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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.

Blackwater sues San Diego

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 05.29.08 | 4:53 pm

Blackwater Worldwide, the private military contracting company founded by Michigan native Eric Prince, met resistance from people unhappy with the growing power of private military firms. Efforts to oppose the company’s San Diego expansion informed a Michigan group that organized against a private disaster response project proposed by a former CEO for the private military company Triple Canopy.

Earlier this month Prince promoted his company in a speech to the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. He was accompanied by his sister, Betsy DeVos, and her husband, Dick DeVos, the Republican candidate for Michigan governor in 2006.

Comments

  • beaware

    blackwater that’s the way of these fascistii rightwing groups. if they can’t bully their way into your area, then they sue underfunded county gov’ts. till they win. blackwater’s goal is a police state, w/similar setups like the one in the Carolinas and southern Illinois. a so called “school” in all fifty states! the place in Illinois is particularly scary, w/their proximity to the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi. The water shortage, all over the world, blackwater w/their hired guns, will be in the catbird seat. It is a frightening idea that blackwater is training not only the military of this country, but the police forces also. the scariest photo of the tragedy of Katrina, was the squad of blackwater mercs strolling down a street in New Orleans, the full auto weapons shouldered. blackwater has gotten away, so far, with multiple murders in Iraq. what’s to stop them here? Americans should heed the lesson learned in South Africa w/Executive Outcomes. Ray Lutz is spearheading the growing group of Citizens who don’t want this merc company in their town.
    http://www.prscd.org
    http://www.stopblackwater.net
    http://www.citzensoversight.org
    these websites can fill in the blanks left by the mainstream press. Thank you E., Thankyou Mich. Messenger

  • beaware

    blackwater that's the way of these fascistii rightwing groups. if they can't bully their way into your area, then they sue underfunded county gov'ts. till they win. blackwater's goal is a police state, w/similar setups like the one in the Carolinas and southern Illinois. a so called “school” in all fifty states! the place in Illinois is particularly scary, w/their proximity to the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi. The water shortage, all over the world, blackwater w/their hired guns, will be in the catbird seat. It is a frightening idea that blackwater is training not only the military of this country, but the police forces also. the scariest photo of the tragedy of Katrina, was the squad of blackwater mercs strolling down a street in New Orleans, the full auto weapons shouldered. blackwater has gotten away, so far, with multiple murders in Iraq. what's to stop them here? Americans should heed the lesson learned in South Africa w/Executive Outcomes. Ray Lutz is spearheading the growing group of Citizens who don't want this merc company in their town.

    http://www.prscd.org<br>
    http://www.stopblackwater.net<br>
    http://www.citzensoversight.org<br>
    these websites can fill in the blanks left by the mainstream press. Thank you E., Thankyou Mich. Messenger

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