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.
At a meeting of DPS school officials titled “Conversation with the Superintendent” parents, teachers and students came out to voice their concerns about various issues within their own schools.
But there was someone missing: the superintendent.
DPS superintendent Connie Calloway was not present at the two-hour long town hall style meeting advertised as a “Conversation with Connie Calloway” on DPS’ website. When the Q&A session started, Calloway still was nowhere to be found.
Marie Thornton was the only school board member in attendance and she was sitting discretely in the crowd wearing a hat that shaded her face.
After the meeting I asked her why Calloway didn’t attend her own meeting. She replied. “She just doesn’t care.”
Problems brought up at the meeting showed that some DPs schools are lacking basic services. Teachers, parents and students complained about not having heat or lights in classrooms.
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