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 World Health Organization has upgraded is pandemic alert level for Influenza A(H1N1) to a worldwide pandemic. The organization said there are more than 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus, commonly referred to as “swine flu” in 74 countries worldwide.
On Thursday morning, Genesee County confirmed 10 cases of the virus in the county as well. Those infected ranged from 4 to 54 years of age, and eight of the people were hospitalized for the infection. As of Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Community Health website indicated there were 418 cases of the virus across the state.
On top of the Genesee County number, the Michigan Department of Community Health noted today that a 58-year-old Roscommon County man with “underlying health problems” succumbed to the virus June 4. MDCH labs only confirmed the Influenza A(H1N1) infection late Wednesday night. This is the second death associated with Influenza A(H1N1) in Michigan. Earlier this year, a Macomb County resident died of the disease.
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