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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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An open letter to Rep. Candice Miller, Palin Truth Squad member

By Diane Sweet | 09.14.08 | 10:38 am

To protect John McCain’s VP candidate’s reputation, the RNC creates a Palin Truth Squad composed of women passed over for the veep nod — including Rep. Candice Miller.

Jet ‘whopper’ latest Palin-McCain lie

By Ed Brayton | 09.07.08 | 10:37 pm

Remember that airplane GOP veep pick Sarah Palin sold on eBay to make a tidy profit for the state of Alaska because she was just such a regular Jane that she didn’t want to travel the state in luxury the way her predecessor had? Let me refresh your memory: