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.
As cynical as I am, I am shocked by the utter stupidity and tastelessness of this story. Take a look at the T-shirt that the police union in Denver is selling to commemorate their actions during the Democratic National Convention:
After attending Hillary Clinton’s keynote address last night at the Democratic National Convention, it’s obvious that she casts a spell over her supporters. As she spoke, I saw a young woman, white and late 20s, absolutely beam, as if in a trance or on ecstasy at a warehouse party.
As news began to build about an alleged plot to assassinate Sen. Barack Obama, the white nationalist Web site Stormfront.org saw 20 posts in two hours. The early posts expressed shock that police and federal authorities had not immediately accused white nationalists of the crime.
Our sister site The Colorado Independent files this report about a possible would-be plot by two men arrested today in suburban Denver, one with a sniper rifle.
Left Traverse City very early this morning on a tiny jet that seats about 60 for Denver. When I learned that I had a direct flight (wow!), I imagined United Airlines setting up a huge airliner to carry everyone from northern Michigan to the Democratic National Convention this weekend.
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean met with Florida lawmakers Wednesday to determine how to allocate the state’s delegates among the party’s presidential candidates. The Associated Press reported that Dean said the party is committed to seating Florida’s delegates at this summer’s nominating convention. The party stripped Florida and Michigan of their delegates because they [...]
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