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.
Two films shot in Michigan are released this month, some of the first fruits of last year’s increased film industry incentives offered by the state of Michigan.
First is Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino,” which opens Jan. 9. The film was shot in Detroit, and features actors from Flint and Detroit. It has been called “the Dirty Harry for the suburbs.”
Later this month, Lifetime Television network will premiere the film “Prayers for Bobby,” featuring Sigourney Weaver. The film is the story of a mother’s struggle to come to terms with her son’s homosexuality and suicide. It was shot in and around Detroit, including a day in suburban Detroit where a large gay pride parade sequence was shot. The film will premiere Jan. 24.
The trailer for “Prayers for Bobby,” can be viewed here. The trailer for Gran Torino can be viewed here.
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