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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.

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Case of Matthew Freeman takes a twist

By David Alire Garcia | 01.04.10 | 6:04 pm

Convicted sex-offender Matthew Freeman of Pittsfield Township may yet find some legal relief — emphasis on the may — according to a new development in the case reported by AnnArbor.com earlier this afternoon. Apparently, Washtenaw County prosecutors are considering dropping charges that Freeman violated the terms of the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act… by living [...]

Another day, another story from Mich.’s sex offender registry dragnet

By David Alire Garcia | 12.16.09 | 3:40 pm

This story was published yesterday, but it’s very much worth the read. In it, AnnArbor.com’s Lee Higgins profiled Matthew Freeman, a 23-year-old Pittsfield Township man who pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct — the state’s least serious sex crime — six years ago. According to the story, when he was 17 he had consensual [...]

R.I.P. Ann Arbor News (1835-2009)

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 07.23.09 | 11:30 am

The 174-year old Ann Arbor News published its final edition today. The move to cease publication was announced in March by its owner, Advance Publications, which plans to replace it with AnnArbor.com, a daily news site with twice weekly print editions. The online site is expected to go live on Friday.