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.
It appears the Michigan Messenger is not the only news outlet covering the oil spill in Calhoun county to run into access issues and concerns. In Friday’s paper, the Battle Creek Enquirer notes in a caption to a photo that it had a hassle taking a picture of a skimming operation:
Former GOP Vice Presidential candidate, and Republican Gov. of Alaska, Sarah Palin came out swinging. In a video interview with the conservative documentary film maker John Zeigler, Palin lambasted bloggers and the media. At one point she dismissed the controversy over her inability to tell CBS Nightly News Anchor Katie Couric what she read, by [...]
The first Internet presidency is realized, more than a concept now that President-elect Obama has given his first weekly radio address via YouTube.
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties and the Subcommittee on Elections are holding a joint hearing this morning on federal, state and local efforts to prepare for the 2008 Election. You can watch live via webcast (using RealPlayer’s free software) as government officials, election law experts and civil [...]
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