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.
The U.S. Senate supported an amendment that would ban the reimplementation of the Fairness Doctrine by a staggering 87-11 vote. The House supported a similar bill in the last session. And President Obama says he is opposed to it as well. Seriously, can the right wing media finally stop spinning paranoid tails about the left wanting to drag Rush Limbaugh out of his studio in handcuffs?
There is no Fairness Doctrine. There isn’t going to be a Fairness Doctrine. And speaking as a radio talk show host, I’m very happy about that. I’ll be even more glad if the right would stop its demagoguery over the issue.
[Ed. note: this post reflects the viewpoint of the author and does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the rest of Michigan Messenger's team, nor does it necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Center for Independent Media. What's your perspective on this topic? We'd like to hear from you in comments.]
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