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.
Grand Rapids Police spokesman Ralph Mason told Michigan Messenger that his department is ready to handle the estimated crowds of over 12,000 people expected to flood downtown Grand Rapids this afternoon for the appearance of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
“There is going to be some congestion,” Mason said. “We have extra officers on to help with traffic. A lot of this you plan it and plan it and then you have to adjust as it happens.”
The police official encouraged those who work in downtown Grand Rapids and do not wish to be caught up in congestion to leave about 2 p.m.
Mason said the arena holds an estimated “12,700 plus” and the arena officials have set up sound systems outside the arena for those who cannot get in to hear the senator speak.
College Republicans from Grand Valley State University have announced plans to protest today, and Mason said they will be giving the opportunity to do so — most likely in a protest area.
“So long as they don’t do some silliness, you know get overboard and do things that are illegal, we are going to let them do their thing,” Mason said. “We’re not opposed to be taking them to jail. They get out of line and we will be carting them to the county jail.”
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