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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.

Posts Tagged Pope Benedict XVI

McCotter signs letter calling for firing of openly gay man from faith group at the White House

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.05.10 | 11:16 am

U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) has signed a letter, along with Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), demanding that President Barack Obama fire Harry Knox. The Congressmen along with leading Catholics sent the letter to Obama because Knox stood by a March 2009 comment by Knox in which he said the Pope was “hurting people in [...]

Pope: Condoms not the way to fight AIDS

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.17.09 | 6:14 pm

Well, isn’t this special… My good friend Pope Benedict XVI announced that condoms are not the way to address the AIDS crisis in Africa. But wait, he didn’t stop there.

The best of 2008: the politics of religion

By Ed Brayton | 12.26.08 | 3:23 pm

In which we look back at an active year covering the intersection of religion and politics

Dear Benny: Welcome to America. Love the shoes!

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.17.08 | 10:16 pm

[COMMENTARY]  Dear Pope Benedict XVI, Hey, Benny, how’s it going? I am glad to see you are here in America, and the media has been falling all over itself to drool on you. Top of “Live With Regis and Kelly” on Thursday was a conversation about your red shoes and whether or not they were [...]

As the Pope lands in the U.S., controversies follow

By Ed Brayton | 04.15.08 | 1:39 pm

At a time when the relationship between religion and politics in America has never been more controversial, the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States this week highlights a number of issues that are subjects of great conflict both within the Roman Catholic Church and in the broader society. The pope, formerly known [...]