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.
The Gold Dance School from Brockton, MA will premiere a new dance about an East Lansing teen’s bullying and death on April 1 and 2 this year.
Here is a video teasing the group’s dance. The group’s program is called Accept.
The story is about Matt Epling, son of Kevin Epling of East Lansing, who took his life after a brutal bullying incident.
Kevin and his wife, Tammy, have been fighting to get anti-bullying legislation passed by the Michigan legislature for years. The legislation has even been named in Matt’s honor.
But the state legislature, particularly the Senate, has failed to act, making Michigan one of only five states in the union without comprehensive anti-bullying laws. Now, Matt’s story is being told by the Gold Dance School.
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