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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.

Linky goodness: this week with Obama in Michigan

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 06.18.08 | 9:19 am

We’ve got a roundup of coverage from this week’s visit by presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.  Poke around and catch up on what you’ve missed:

  • All of Michigan Messenger’s coverage of Barack Obama
    Everything we’ve written on Barack Obama here.
  • Barack Obama in Detroit
    Our liveblog coverage, including Al Gore’s endorsement and Chauncey Billups on stage.
  • Barack Obama in Flint
    Our liveblog from Kettering University.
  • Al Gore’s endorsement of Barack Obama
    Our affiliate Washington Independent has embedded reporter Sridhar Pappu with the Obama campaign; get his take on the Gore endorsement.
  • Early reaction to Al Gore’s Obama endorsement: Yawn
    “Exactly what Gore was waiting for in the past two weeks since Obama sewed up his party’s nomination is unclear. Maybe he just wanted to go to Michigan where his prize-winning environmental pitch is so very less welcome than other places that don’t make so many large cars,” says Los Angeles Times; be sure to compare and contrast with Sridhar Pappu’s reaction.
  • Obama Fields Working Class Voter Question
    Sridhar’s on the plane with Obama; catch Obama’s reaction to questions about the white working man’s vote.
  • Fundraiser for Obama at the Rattlesnake Club
    The chi-chi event to which you and I both didn’t get invited.
  • Distraught student comforted by Obama
    Obama comforts a Wayne County Community College student during a discussion of student tuition problems.
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