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.
Despite criticism from some of his fellow conservatives, Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, supports the Obama administration’s decision not to release the photos of Bin Laden after he was killed by American special forces in Pakistan.
Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, said in a statement that he doesn’t “want to make the job of our troops serving in places like Iraq and Afghanistan any harder than it already is.” …
Rogers said people who don’t believe the terrorist leader is dead won’t be convinced by a photograph, anyway.
“[There] is a real risk that releasing the photos will only serve to inflame public opinion in the Middle East,” Rogers said…
“Imagine how the American people would react if Al Qaida killed one of our troops or military leaders, and put photos of the body on the Internet,” Rogers said in a statement. “Osama bin Laden is not a trophy – he is dead and let’s now focus on continuing the fight until Al Qaida has been eliminated.”
Others, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sarah Palin, have criticized the administration for not releasing the photos.
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