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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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Move over OMG and LOL: MTV and Planned Parenthood introduce GYT

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.02.09 | 4:20 pm

Planned Parenthood, MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation are launching a brand new initiative to increase awareness and testing for sexually transmitted infections among Americans 25 years and younger. The new program is designed to connect to tech savvy youth by using the common cyberese of abbreviating longer phrases — like Oh my God to [...]

AIDS and silence: The stigma is killing us

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.01.08 | 4:54 pm

HIV rates in Michigan have increased among men who have sex with men, and the gay men’s community is partly responsible. It’s time to act.