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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.

Hoekstra compares himself to Iranian protesters

By Ed Brayton | 06.17.09 | 2:54 pm

U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra’s latest Tweet:

Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House.

Ah yes, who can forget that horrible scene? The sergeant-at-arms had shut down the C-SPAN cameras and forbid all the networks from broadcasting images of the carnage going on. Legislators being shot in the hallways of Capitol Hill. Desperate Congressmen huddled behind desks, frantically using Twitter to expose the tyranny, using cell phone cameras to document the police beating dissident interns. Oh, the humanity.

Comments

  • http://rainonlevs.livejournal.com/ KellyLogan

    Amen Brayton; when someone like Rep. Hoekstra can compare his actions to those of activists, soldiers and other people who put their lives on the line for what they believe in, it just shows how little they understand real sacrifice and dedication.

  • Irish_Wake

    Our fair Representative will next compare himself to the Tiananmen Tank Man.
    Or Ronald Reagan.

  • http://rainonlevs.livejournal.com/ KellyLogan

    Amen Brayton; when someone like Rep. Hoekstra can compare his actions to those of activists, soldiers and other people who put their lives on the line for what they believe in, it just shows how little they understand real sacrifice and dedication.

  • Irish_Wake

    Our fair Representative will next compare himself to the Tiananmen Tank Man.
    Or Ronald Reagan.

  • http://rainonlevs.livejournal.com/ KellyLogan

    Amen Brayton; when someone like Rep. Hoekstra can compare his actions to those of activists, soldiers and other people who put their lives on the line for what they believe in, it just shows how little they understand real sacrifice and dedication.

  • Irish_Wake

    Our fair Representative will next compare himself to the Tiananmen Tank Man.
    Or Ronald Reagan.

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