June 2016

Mangiamo Italian Grill, on West Michigan Avenue in downtown Saline MI

Support Downtown Saline Restaurants Now: Mangiamo Italian Grill

June 22, 2016 Janet Deaton

Last night we had dinner at Mangiamo Italian Grill on West Michigan Avenue. [1] It was well after 6:00pm when we arrived, but construction crews were only then starting to pack up for the day. ….

Saline Pre-Prix 1986 facing east-southeast along Michigan Avenue downtown

Exactly Thirty Years Ago, Saline Hosted Its First “Pre-Prix” Race

June 4, 2016 Dell Deaton

Anyone who was around and aware during that summer of 1986 remembers it. They’re likely to have a story to tell as well. In fact, quite likely many, expansive stories. This was the first of ….

via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

– July 10, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Carson v Makin— Lifeway Christian Resources referenced Article 12 of the Southern Baptist Faith and Message, which "deals specifically and uniquely with the topic of education. ... our confessional statement affirms, Christianity is the faith of enlightenment and intelligence. As we shall see, one…

– June 21, 2022
Maundy Thursday— "On this Thursday before Good Friday, Christians of all colors and stripes celebrate three events on the last night our Lord spent with his apostles before the Crucifixion: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. "The…

– April 14, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (May 2, 2022)— "Be the Church in the marketplace" by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: This is a classic story of what God can and will do when lay people begin to take seriously the Lord’s call on their life to…

– May 15, 2022
Juneteenth— via Center for Faith & Culture (June 14, 2021) by Sherelle Ducksworth, sociology instructor at Louisburg College in Louisburg North Carolina: "We celebrate Juneteenth because of what this holiday reveals to us about the inherent dignity and humanity of Black people. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is essential to…

– June 19, 2022
via Samaritan's Purse (March 23, 2022)— "Ukraine Updates: Ukraine Updates: Fifth Airlift Departs with Ukraine Relief; Medical Care at Four Locations; Food and Other Distributions Underway": A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to…

– March 27, 2022
via Lifeway Research (December 28, 2021)— "New Year's Resolutions Focus on Health, God and Money," by Aaron Earls: After a season in which avoiding sickness was on most everyone’s mind, many Americans say their New Year’s resolutions address their health .... As people contemplate their 2022 resolutions, more than 2 in…

– January 23, 2022
via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 1: John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 'No one comes to the Father except through me.' [English Standard Version] "An Online Bible Commentary You Can Understand" titled "Bible Ref"…

– July 17, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Bremerton School District— On April 4, 2022, Compelling Truth revisited the question, "What is the separation of church and state?" Noting that this "is not foundation and is not found in the US Constitution," this assessment went on to assert that…

– June 27, 2022

It’s Time To Start Checklists For Getting “Fall Color” Photographs That Others Will Miss (Right Outside Their Own Doors)

September 19, 2018

If other news outlets are any indication, this is actually late to be discussing plans for making photographs of seasonal changes to leaves here in Michigan. Click on Detroit ran a piece three weeks ago that anticipated the first signs of change in this area would appear next Monday. Detroit Free Press came out even earlier — with an interactive map for those looking to predict peaks. [1,2,3] What this means in terms of lead ....

John Tripolsky, Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Direct

Day 2 On The Job, And Our New Saline Area Chamber Of Commerce Director Has Little Desire To Sit In The Big Chair

December 11, 2018

With little fanfare, John Tripolsky officially became new Executive Director of the Saline Area Chamber of Commerce yesterday. [1,2,3] Picking up where things left off with our debrief of his immediate predecessor, John Olson, we sat down with Mr Triposky for about ninety minutes this morning at our offices on East Michigan Avenue to discuss what he has inherited — and where he’d like to see things head. [4] He began by characterizing this Chamber ....

Who forgot to order the *#$% ventilators? Studied direction “by the book” have designated priorities for COVID-19

April 20, 2020

Ongoing coverage of novel coronavirus disease 2019 continues to feel like a story being told from a point that never quite starts from the beginning. [1-3] If there’s a strategy to this, a part of that would undoubtedly serve interests of seeking to establish “winners” and “losers” in the blame game. Labeling COVID-19 “Chinese Virus” may be argued inaccurate from the perspective of a narrative that does not originate until first US patient presentation in ....

“Everybody Isn’t Cut Out for Trade Work,” Advises Dr Rose Bellanca, Washtenaw Community College President

May 21, 2018

Parents of Saline High School seniors set to graduate on June 3 are likely to remember the career aspirations given voices by their own classmates a generation ago. [1] Circa 1994, Bill Clinton was early in his first term and it was exciting to think about work in the political arena. NASA was safely thirty-five shuttle missions post-Challenger, “the Internet was the next big thing in technology,” and “Y2K” had yet to justify massive increases ....

There’s One Hole at 2018 LPGA Volvik Where Every Putt is a Guaranteed Win – for CS Mott Children’s Hospital

May 18, 2018

Now returning for its third year at Travis Pointe Country Club golf course, there should be little doubt that the 2018 Volvik Championship next week will be exciting to watch from start to finish. Broadcast coverage will be great. In-person, fantastic. [1,2,3,4] Playing in the Pro-Am might be even better. But if that’s not you, there’s a lower-octane options well worth considering. [5] It’s called the “Long Putt Challenge.” Located on Travis Pointe grounds near ....

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Support Downtown Saline Restaurants Now: Mangiamo Italian Grill

Exactly Thirty Years Ago, Saline Hosted Its First “Pre-Prix” Race