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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.

Posts Tagged Creationism

Palin’s dangerous views on science education

By Ed Brayton | 08.29.08 | 12:57 pm

One of the first things that stands out to me about the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be McCain’s running mate is the fact that Palin is an advocate of teaching Intelligent Design Creationism (IDC) in public school science classrooms alongside evolution.

Guest op-ed: Creationist culture wars, Hollywood style

By Ed Brayton | 05.26.08 | 10:57 am

This is a guest editorial by Robert T. Pennock, an evolutionary scientist and philosopher of science at Michigan State University. He is the author of “Tower of Babel: The Evidence against the New Creationism,” and was an expert witness in the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial that ruled that teaching ID creationism in public schools [...]