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.
A 56-year-old business owner from Easton, PA has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of making terroristic threats following a September incident involving police officers and code officials in that city.
Code compliance was called to the scene to investigate the claims that someone was living in an automotive garage. There, the compliance officer, Joseph Nunes, came in contact with Leo E. Matthews, reports the Morning Call. Matthews allegedly became violent towards Nunes, at one point smashing a window and saying he was going to call police and say Nunes broke into the property. Police were called, and Matthews allegedly kicked, spat, bit and punched officers. He also claimed he had AIDS and hoped officers would get it from his splattered blood.
Matthews could face 10 years in prison on each count of aggravated assault. Making terroristic threats is a misdemeanor in that state.
The chances of officers being infected with HIV through blood splatter exposure is very low. Studies show the virus does not live long in blood that is exposed to the oxygen.
The case is similar to that of Michigan’s Daniel Allen. Allen was charged with possession or use of a harmful biologic device, a crime under the state’s terrorism laws, for allegedly biting a neighbor during a fight. The terrorism charge was dropped by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Peter Maceroni. Maceroni ruled that in order for Allen to have been charged, his saliva would have to contain blood. He ruled that there was no evidence there was blood present.
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