November 2016

Michigan Avenue reconstruction project through downtown Saline

Second Image, Same Event: “Old Maude” Was Part of US 12 Reconstruction Story

November 21, 2016 Janet Deaton

Last week, Saline Journal editor Dell Deaton shared a photograph from the Michigan Avenue reconstruction project here. He went on to explain how that one single image could fully capture the whole of that event, ….

2016 Michigan Avenue reconstruction project in downtown Saline

Could Just One Photograph Fully Capture Whole of a Months-Long Historical Event?

November 1, 2016 Dell Deaton

The question in this headline goes to the essence of photojournalism. [1,2] The photograph above was taken last summer during the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Michigan Avenue (US 12) reconstruction project in downtown Saline. ….

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– April 24, 2022
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– June 26, 2022
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Apollo 11 backup space suit for Neil Armstrong

On July 20, 1969 The United States of America safely put men on the moon – and hoped to return them safely home after

July 20, 2019

On July 16, 2019, Colonel Edwin E “Buzz” Aldrin Jr Tweeted acknowledgment to the team behind those first astronauts who set foot onto the lunar, then nearly fifty years ago. [1-3] God bless the 400,000 Americans who helped us get to the moon and back. Together, we Americans can do anything! Today marks the passage of exactly five decades since that historic milestone. After having entered orbit of our moon, lunar module (“LM” or “LEM”) ....

Shop with a Hero event on December 5, 2019

Pittsfield Township “Shop with a Hero” event proved perfectly named for what it gave to those that it was designed to serve

December 6, 2019

How do you ask first responders to give anything more — especially during this time of year? [1-6] What’s the justification for labeling an event served by “heroes”? Tall order, indeed, that word is. A “mythological or legendary figure often of devine descent endowed with great strength or ability,” reads one definition on Merriam-Webster. An “illustrious warror, a person admired for achievements and noble qualities, one who shows great courage.” [7] “Shop with a Cop” ....

State of Michigan drew national attention this week as diverse, unheard voices sought help with COVID-19 distress

April 16, 2020

Long before “official” noon opening time for “Operation Gridlock” protests in Lansing yesterday, a lot had already been written about it. A lot said, too — including by its target, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. [1,2] The event was largely cast by media as reaction to an “extension” of her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” directive. In the words of our governor, it was simply to be the latest “inappropriate” political attack against her, personally. In this ....

Mackinac Policy Conference 2019, Part 2: Michigan is getting serious about its education crisis – with solid plans to correct it

May 30, 2019

The topic of “education” did not come up generally or gently on the first full day of programming at the Mackinac Policy Conference. In fact, it started with a 9:00am session, held before a capacity-plus audience in one of the Grand Hotel pavilion rooms, introduced by a self-described “angry” City of Detroit Arts and Culture Director Rochelle Riley. [1-3] Modering a panel titled “An Equitable Start: Aligning Early Childhood and K-12 Systems to Maximize Impact,” ....

Saline Boy Scouts Are on Mackinac Island Today Serving in Governor’s Honor Troop

June 27, 2011

Two days ago, several Boy Scouts from Saline Troop 446 attached to a blended Unit in Port Huron headed to Mackinaw City and marched off for weeklong service on Mackinac Island. [1] They’ll be there all this week as part of the “Governor’s Honor Guard,” which was started in 1929. The Mackinac Island Insider Tips website nicely summarizes this tour of duty. [2,3] These dedicated troops serve as guides at Fort Mackinac and State Park ....

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Month: November 2016

Second Image, Same Event: “Old Maude” Was Part of US 12 Reconstruction Story

Could Just One Photograph Fully Capture Whole of a Months-Long Historical Event?