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.
[COMMENTARY] Consumers, Congress is to blame for any economic discomfort you are having, not the Unitary Executive. Got that? In a Rose Garden press conference Tuesday, President George Bush blamed Congress for high gas prices, high food prices, rising foreclosures and more. According to Bush, the current Congress is responsible for the oil industry not [...]
DETROIT — Several hundred UAW members and supporters gathered for a rally at American Axle headquarters Thursday as shareholders met for the company’s annual meeting. The largest demonstration since the strike began 59 days ago, hundreds of picketers assembled at Local 235 by midday and spread to nearly every entrance of the sprawling American Axle [...]
ANN ARBOR — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the University of Michigan Crisler Arena Sunday in support of the Beijing Olympics waving flags and chanting “Dalai Liar,” “CNN Liar” and “We love Tibet. We love China.” While the Dalai Lama taught on compassion and wisdom for two hours and then delivered the annual Peter M. [...]
The Dalai Lama taught about wisdom, compassion, and the nature of the self, but not politics in two, two-hour Dharma talks Saturday at the University of Michigan. Speaking to a reverent crowd of thousands, he urged people to adhere to their own traditions, saying that a multiplicity of traditions and religions serves the diversity of [...]
ANN ARBOR — Taking a diplomatic stance, His Holiness the Dalai Lama reiterated his full support of the Beijing Olympics, despite calls for a boycott over Tibet, but said the record of People’s Republic of China on human rights, the environment and religious freedom continues to be a concern. Speaking with media this afternoon at [...]
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa has cautioned against a meeting between Canadian members of parliament (MPs) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama scheduled for Friday at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Although such statements can sound alarming, experts say that in practice, they have little or no effect on economic and diplomatic relations. [...]
The Dalai Lama will present three University of Michigan students with Compassion in Action Awards Sunday at Crisler Arena. The awards were created by Jewel Heart in honor of the Dalai Lama’s visit to UM. They recognize significant community service in the areas of poverty, environment and public health and carry a $5,000 prize. They [...]
“Michiganders need some upliftment” in the midst of their economic suffering, said Rimpoche Nawang Gelek, the man who invited the Dalai Lama for this week’s visit to Ann Arbor. Gelek Rimpoche, the founder of Jewel Heart, a Buddhist organization headquartered in Ann Arbor, told Michigan Messenger that he invited the Dalai Lama to Michigan “to [...]
[COMMENTARY] Let’s be clear about this: The IMF and the World Bank are not humanitarian organizations. They are global economic development and financial management organizations. So why are they worried about surging food prices and global hunger? The answer: Global food riots and social unrest destabilize global economic development. If people with low blood sugar [...]
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