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.
Berrien County circuit court Judge Scott Shofield ruled on Friday that Benton Harbor may lease 22 acres of Jean Klock Park for use as part of an elite Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course despite a 2004 legal settlement in which it pledged to retain the park for public use forever.
A citizens group, the Friends of Jean Klock Park, had sought an injunction against developers who have obtained all required permits and are prepared to begin construction in the park.
WNDU reports that after two hours of discussion Judge Schofield said:
“The people of Benton Harbor, as limited by the plain language of the deed in the judgment, decide what kind of park to use, passive or active, historic or brand new, is appropriate for their park. A golf course is a park purpose.”
Jean Klock Park was deeded to the city of Benton Harbor in 1917 by the Klock family in memory of a daughter who died in infancy. The deed reads in part, “It’s not so much a gift from my wife or myself, it is a gift from a child. See to it that it is the children’s park.”
In a separate legal action in federal court, a group called Protect Jean Klock Park is suing the state Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service for failing to follow environmental regulations in approving the golf project.
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