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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.

Nearly 70 people gather in center of East Lansing to protest Israeli attacks in Gaza

By Todd A. Heywood | 01.09.09 | 9:59 am
Lansing area peace activists gather at Grand River Ave. and Abbott to protest the on-going Israeli operations against the Gaza. (photo by Todd A. Heywood)

Lansing area peace activists gather at Grand River Avenue and Abbott to protest the ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza. (photo by Todd A. Heywood)

EAST LANSING — With temperatures hovering at 24 degrees, a group of Lansing-area peace activists gathered in the median on Grand River Avenue in downtown East Lansing Thursday night to protest the continued Israeli assault on Gaza. Holding signs reading “cease fire,” and “peace for Israel and Gaza,” the activists gathered to send their public outrage at the conflict that has been going on for 13 days, killing hundreds and wounding thousands.

Mary Hanna, operations manager at the Michigan Peace Team and an organizer of the event, said she was appalled to learn that the U.S. Congress was preparing to pass a resolution supporting the Israeli actions, even as the United Nations was announced it was pulling all humanitarian aide workers from Gaza following an incident in which two U.N. aide workers were killed by an Israeli tank shell.

Comments

  • Superb

    I'll take “completely pointless actions for $200, Alex.” Protesting something our own government is doing is one thing. Protesting the actions of a government halfway across the world? Sounds like someone just wants to get on the local evening news.

    • Rayne1

      So continued financial and military aid to Israel doesn't enter into the picture at all?

    • ToddAHeywood

      These are people who are worried about the U.S. support of the Israeli actions, as well as the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli actions in Gaza. Many in this group are also involved in the Michigan Peace Team and the Peace Education Center– both of which have a deep connection with Gaza and the West Bank where activists have worked in community development and as human shields from Israeli actions against civilians. This is not a case of people seeking media coverage, rather it is a dedicated group of citizens assembling to express their concerns to the government. You know something protected by the U.S. Constitution.

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  • ToddAHeywood

    These are people who are worried about the U.S. support of the Israeli actions, as well as the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli actions in Gaza. Many in this group are also involved in the Michigan Peace Team and the Peace Education Center– both of which have a deep connection with Gaza and the West Bank where activists have worked in community development and as human shields from Israeli actions against civilians. This is not a case of people seeking media coverage, rather it is a dedicated group of citizens assembling to express their concerns to the government. You know something protected by the U.S. Constitution.

  • ToddAHeywood

    These are people who are worried about the U.S. support of the Israeli actions, as well as the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli actions in Gaza. Many in this group are also involved in the Michigan Peace Team and the Peace Education Center– both of which have a deep connection with Gaza and the West Bank where activists have worked in community development and as human shields from Israeli actions against civilians. This is not a case of people seeking media coverage, rather it is a dedicated group of citizens assembling to express their concerns to the government. You know something protected by the U.S. Constitution.

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