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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.

An ad for Proposition One, to legalize medical marijuana

By Ed Brayton | 11.03.08 | 7:21 am

Proposition One on the Michigan ballot is a measure that would legalize the use of medical marijuana for patients for whom its use could relieve their symptoms. The group Yes On Prop 1 has released a Youtube video of a doctor from Manistee urging support for the proposal by talking about his wife of 51 years, who died of cancer and had to go through chemotherapy.

Dr. Wagoner says that marijuana relieved the symptoms of nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and that doctors know it does the same for other patients. Here’s the video:

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