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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.

My rumored veep candidate can take your rumored veep candidate

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 08.14.08 | 5:59 pm

From an email exchange this afternoon:

Robin Marty:

Subject: our vp pick can totally beat up your vp pick

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Rayne:

Oh, but we have a couple of dark horse veep contenders buried deep in our closet with the flannel shirts — and I know that one of them would kick your veep contender’s lightweight ass.

Er, well, maybe if Pawlenty stood still while we got a massive skyhook to drop Engler’s dead weight on him…

Todd S.:

You think Pawlenty could take Romney? I think Romney BITES! He’d grab your guy by the mullet and sink those pearl-like, strip-whitened teeth of his right into Pawlenty’s hairy forearm. Pretty sure. It’d be over fast.

Who are you putting your money on? Tim “The Weenie” Pawlenty, John “Sumo” Engler, or Mitt “The Hair” Romney? Leave us a comment with your veep contender’s relative merits.

(Robin Marty’s with our sister site, Minnesota Independent.)

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