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.
Detroit-born Mitt “Mittens” Romney has been sighted in Denver, according to our sister site, The Colorado Independent. He went into the RNC Rapid Response Center and emerged later, on the attack like a junkyard dog.
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.
That’s the sound of the veepstakes clown car; every few seconds, some fresh clown steps out, unfolding and setting the crowd to clapping and chattering, and all the while the car horn sounds, “Veep, veep!”
As speculation ramps up on the various people John McCain is considering as his vice presidential running mate, a group of social conservatives from Michigan are drawing a line in the sand and demanding that he select Mike Huckabee.
Attention Clinton supporters switching to McCain: avoid buyer’s remorse If you are a Clinton supporter leaning toward Republican John McCain out of angry pique at the loss of Clinton’s presidential aspirations, you might want to take a look at this tongue-in-cheek series of loyalty oaths from blogger Katie Halper. While the oaths are a joke, [...]
Michigan Messenger will be providing live coverage through the rest of Super Tuesday primary evening. Be sure to check regularly for new content as results are posted across the country. UPDATE — 12:50 pm EST – 74% of precincts now reporting in Texas: Clinton — 1,190,848 51% of votes Obama — 1,120,145 48% of votes [...]
Another Republican presidential candidate has been called out for the unauthorized use of a rock song as part of his campaign. This time it’s former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Boston founder Tom Scholz objecting to the use of the ’70s hit “More Than a Feeling.” Huckabee has even performed the song with one-time Boston [...]
LANSING — Saying Michigan was broken, state Rep. Fulton Sheen, R-Plainwell, held press conferences across the state to kick off a petition drive to place an amendment to the state constitution on the November ballot to allow implementation of the Michigan Fair Tax Proposal. The Fair Tax Proposal would completely eliminate the recently enacted Michigan [...]
BIRCH RUN — As vendors went about their business setting up their wares for an upcoming gun and knife show, a crowd of an estimated 1,000 people filed into the Birch Run Expo Center to see former Arkansas governor and Republican candidate for president Mike Huckabee. With a band playing upstairs, the crowd was filled [...]
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