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.
I almost drove off the road this morning (at my stately gas-saving 25mph) when I heard Laura Ingraham use the G-word.
The conservative radio talk show host said, in defense of investment bankers who are now in the doghouse: “Greed is good for America.” I thought I misheard her, but then she said it again: “Greed is good for America.”
At last the conservatives have come up with a slogan that tells the truth about what they really believe in. Not jobs for the working class. Not regulation to prevent predatory lending. Not oversight to curb excessive speculation. Not the public good.
Just good old-fashioned greed.
As my Michigan Messenger colleague LoRayne Apo-Joynt put it: “Gordon Gekko in a wig.” Yes, Laura Ingraham could well be the female version of the villain in the film, “Wall Street.” And she could well be the truth-teller about what’s really in the heart of hearts of her fellow conservatives.
Laura is always saying that Sen. John McCain should take her advice, and for once I agree with her. She’s hit on the perfect slogan that says it all.
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