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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.

Have no fear, ICE is on the case

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.18.10 | 7:44 pm

In one of those abundantly obvious statements spokespeople sometimes make, the case of Mohammad Abdollahi and two other undocumented youth detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Arizona this afternoon has provided the best “well, duh” statement yet:

“We have reason to believe they might be in the country unlawfully,” [Vincent] Picard said.


Picard is the spokesman for ICE in Arizona and made the statement to the Detroit News.

Inspector Clouseau to the white courtesy phone, please. What was your first clue that they might be in the country illegally, the Youtube video they made admitting that? Nothing gets past these crackerjack bureaucrats.

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