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.
[COMMENTARY] In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul responded to charges of being a racist because of his association with a racist newsletter. Since this incident and other allegations, including a Michigan Messenger report that Paul’s campaign was receiving support from neo-Nazis and white supremacists, his campaign has tried to [...]
A new story in the New Republic (http://www.tnr.com/p…) shares the discovery of more of Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s alleged racism. The story, by James Kirchick, reviews newsletters produced by Paul. The newsletters were found at the University of Kansas and the Wisconsin Historical Society. The Michigan Messenger has been following allegations [...]
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul opened his second campaign office in Detroit on Dec. 29, after his first campaign office opened in Flint Dec. 27. The choice of locations is a clear indication of Paul’s strategy to try to win over Michigan Democrats and Independents. The opening of the offices was accompanied by volunteers canvassing [...]
The leader of a neo-Nazi group is publicly complaining that Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul is a white supremacist but will not admit to it. In an open letter posted on Vanguard News Network, an admittedly racist website, to his “comrades,” Bill White, “commander” of the American National Socialist Workers Party, claims that “Paul is [...]
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul, whose long-shot campaign has been gaining media attention in recent days, apparently has the support of an unusual constituency — the white supremacist movement. Stormfront.org, a white supremacy web site, as well as others, such as WhiteWorldNews.com, have actively supported Paul’s bid for the presidency, including directing donors to his [...]
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