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The Salvation Army store Donation Drop-Off location
Financial

Consider These Answers for Any of Your Christmas Mis-Givings

December 26, 2017 Janet Deaton

Getting the “wrong” presents for holiday occasions is a real issue. It has become so common that “gift receipts” may rival greeting cards as package enclosures. [1] Thinking of making a return? Research shows that ….

Packages ready for holiday pickup at The UPS Store, Saline Michi
Financial

Make a Plan to Ship Packages for Delivery Before Christmas Day

December 14, 2017 Janet Deaton

Looking at the December calendar, you might be tempted to think there’s plenty of time for your packages to make Santa’s sleigh for on-time delivery of your thoughtfully selected gifts to friends and relatives far ….

Mary Bowe of Saline PIcture Frame
Financial

Consider Gifting Year-Round Decorations This Holiday Season

December 12, 2017 Janet Deaton

Back in the days when cameras required film to capture images, the phrase “Kodak moment” came to describe both process and result. [1] The advent of digital photography made the first part even easier. Computers, ….

Rentschler farmhouse dining room
History

Celebrate “Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day” Here in Saline

December 8, 2017 Janet Deaton

There will be a lot of talk about the fanciful means and mechanisms of “time travel” today. HG Wells sparked imaginations with The Time Machine in 1895. Some suspect the DeLorean that has started appearing ….

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  • 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 (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 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 Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Called: Living the life God created you to live," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: The words “called” and “purpose” are buzzwords in our culture today. People are constantly searching to find their calling and purpose…

    – May 1, 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

  • 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

  • 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 Jesus Calling (2004), by Sarah Young— "I am with you, watching over you constantly ...." Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us" [King James Version] Psalm 34:5…

    – May 29, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Fusion Camp for 2nd-6th graders," by Rachel LaBelle, Resurrection Church, Lincoln Park Michigan: ... At camp, we get a short window to replace the busyness of their daily lives and invite them to a safe place where they can focus on Christ. Some would…

    – April 24, 2022

Past Spotlights

Arthur T Bowley Saline-Brecon Friendship Guild bench in Mill Pond Park

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March 30, 2020

Bygone Features

A2Y Regional Chamber panel, "Real Estate Outlook 2020"

Experts shared insights on 2020, both commercial and residential real estate market during A2Y Chamber “Early Edition”

January 15, 2020
There’s an important continuity among monthly Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti breakfest presentations that add a great deal of value to and beyond any given topic. [1,2] As part of introducing the three persons empaneled to discuss our “Local real estate outlook for 2020,” chamber Executive Vice President Andy LaBarre, note that he’d prepared his questions for facilitation during then still unfolding international events of potential relevance. The salient point is that he had in fact, ....
Dr Ken Washington, Vice President, Research and Advanced Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 4

April 27, 2018
On Saturday May 19, Briarwood Ford will hold its annual “Drive One 4UR School” event from 9:00am to 5:00pm at Harvest Elementary as a fundraiser to support Saline Music Boosters. [1,2] In light of what’s being discussed for the future of smart cities, it’s reasonable to ask how much longer anyone will be driving any vehicle at all, anywhere. [3,4,5] Ken Washington spoke directly to this during his keynote address at the Washtenaw Community College ....

On this 71st “National Day of Prayer,” faithful consistently reach out to God, know they are heard, and trust in His care

May 5, 2022
Four years ago, National Review braved shark infested waters to challenge the question of prayer versus data-based solutions. “Whenever there is a national tragedy such as a mass shooting or natural disaster, two phenomena can reliably be observed,” its feature opened. [1] First, people offer or ask for prayers. Second, others respond by criticizing, even mocking prayer. They argue that we need to turn to science, not faith, to solve problems. Lack of evidence that prayer ....

For the first time in over two decades, Kermit the Frog has returned to public spotlight at Detroit Institute of Arts

January 17, 2020
Well before doors opened for visitors to the Detroit Institute of Arts this morning at Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), a television crew from Fox 2 Detroit was on site and inside to broadcast happenings live. Saline Journal was there second. [1,2] In 1971, legendary puppeteer Jim Henson donated a Kermit the Frog puppet that he’d created in 1969 to the DIA. Although an earlier iteration of the character made its television debut in 1955, it ....

It’s worth taking a step back to assess annual Saline mayor’s “Senior Conference” as much more than sum of offerings

June 18, 2019
Unlike other signature Michigan events like the Governor’s Conference on Tourism — perhaps more accurately labeled as a Mayors’ event — the Saline Senior Conference has come about under the aegis of only one mayor. [1,2] This is significant to understanding the role and importance of such an offering to any community in 2019. At heart, it serves as a predictable, accountable touchstone for residents in of this population to “engage directly” with their city officials, ....
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