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.
A new report in the Journal of Great Lakes Research confirms the finding of a new invasive species, this time an Asian tapeworm, in fish caught in the Great Lakes.
An outbreak of tapeworms in Lake Huron walleye has Michigan officials urging people to avoid eating sushi made with freshwater fish caught in the Great Lakes region.
The warning came as a Canadian researcher reported the first documented case of Asian fish tapeworms in Great Lakes fish.
The article also reports that the tapeworm has been found in fish caught in inland lakes as well. Tapeworms can be killed if the fish is properly cleaned and killed. The Michigan Messenger has previously reported on the problem of invasive species in the Great Lakes.
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