ADRIAN — A 24-year-old Adrian man charged in a child pornography case after authorities found a photo of a dead infant with a noose around her neck on his computer thumb drive declined his detention hearing in federal court Monday, opting to stay in jail. Sean Gossman, who has bright red hair and wore a [...]
LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party plans to open five permanent regional offices around the state, hire staff and invest in technology as it launches a plan to improve the party’s fortunes in 2014 and beyond, the party chairman said. Bobby Schostak said the party will also invest in training for staff and volunteers as [...]
MCT NEWS SERVICE FLINT — Behnaz Hekmati remembers the call she got from her son saying he was planning to return to home from his trip to Iran. Nearly two years later, the Flint mother is still waiting for his return. Amir Hekmati, a 29-year-old U.S. veteran, has been locked up since August 2011, [...]
MCT NEWS SERVICE BONIFAY, Fla. — Sandra Duck thinks she’s the victim of an undeclared Medicaid boycott. And she’s probably right. When her artificial right hip became infected with the superbug MRSA in late 2009, Dr. Dale Mitchum, a general surgeon, drained, cleaned and closed the infected area. But when the infection returned in [...]
MCT NEWS SERVICE Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as children, found that some 33 years after their diagnosis, their body [...]
MCT NEWS SERVICE KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A University of Kansas freshman took a break from shooting hoops with friends outside his dormitory to talk about what some students call “study pills.” As final exams approached last semester, he took a couple doses of a prescribed stimulant called Adderall. “But all they did was [...]
WASHINGTON — Two Michigan congressmen are proposing legislation that would allow families to save even more for their children’s college costs. The bill proposed by U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, and Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, would increase from $2,000 to $10,000 a year the amount families can invest in Coverdell Savings Accounts for higher education. [...]
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder’s hope for an expansion of Medicaid to 470,000 more low-income Michigan residents faded a little bit more Thursday. The state Senate passed the Department of Community Health budget on a 20-18 vote, without the Medicaid expansion. It also killed an amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory, D-Southfield, that would have [...]
MCT NEWS SERVICE USE WHAT LIGHT WE HAVE FOR GOOD The Rev. Holly McKissick, Peace Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.: I keep thinking of Susie. Beautiful. Bright. Amazing. And taken from her children, family and friends way too soon. The light shines unevenly; Dante had that right. But I don’t buy his idea of [...]
By COLIN MERRY Pioneer News Network BENZIE COUNTY — The Maples Medical Care Facility told Benzie County Commissioners it is getting closer to financial independence and presented a plan for riding out the “short term financial blip” at a special meeting Thursday. Commissioners heard from Judy Martin, interim director for The Maples, and Mike Stevenson, [...]