The Michigan Messenger

Top Stories

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

HIV-AIDS-small
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

foreclosure
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

epa_logo
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.

Posts Tagged Owosso

Slain abortion foe honored as Operation Rescue’s ‘Person of the Year’

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.18.09 | 11:24 am

An Owosso man who was gunned down while standing in front of Owosso High School protesting abortion has been named the Operation Rescue “Person of the Year.” James Pouillion, 63, was a well known face in both Owosso and Flint for his anti-abortion protests. He was allegedly gunned down by Harlan Drake. Drake has been [...]

Son of slain Owosso man says his father ‘really didn’t care about abortion’

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.17.09 | 1:36 pm

The son of slain Owosso anti-abortion rights protester James Pouillon told the Flint Journal that abortion foes have selected the wrong man to lionize as a martyr for their cause. Grand Rapids podiatrist James M. Pouillon has not had contact with his father since 2001. But he isn’t staying silent about the way his father [...]

President Obama condemns Owosso shooting

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.13.09 | 5:01 pm

President Barack Obama released a one sentence statement on Sunday regarding Friday’s shootings in Owosso. One of the two men killed was a longtime anti-choice advocate, who at the time of the shooting was standing in front of Owosso High School with his political signs, including one showing the picture of a baby with the [...]

Flint Journal: Anti-abortion activist shot, killed in Owosso

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.11.09 | 12:36 pm

The Flint Journal is reporting that well known Owosso-based anti-abortion activist James Pouillion, 63, has been shot to death in front of Owosso High School. The shooting happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. Police have said they do not know if Pouillion’s murder was connected to his activism, reports the Lansing State Journal.