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.
Over the past couple of weeks, the Detroit Free Press has been hosting daily live chats with candidates for city council and the charter revision commission on their website. The chats are held with the candidates themselves, not campaign staff, which is part of the appeal: voters get to ask candidates questions directly to candidates [...]
On this week’s edition of “Declaring Independence”, Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton will discuss the Big Three bailout with Mike Lillis of The Washington Independent. Mike covers Congress for TWI and has been following the automakers’ bailout as it makes its way through committees and both houses. Guest Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom [...]
If you missed Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton on WPRR 1680 AM’s program, Declaring Independence, you can catch it here via podcast. Be sure to check next week Thursday for the lineup on the next edition of Declaring Independence, airing at 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Rapids area, or livestreamed at PublicRealityRadio.org.
Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton will discuss the Coleman/Franken recount with Paul Demko of Minnesota Independent this evening on WPRR. Guest Dan Ray, a constitutional law professor, will also discuss the question of whether Hillary is prevented by the Constitution from becoming Secretary of State. Listeners in the Grand Rapids area can catch the program, “Declaring [...]
I almost drove off the road this morning (at my stately gas-saving 25mph) when I heard Laura Ingraham use the G-word. The conservative radio talk show host said, in defense of investment bankers who are now in the doghouse: “Greed is good for America.” I thought I misheard her, but then she said it again: [...]
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