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.
OK, I admit that in the annals of political gift-giving, this one ranks pretty low. But it was fun, to a point. Democratic state Sen. Mark Schauer, who is in a tight battle with U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Jackson, for the 7th Congressional District, was a featured speaker at the Barack Obama/Joe Biden Road Trip for [...]
I suspect the GOP is scrambling to put together focus groups right now, to see what will play well in the wake of this week’s DNC Convention. How do they top this week’s events, of which these are only the tippy-top of the mountain? Michelle Obama introduces herself and her family to the public with [...]
As everyone not living in a cave in outer Mongolia by now knows, Barack Obama picked Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate. Ed Brayton shares some initial thoughts on this choice, both politically and intellectually…
It’s going to be wall-to-wall hair plugs today, a continuous stream of Joe Biden, every mainstream media news outlet trying to overcome the obvious fact that it was cut out of the loop by the Obama campaign with the announcement of the Democratic veep selection by text message.
The spinmeisters are at it again. The mainstream media is in a virtual tizzy over rumors Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is going to announce his vice presidential choice tomorrow.
[COMMENTARY] Tuesday afternoon, as Republican presidential candidates readied for debate in Dearborn, Michigan, Democratic presidential candidates withdrew from Michigan’s renegade early primary. Edwards, Biden, Obama, Richardson, Kucinich and Clinton believe in playing by the rules. Although their interpretations differ slightly in this instance. The first five will not participate in the primary; Clinton will keep [...]
Numerous media outlets report today that four of the Democratic presidential candidates have removed their names from the list of candidates for the Michigan Democratic Party primary. Michigan’s primary date had been moved forward, counter to a Democratic National Committee vote last year. The DNC has said it will not seat any delegates from states [...]
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