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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.

VIDEO: Michigan Messenger on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann

By Diane Sweet | 09.17.08 | 8:33 pm

I’m listening to the show now as I type this. Very exciting to hear Keith Olbermann discuss a report from our little corner of the world.

Keith discusses Eartha Melzer’s report, “Lose your home, lose your vote,” with Allen Raymond, author of “How to Rig an Election.”

As my friends at MSNBC were kind enough to get the video out so quickly, I won’t delay you with a rehash. From this evening, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, here’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.”

Comments

  • Wendy Norris

    Keep up the great work, Michigan Messenger. Kudos for getting much deserved national attention for this critically important investigative story.

  • sallyneal

    YOU GO EARTHA………I WAS WATCHING KEITH OLBERMANN AS I TRY TO DO NIGHTLY, AND I THOUGHT OF YOU, SINCE ID ALREADY READ YOUR ARTICLE…………
    CONGRATULATIONS………..

    sally

  • sallyneal

    YOU GO EARTHA………I WAS WATCHING KEITH OLBERMANN AS I TRY TO DO NIGHTLY, AND I THOUGHT OF YOU, SINCE ID ALREADY READ YOUR ARTICLE…………
    CONGRATULATIONS………..

    sally

  • sallyneal

    YOU GO EARTHA………I WAS WATCHING KEITH OLBERMANN AS I TRY TO DO NIGHTLY, AND I THOUGHT OF YOU, SINCE ID ALREADY READ YOUR ARTICLE…………
    CONGRATULATIONS………..

    sally