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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.

Early returns from Dixville Notch, New Hampshire go to Obama

By Mark Maynard | 11.04.08 | 11:49 am

Since 1948, the small town of Dixville Notch, NH has taken great pride at being the first town in the nation to vote. Everyone eligible to vote in the town of 115 heads to the polls at midnight, the votes are counted, and the press is informed of the results.

In 2004, Bush beat Kerry there 19-7. This year, we’re told, Obama bested McCain 17-10, making him the first Democrat since 1968 to carry the town. It remains to be seen if this trend will carry through New Hampshire, a former Republican stronghold, but according to Reuters, on the eve of the election, Obama was leading McCain in statewide polls by 11 percentage points.

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