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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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200 protest lack of action in CMU noose case

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.11.07 | 10:53 am

MOUNT PLEASANT– About 200 people from Detroit, Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids and Mount Pleasant rallied outside the Isabella County Building Friday, hoping to pressure County Prosecutor Larry Burdick to file felony ethnic intimidation charges against a Central Michigan University student who has admitted making and hanging four nooses in a campus classroom in early November. [...]

CMU Noose Report Sent to Prosecutor

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.29.07 | 6:02 pm

Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick said Thursday he had received the investigation report from Central Michigan University police about four nooses found on the campus, but he declined to say what if any action he was preparing to take in the case. “I don’t want to go into what all goes into this (decision),” Burdick [...]

Nooses at Central Michigan University Reflect Rise in U.S. Hate Crimes

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.20.07 | 6:00 pm

MOUNT PLEASANT — The discovery of four nooses in a classroom at Central Michigan University last week has shocked the campus but is only the most recent example of a disturbing increase in reported hate crimes in the state and across the country. According to a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there [...]