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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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Nestle plan to expand bottling alarms environmentalists

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 06.10.08 | 9:58 am

Nestle wants to expand bottling by almost a third — despite concerns by environmentalists. A spokesman for the Department of Environmental Quality says that a new well planned by the Nestle corporation will add more than 200,000 gallons per day to the company’s bottling operation.

Nestle wants pipeline to supply water bottling facility

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 06.04.08 | 4:08 pm

The Nestle corporation is asking the state to approve plans to drill miles of pipe to supply a facility in Stanwood that bottles water under the Ice Mountain brand. The plan involves directional drilling of more than three miles of 5-inch wide stainless steel pipe. Pipes for the well, which will be sited at Osceola [...]