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FYI: Submitting a letter to the editor

April 9, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief It is a long tradition in American journalism for readers to submit letters to the editor. These letters are opinions of the writer, a person who is not affiliated with the news organization. In fact, the opinions of those letter writers do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the news organization or its employees.…

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FYI: Explaining plea bargains

December 5, 2023

FYI: Explaining plea bargains FYI is a series that discusses how things work in our lives here in Mason County. Click here to see past articles.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Covering the events of the criminal courts is one of the staples of local news coverage. In this age of social media it’s very common for the comments on a Facebook post…

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FYI: The Headlee Amendment override explained

October 25, 2023

FYI: The Headlee Amendment override explained FYI is a series that discusses how things work in our lives here in Mason County. Click here to see past articles.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief On Nov. 7 voters in the Ludington Area School District are being asked to make a decision on an operating millage bond renewal of 18 mills. The 18 mills only…

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FYI: How roads and streets are numbered in Mason County

October 17, 2023

FYI: How roads and streets are numbered in Mason County FYI is a series that discusses how things work in our lives here in Mason County. Click here to see past articles.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Do you know how to find a street address in Mason County without GPS? Every county, city, and village has a different street numbering…

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Do you know what school district you live in? 

October 4, 2023

Do you know what school district you live in?  FYI By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Do you know what school district you live in? You may be surprised to know that just because your postal address is a particular town that you don’t necessarily live in the school district that correlates with that town. For example, if you have a Ludington…

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