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.
Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) wants to be the chairman of the power House Energy and Commerce committee now that Republicans have taken control of the House. He has two main opponents: Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, who probably hurt his chances of getting the post when he apologized to BP for having to compensate the victims of the gulf oil spill during a hearing in Congress; and Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois, who has a fascinating reason for rejecting global warming.
During a hearing of that committee in March of 2009, Shimkus offered up several verses from the book of Genesis with God promising not to destroy the earth again after Noah’s flood, arguing that because the Bible is infallible, this must be true. Here’s the video:
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