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.
In any contest, there’s a winner and loser. So, needless to say, not everyone was pleased by Barack Obama’s victory last Tuesday night over John McCain. But how displeased some people were, even in heat of the moment of defeat, is alarming and noteworthy. Two campaign volunteers for Republican Rep. Tim Walberg (who eventually lost [...]
If you’re not a regular subscriber to your favorite print newspaper and thought you’d pick up a copy Wednesday morning for the “Obama” headline, odds are you were probably out of luck.
The following results are as reported by MSNBC: District 1: Bart Stupak (D) is the projected winner, defeating Tom Casperson (R)
• From conservative Grosse Pointe Woods today, one Republican voter said she wasn’t pleased with her choices, but voted McCain because “It was the better of two evils.”
From Channel 4 News in Detroit: Voters in Redford Township are being warned against phony phone calls that are going out saying polling locations in the township have been changed. Redford Township Clerk Garth Christie said no voting locations have been changed and anyone who receives a call should contact the Redford Township Police Department [...]
Former Detroit city mayor Kwame Kilpatrick headed to jail this morning to begin his 4-month jail term, after pleading guilty to two felonies in September, and no contest to another. From the Detroit News’ September report: As part of a deal to settle 10 felony charges against him, Kilpatrick will leave office and repay the [...]
Obama leads 177-69 nationally; picks up Detroit Free Press, Saginaw News, Lansing State Journal, Battle Creek Enquirer, Bay City Times, Livingston Daily in state, while McCain picks up Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press and a snub from the Ann Arbor News.
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