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.
One wonders how Apple tripped upon this scheme: a Kalamazoo-area iPod repairman figured out how to get iPod manufacturer Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to repair their Shuffle model devices for free under valid warranties. Were there just too many broken Shuffles being shipped back to Apple for warranty repairs from the Kalamazoo/Portage area?
Scientists from Tufts University have invented an automotive shock absorber that uses the heat and motion generated by the regular movement of the car to generate electricity that can then be routed back into the car’s battery and used for other electrical needs.
Google Maps captures EVERYTHING going on within range of its camera as it scans at street level for its “street view” service — including a deer-vehicle accident at close range. The driver of the scanning van was unable to avoid a fawn; the scan captured enough detail of the event that one can even see [...]
Over the last several months as prospects for Michigan’s auto industry looked grim and grimmer, a number of people suggested to me that the problem was a lack of “cool.” All the auto industry needed was a visionary like Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs to turn things around, to make the kinds of American cars that [...]
The massive layoffs in the mainstream media continue to pile up. The Columbia Journalism Review reports that CNN is doing away with their entire science and technology reporting group:
Scientists at the University of Michigan have come up with a new way of converting ocean and river currents into electricity with a cost lower than than other new forms of power generation. The Telegraph reports:
And not just any water, but the astronauts own urine. Science Daily reports on a new breakthrough that will double the number of astronauts who can stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by recapturing and purifying their urine and turning it into clean water:
There was a day, not long ago, when Obama was the underdog of his own party. Now he’s unseated the Clinton throne and dried up the deep pockets of the GOP campaign machine. What happened?
Here’s a selection of technology news from around Michigan this past week. Michigan wants high-tech companies to compete for state loans A second competitive round for $30 million in awards was launched by Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund this past week. Companies that focus on life sciences, alternative energy, advanced automotive materials and manufacturing, and [...]
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