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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Michigan uranium to be used in Chinese nuclear plants?

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 04.14.08 | 1:14 pm

Cameco Corp., the Canadian uranium company that is partnered with Bitterroot Resources Ltd. and Trans Superior Resources Inc. to explore for uranium in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula, is negotiating with China to supply uranium for power plants.

Desperate for energy and struggling with air pollution from coal-fired power plants, China  plans to build 14 new nuclear reactors in the next five years, according to Steve Halpern of thestockadvisors.com.

Nuclear power development is an “unstoppable trend,” Halpern wrote, and “more than any other company in the world,  Cameco is the most direct beneficiary of the build-out of nuclear plants.”

On Wednesday Bloomberg reported that shares of Cameco rose after  Chinese officials with China National Nuclear Corp. met with Cameco to discuss Canadian acquisitions and partnerships. Cui Jianchun, general manager of the CNNC Finance Co.,  reportedly said that China is considering takeovers and uranium supply agreements that range in value from “several hundred million dollars to more than a billion.”
 

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