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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 white nationalism

Jackson area man’s new home vandalized with racist graffiti

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.12.10 | 7:28 am

David Smith bought a small house in Leoni Township as part of starting his life over again following a divorce. But when he arrived at the house on Friday, he was greeted with racist graffiti scrawled in green paint on the side of the white house, reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot. The words read: “No [...]

White pride advocates march in Jackson; one person arrested

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.22.10 | 3:37 pm

While most Michigan residents were gearing up for March Madness basketball or the historic U.S. House vote on health care reform on Sunday, Jackson residents were treated to the coming out party of a new white nationalist group. The new self-described National Socialist group — Battalion 14 Michigan — hosted a White Pride Worldwide march [...]

Easter eggs from Aryan Nations in Auburn Hills

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.16.10 | 11:06 am

Neighbors in Aurburn Hills were greeted with colorful Easter eggs Sunday — but inside, the eggs were filled with racist and anti-gay rhetoric. Brought to neighbors not by the Easter bunny, but by Aryan Nations, a white nationalist group. The Oakland Press reports the eggs were stuffed with printed fliers and did not appear to [...]

MSU group cancels appearance by racist British leader

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.17.10 | 7:05 am

British National Party leader Nick Griffin — known for his denial of the Holocaust and his advocacy of throwing all non-whites and non-Europeans out of the British Isles — has canceled several speaking engagements this week, including a scheduled appearance at Michigan State University on Thursday.

Republican precinct delegate out after walking Midland’s streets in KKK robes

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.05.08 | 8:37 am

Randy Gray, a Republican precinct delegate from Midland, has been booted out of an elected post in the party. The Saginaw News reports the Midland County Republican Party kicked Gray out because of his day after the elections antics where he wandered up and down a busy intersection in Midland dressed in his Klan robes.