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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.

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Sovereign Deed CEO lied about military service, records show

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 01.17.08 | 11:08 am

Contractor made millions claiming Army stripes In December 2003, the founders of Triple Canopy, a private security firm in Baghdad, caught their first big break, signing a contract with the Coalition Provisional Authority governing Iraq. Within four months, Triple Canopy had signed six contracts worth more than $28 million to guard U.S. facilities throughout Iraq. [...]

Former Bush General Touts Privatization of National Disaster Response

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 10.25.07 | 2:07 pm

“Country Club Fees” Would Guarantee Protection A retired general now working for a controversial private security company told an audience last night about the services the company plans to provide. The government does not have the tax base to provide services to everyone in the event of a major catastrophe, retired Brigadier General Richard W. [...]

Police describe lack of stun gun oversight

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 09.19.07 | 10:37 pm

Like millions of other Americans, Al Arena of the International Association of Chiefs of Police watched the video of University of Florida student, Andrew Meyer, being shocked by police as he was removed from a John Kerry event this week. Arena is not a typical observer. He is the author of “Electro-Muscular Disruption: A Nine-Step [...]

Private civil defense company to move to Pellston

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 09.17.07 | 6:01 pm

Sovereign Deed, a company that calls itself the nation’s first private civil defense firm, has decided to establish its national response center in Northern Michigan. Company CEO, Barrett H. Moore, also founded Triple Canopy, a company he said, “commercialized the market for specialized military services,” and made over 500 million dollars in military contracts. The [...]