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 dangerous bacterial infection that can cause serious disease and death in dogs, and can spread to humans, has been identified in an outbreak in Detroit.
MLive.com reports that the disease Leptospirosis has been identified in 20 dogs in Detroit. The disease is caused by the bacteria leptospira. Once the bacteria infects an animal, it lodges in the kidneys. Some animals do not become sick from the infection, but spread the bacteria through urine, while other animals develop fevers, vomiting, and ultimately the shutdown of organs.
The disease is usually found in stray dogs, but in this outbreak experts from Michigan State University say it has been found in animals that are family pets. Ten of the dogs have died or been euthanized as a result of the infection.
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