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.
Amway heir and former Republican candidate for governor Dick DeVos managed to talk the Ada Township government into changing the rules to allow for helicopter takeoffs and landings in residential neighborhoods so he didn’t have to take anything so pedestrian as a car when he travels around. Now it looks like his fellow residents may be ready to veto that change.
Some residents opposed to new rules allowing private heliports and helipads in residential areas hope to quash the rules before the first application gets off the ground.
A group is circulating petitions aimed at putting the issue to a referendum vote.
Resident Bob Stead said the group opposes allowing helicopter landings and takeoffs in residential areas because of noise, vibration, environmental impacts of fuel storage and safety.
“Frankly, they’re doing this for one guy,” Stead said.
And that one guy is DeVos. The group has to submit 973 signatures on petitions, 15% of registered voters in the township, to put the referendum on the ballot. In the meantime, DeVos would have to travel in a car like the rest of us po’ folk.
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