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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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Bernero takes support of Occupy Wall Street to national airwaves

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.14.11 | 11:43 am

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero appeared on the Ed Show on MSNBC Thursday night to forcefully support the Occupy Wall Street protests across the country, and specifically to support the Lansing protests.

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to adopt Detroit?

By Minehaha Forman | 03.12.09 | 4:42 pm

Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, says he wants to help Detroit by airing his daily program from the city. Scarborough claims he wants to take the city into his family, saying, “I want to adopt the City of Detroit.”

Michigan newspapers reprint historic ‘Obama’ editions to meet demand

By Diane Sweet | 11.09.08 | 11:48 pm

If you’re not a regular subscriber to your favorite print newspaper and thought you’d pick up a copy Wednesday morning for the “Obama” headline, odds are you were probably out of luck.

Flying pig alert: Conservative icon folds in primetime

By Diane Sweet | 08.29.08 | 8:34 am

If you don’t watch or read another political talking head critique Barack Obama’s speech after accepting the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, this is one that you won’t want to miss.  Conservative and often controversial political commentator, a former advisor to the late President Richard M. Nixon, and vehement  spewer of extreme [...]

American race coverage makes a strong debut. But what’s missing?

By Minehaha Forman | 08.04.08 | 4:13 pm

CNN gets ambitious with “Black in America” special, while MSNBC takes a peek at “Multicultural in America”