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.
ANN ARBOR — Taking a diplomatic stance, His Holiness the Dalai Lama reiterated his full support of the Beijing Olympics, despite calls for a boycott over Tibet, but said the record of People’s Republic of China on human rights, the environment and religious freedom continues to be a concern. Speaking with media this afternoon at [...]
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa has cautioned against a meeting between Canadian members of parliament (MPs) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama scheduled for Friday at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Although such statements can sound alarming, experts say that in practice, they have little or no effect on economic and diplomatic relations. [...]
“Michiganders need some upliftment” in the midst of their economic suffering, said Rimpoche Nawang Gelek, the man who invited the Dalai Lama for this week’s visit to Ann Arbor. Gelek Rimpoche, the founder of Jewel Heart, a Buddhist organization headquartered in Ann Arbor, told Michigan Messenger that he invited the Dalai Lama to Michigan “to [...]
[Ed. note: Forman, a recent graduate of Oakland University, is our newest Michigan Messenger Fellow.] [COMMENTARY] Cultural identity is vital to how people communicate and, in many ways, how they view the world. So if you’re from a multicultural background, the sooner you can define which culture you step to, the sooner you can start [...]
Native American song, dance, prayer and a plea for the return of ancestral remains marked the 36th Annual Dance for Mother Earth in Ann Arbor Saturday. Amid drum circles and dance contests in Crisler Arena, Co-Master of Ceremonies Paul Johnson asked the University of Michigan to return the remains of indigenous people to Michigan tribal [...]
UPDATE — Late development in the Kilpatrick case reported this afternoon by contributor Minehaha Forman: Christine Beatty, former chief of staff to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, was ordered to wear an electronic tether Friday after making plans to leave the state without notifying court officials, as it was required by her bond, according to the [...]
Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta, who wants Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to resign, announced Wednesday that he is co-hosting a rally aimed to “Heal the City” on Saturday, offering a chance for residents to show their support for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. Worthy issued perjury charges against Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff, Christine [...]
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick laid out his vision for the city of Detroit in his seventh State of the City Address Tuesday night. But he took the last five minutes to take shots at his critics, including TV stations, for what he called “a hate-filled, bigoted attack on his family” over the growing text-messaging scandal. [...]
Justine, Doug and Lindah are bright, friendly twenty-somethings seeking a fresh start in Detroit, free from the hatred that has been unleashed in their native Kenya. “Houses are in ashes, people are slaughtered,” Doug says. “Something can happen any time.” The three are part of a steady tide of Kenyans fleeing the conflict that has [...]
KALAMAZOO — “Bravo!” said playwright Mois
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