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Well-Being

Research Has Quantified the Value of Having Family Mealtime

October 27, 2017 Janet Deaton

Now that we’re well into the new school year, with homework, sports, and changing weather attacking schedules from all sides, the pressure on parents who want to be actively engaged in parenting has significantly increased. ….

Universal Die Casting from the air
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Aerial Photograph of Saline Die Cast Facility on Monroe Street in 1985

October 24, 2017 Dell Deaton

When the property at 232 Monroe Street came up on the Saline City Council meeting agenda last night, we couldn’t help but feel that the presentation of historical photographs could have started with images captured ….

Duke Cannon products sold at Little Green Apple Hallmark, Saline
Well-Being

Sweetest Day Is Right around the Corner (but You Shouldn’t Panic)

October 20, 2017 Janet Deaton

There are conflicting stories about the origin of Sweetest Day — when it started, how, who it was thought to benefit, and why. Today many people feel that its definition has become more pointed, akin ….

Gerry's Tire & Alignment
Financial

Don’t Get Surprised by Winter: Now Is the Time to Prepare Your Vehicle

October 19, 2017 Dell Deaton

Halfway into October, many of the trees along East Michigan Avenue haven’t yet started to let go of their leaves. Residential neighbors can still be heard out mowing their lawns. There must be a few ….

Steadfast Chiropractic, Saline MI
Well-Being

Prevention Can Be Your Key to Achieving, Maintaining a Healthy Back

October 13, 2017 Janet Deaton

According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), “Back pain remains one of the most prevalent and disabling conditions worldwide. It is one of the most common reasons that patients visit their doctors, and one of ….

"Smoky," dog rescued from Humane Society of Huron Valley
Giving

You Can Still Make Donations to K9 Crusaders for Hurricane Relief

October 7, 2017 Janet Deaton

During this first week of October, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials reported that 62,161 evacuees remain housed in hotels due to the destruction of their homes or apartments by Hurricane Harvey. You read that ….

Physical Therapy in Motion, Saline Michigan
Well-Being

October Is National Physical Therapy Month and You Should Care

October 1, 2017 Janet Deaton

Despite the presence of leading facilities that provide physical therapy services right here in the City of Saline, too many members of our community aren’t fully aware of just how much this really benefits them. ….

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  • Ascension Day— via Christianity: "Ascension Day celebrates Christ's exaltation. While on earth, He was a servant. Now in heaven, He is the ruler and Lord of all. By entering heaven as the representative of mankind, He completed the work of our salvation and guarantees the eventual glorification of all who…

    – May 26, 2022

  • National Day of Prayer— "How to Pray for America," via National Day of Prayer: Why pray for America? God is sovereign and nothing comes as a surprise to Him. Whether we face fluctuating economics, threats from abroad, unrest at home, or other troubling circumstances, our Heavenly Father is not caught…

    – May 5, 2022

  • National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers— via National Police Association (June 23, 2021), by Stephen Owsinski, retired law enforcement officer with experience in Field Training Officer (FTO) unit and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST): "Like anyone else, our nation’s cops harbor every desire to return home each day…

    – June 17, 2022

  • Holy Saturday— "Why is Holy Saturday so sacred? What happened on the day between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? ... Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week,…

    – April 16, 2022

  • Resurrection Sunday— In anticipation of this day, Reverend Brett Younger of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn New York recently wrote, "... people in the United States will wish Easter felt like it did three years ago. They will put on new shoes and wonder if .... On Easter Sunday, people in…

    – April 17, 2022

  • 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

  • via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

    – February 27, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (June 1, 2022)— "A small church serves as a large witness in the wake of Taylor tornado," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: An EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord tragically taking the lives of two people and injuring more than…

    – June 5, 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

Past Spotlights

Douglas C-47 Skytrain from World War II

“Air Adventures” set to resume for 2021 flight season, with options to book on Yankee Air Museum planes this Saturday

April 28, 2021

Bygone Features

Gretchen Driskell, speaking at 2016 Saline Celtic Festival

Exclusive Interview With Gretchen Driskell, Democrat Party Candidate For The United States Congress From Michigan

October 15, 2018
Gretchen Driskell is the Democratic Party candidate running to serve in the US House of Representatives on behalf of the seventh Congressional District, of which Saline is a part. Her Republican opponent is Tim Walberg. [1,2] Earlier this month, Saline Journal invited each individual to share their thoughts with our readers on a specific series of questions. Responses from Democrat Driskell appear below. Responses from Republican Walberg will run in Saline Journal tomorrow. [3] Saline ....
Oldsmobile Toronado, 1966, on display at DIA

New DIA exhibition surveys seventy years of automobile design in terms of cultural influences and aesthetics

November 12, 2020
Up to the 1970s, America had a growing passion for automobiles. A leading authority characterized origins in the late 1800s as follows. “With these new types of personal transportation, ordinary people could choose where and when they traveled and who came along for the ride.” [1] Between those periods, image took precedence, reaching an apogee in the 1950s. A scant decade and so later, a young lawyer named Ralph Nader put helped put safety in the ....

Internet Predicts Death of Brick-and-Mortar; Junga’s ACE Hardware Building New Store

May 8, 2018
Last August, Saline Journal ran a feature examining mainstream assertions that “American retail had reached a historic ‘tipping point.'” It cited challenges faced by shopping malls as evidence that the future of retail will be online. Almost exactly one year ago, Forbes ran a headline that began with this unequivocal sentance: “Retail is Dead.” [1,2] Fast forward to March 2018 and the same publication proclaimed that “physical retail is clearly not dead — adding, as if ....

Somewhere Between National Pepperoni And Sausage Pizza Day, Call Today “No Man’s Land” Pizza Day And Enjoy It There

September 26, 2018
It’s no secret that local pizza is more than a passion at Saline Journal. Twelve months ago, we produced a video focused on East Michigan Avenue options for National Cheese Pizza Day. [1,2] That day, September 5, passed weeks ago now. Next up? You’ll have to wait for National Sausage Pizza Day on October 11. For those looking for labels and celebrations, the calendar provides no directed help until then. [3] But just as it ....

BSA Scouts Troop 439 headed out to serve at Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit this month, “because that’s what we do”

April 15, 2019
Here’s a summary of this venerable United States military compound, per the City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Department that is now responsible for it. [1] Historic Fort Wayne was built in 1845 as a new artillery post to serve the United States in future attacks by British Canada. Throughout its more than 160-year history, however, the fort has largely been a peaceful location, serving as an infantry garrison and a primary induction point for ....
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