I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Rice Majors, artistic director of the Lesbian and Gay Band Association, is refusing to discuss attempts by the Inaugural Committee to lessen criticisms of the President-elect Obama’s selection of Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest Calif. to deliver the innovation.
A talking points memo from the Committee was leaked earlier, and prominent LGBT blog PamsHouseBlend.com ran the memo. The memo concludes with the talking point:
* And for the very first time, there will be a group representing the interests of LGBT Americans participating in the Inaugural Parade.
But Majors wanted nothing to do with the controversy, responding to an e-mail inquiry with the following statement:
The Lesbian and Gay Band Association is totally focused on its preparation for the Inaugural Parade. We take very seriously our responsibility to represent America and the LGBT community with the best performance possible. We have no comment on other aspects of the festivities at this time.
Other leading LBGT groups have called on the President-elect to reconsider his invitation to Warren, including the Human Rights Campaign, a national LBGT rights organization in Washington, D.C. and Truth Wins Out, a NYC based non-profit.
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