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.
While Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, Michigan is high up on the list in a tie for 13th place. The 2007 numbers, reported by the Associated Press, say more than 30 percent of adults in the top three states tipped the scales enough to ensure that the South remains the nation’s most obese region. But Michigan’s number was close behind at 28.2 percent.
Continued -Colorado was the least obese state, with about 19 percent fitting that category in a random telephone survey last year by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Why is the South so heavy? The traditional southern diet — which is high in fat food and fried food — may be part of the answer, said Dr.William Dietz, who heads the CDC’s nutrition, physical activity and obesity division.
Colorado, meanwhile, is a state with a reputation for exercise. It has plentiful biking and hiking trails, and an elevation that causes the body to labor a bit more, Dietz said.
And what about Michigan’s extra pounds? Experts have often said Michigan’s winters, an overall lack of physical exercise, and poor eating habits that include fast foods all combine to keep the pounds on in the Great Lakes State.
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