dylan James Hansen was picked up around 5 p.m. this afternoon. On Wednesday, the Ludington Police Department was called to the Mason County Courthouse for a report that…

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Ludington hospital board chair receives statewide leadership award

October 30, 2014
Ludington hospital board chair receives statewide leadership award

LUDINGTON — Al Deering, board chair at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, has received the Health Care Leadership Award for 2014 from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA). Deering is one of three recipients of the annual award. Each year, the MHA honors individuals who, as the organization describes it, “have provided exceptional leadership to health care organizations and to…

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Halloween and the dangers of stigma

October 30, 2014
Halloween and the dangers of stigma

Renew.  Rebuild. Recover is a blog submitted by West Michigan Community Mental Health. Halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins and trick-or-treating.  But it’s important to remember that costumes and themes related to “psych wards” or “mental patients” are not only offensive, they perpetuate harmful stigma. Few people would think it appropriate to dress up as an individual affected by…

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Ludington man arrested for driving without license.

October 30, 2014
Ludington man arrested for driving without license.

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 35-year-old Ludington man Wednesday after a 2:42 p.m. traffic stop at U.S. 10 and Pere Marquette Hwy. He was charged with driving while license suspended second arrest. Other activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for October 28, 2014 included:   9:20 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Washington…

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