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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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Sarah Palin, Bill O’Reilly and the death of irony

By Ed Brayton | 10.10.08 | 7:15 am

This week’s Brayton’s Bag: Now with more whining! And voodoo!

Sarahbabble, Rushbabble, and a mysterious mango

By Ed Brayton | 10.02.08 | 6:29 am

Anticipating the vice presidential candidates’ debate, a fruity miracle and new maps for everybody!

Brayton’s Bag: Is Sarah Palin ready for Oprah the Devil?

By Ed Brayton | 09.25.08 | 11:57 am

Oprah? Satan. Palin? Confident. Banking bailout? Dark humor. And more triceratops.

Brayton’s Bag: Let’s mount the Triceratops and ride!

By Ed Brayton | 09.19.08 | 12:12 pm

Saddle-up with Sarah Palin for some dinosaur-riding, and some mythology about small-town values

Brayton’s Bag o’ Links gets uppity

By Ed Brayton | 09.12.08 | 1:34 pm

Irony lives: Newt resurfaces to save marriage, Republican Senator bemoans domestic wiretaps, and The Daily Show notes teenage pregnancy is okay if you’re a Republican

Brayton’s Bag o’ links: Erections and elections edition

By Ed Brayton | 09.04.08 | 7:18 am

What do “Smiling Bob” and Sarah Palin have in common? They made it into Brayton’s weekly roundup!

The Orwellian chutzpah of John McCain

By Ed Brayton | 08.28.08 | 4:48 pm

In this week’s installment of Brayton’s Bag o’ Snark: Orwell lives, ‘Jerk of the Year’, Hollywood Effete Elitists, and POW!

Religion edition: ‘Empty minds’ and empty prayers

By Ed Brayton | 08.21.08 | 7:17 am

This week, Brayton’s bag includes hapless Olympic archers and attempts at divine intervention with gas prices.

Keyes rants, Bush surrenders, McCain forgets

By Ed Brayton | 08.14.08 | 2:30 pm

This week, Brayton’s Bag includes goofy Olympic goodness and a video lagniappe from The Onion.

Keyes, kooks, and keffiyehs

By Ed Brayton | 07.30.08 | 9:17 pm

The perpetual candidate, Debbie Schlussel, McDonald’s boycott, the light and Stewart v. Donnelly