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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.

Lake Orion GM workers tell McCain ‘thanks, but no thanks’

By Diane Sweet | 09.21.08 | 8:01 pm

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain started out his day-long Michigan visit last week with a surprise stop at an Oakland County General Motors Corp. plant.

McCain toured GM’s Lake Orion assembly plant that makes Chevy Malibus and Pontiac G6s.

With his wife Cindy McCain by his side, McCain shook hands with plant workers. But he met some opposition.

I doubt the McCain’s will be visiting the GM plant again anytime soon.

Comments

  • chetlyzarko

    Give McCain credit for the courage and tenacity to go there, and it certainly didn't seem like more than a few loud people chanting at the end with most of workers giving him an opportunity to be heard – hardly all the “GM workers” making a statement and hardly something that would (or should) scare anyone away.

  • http://www.outsidelansing.com chetlyzarko

    Give McCain credit for the courage and tenacity to go there, and it certainly didn't seem like more than a few loud people chanting at the end with most of workers giving him an opportunity to be heard – hardly all the “GM workers” making a statement and hardly something that would (or should) scare anyone away.

  • http://www.outsidelansing.com chetlyzarko

    Give McCain credit for the courage and tenacity to go there, and it certainly didn't seem like more than a few loud people chanting at the end with most of workers giving him an opportunity to be heard – hardly all the “GM workers” making a statement and hardly something that would (or should) scare anyone away.

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