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.
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and his VP pick, Gov. Sarah Palin, rode the Straight Talk Express into the Freedom Hill Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights Michigan on Friday evening to a crowd of more than 7,000 people.
This was the first big rally since the end of the Republican National Convention Thursday night, a sign that Michigan is at the top of the GOP’s campaign priority. It was also the first McCain rally in Michigan that wasn’t invite only.
McCain and Palin each spoke for about ten minutes, with talking points taken straight from their acceptance speeches at the convention this week.
Palin talked about her efforts to curb government spending and her support of the war, using lines taken directly from her acceptance speech, including her bit about selling the Governor’s private jet on eBay.
McCain revisited some of his favorite campaign stumps: drilling for oil, tax cuts, victory in Iraq, country first, etc.
They received a warm welcome from the crowd with thousands of supporters wearing red for their party and holding what appeared to be hand-painted signs that were given to them upon arrival. Take a look at what McCain and Palin had to say to Michigan voters.
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