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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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Jackson area man’s new home vandalized with racist graffiti

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.12.10 | 7:28 am

David Smith bought a small house in Leoni Township as part of starting his life over again following a divorce. But when he arrived at the house on Friday, he was greeted with racist graffiti scrawled in green paint on the side of the white house, reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot. The words read: “No [...]

Easter eggs from Aryan Nations in Auburn Hills

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.16.10 | 11:06 am

Neighbors in Aurburn Hills were greeted with colorful Easter eggs Sunday — but inside, the eggs were filled with racist and anti-gay rhetoric. Brought to neighbors not by the Easter bunny, but by Aryan Nations, a white nationalist group. The Oakland Press reports the eggs were stuffed with printed fliers and did not appear to [...]