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 Cure” is a 10-minute film drama about a single mother’s struggle after a freak accident puts her son in the hospital. Unfortunately, he has no health care coverage and the mother gets trapped in a medical insurance nightmare.
This film was directed by Anthony Onah for the Stolen Dreams Short Film Competition, presented by Divided We Fail.
Divided We Fail is a public relations campaign for health care reform being executed by a consortium of unions, associations and NGOs including the AARP and the Service Employees Union International.
In the competition, nine young filmmakers were challenged to make engaging short films based on health care or financial security.
The winning film, presented here, provides a human touch to the tragedy. The hope is that everyone who views it will be able to empathize with the victims.
Understanding is often the first step to solving a problem. And here in Michigan, with nearly two people dying every day because of the lack of health care insurance, this really is a critical issue. Perhaps this film, and others like it, will be the wake-up call that finally stirs up the support needed to make the necessary changes in health care.
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