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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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Gay Oakland University student found dead of suicide on campus

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.20.10 | 4:45 pm

The Oakland University community in southeast Michigan is mourning the loss of one of its own. Local officials report the body of 19-year-old Corey Jackson was found in a wooded area of the campus. Police and the medical examiner’s office tell the Oakland Press the young gay man hung himself.

Huckabee: 60′s civil rights fight differs, as gays not cracked in head or hosed

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.21.08 | 8:01 am

An appearance on ABC’s The View has landed FOX News commentator and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in some hot water. On a recent stop at the women focused talk show to promote his new book, Huckabee rained praise down on the country for electing Barack Obama as the first African American President in history.

Freshman girls allegedly beat on ‘gay rights advocate’ in west Michigan high school, police say

By Todd A. Heywood | 06.12.08 | 11:12 am

Police in Wayland, Mich., are investigating an attack by two 14-year-old girls on a third girl in Wayland Union High School. The victim was identified as a supporter of gay rights. The June 10 attack was purposely recorded on a cell phone video by another female, police say. Wayland is located south of Grand Rapids [...]