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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.

Posts Tagged Time Magazine

1961 vs. 2009: Detroit faces progress deficit

By Minehaha Forman | 10.05.09 | 2:43 pm

DETROIT — “Detroit’s decline has been going on for a long while.” That’s what Time magazine had to say about Detroit in 1961. Now it’s 2009 and Time magazine is still featuring special reports about Detroit’s hardships. Granted, a few things have changed since 1961 and not for the better. Over the past half century, [...]

Time magazine buys home in Detroit, will focus coverage on city

By Ed Brayton | 08.17.09 | 12:36 am

The Detroit Free Press reports that Time magazine has purchased a house in the city of Detroit and plans to move in reporters from its many different publications as they report on the city’s many contentious issues in the numerous publications the media giant owns.

Obama budget continues federal ban on needle exchange

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.27.09 | 12:10 am

HIV/AIDS advocates are raising red flags and accusing President Barack Obama of backing off of his campaign promise to end a federal ban on needle exchange programs. But the administration says it is not backing off, according to Time Magazine. From the report:

Time magazine: ‘Joe the Plumber’ quitting the GOP

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.07.09 | 1:50 pm

The GOP icon Samuel Wurzelbacher, more popularly known as Joe the Plumber, has told Time magazine he is quitting the Republican Party, a party that incidentally catapulted his image to the forefront of the national conscience during the 2008 presidential race when Republican John McCain of Arizona made mention of Joe the Plumber during a [...]