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Giving

National Thrift Shop Day Highlights Expanded Giving, Shopping Options

August 17, 2017 Janet Deaton

If you’re an alert user of social media, you’ve no doubt seen those hashtags on Twitter ending with “Day” somewhere in the trending topics box. A lot feel like unabashed marketing. Some provide nice excuses ….

Saline Street Machines car show 2017
Automotive Heritage

Saline Street Machines Car Show Marks 35th Year (with Local Videos)

August 15, 2017 Dell Deaton

It’s not the same as being there, of course. Still, we thought those who missed it might enjoy seeing a two-minute video highlighting the 35th annual Saline Street Machines car show held last Saturday downtown. ….

1961 Cadillac Coupe de Ville at 2017 Saline Street Machines car show
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Get Down and Dirty to Find the Right Balance of Elements for Your Photograph

August 14, 2017 Dell Deaton

The image above was originally captured from ground level, camera and photographer positioned near the center line of North Ann Arbor Street in downtown Saline, on a Saturday. This was last weekend and not just ….

1968 coupe at 26th Annual Camaro Superfest 2017
Automotive Heritage

The Annual Camaro Superfest Is How a Great Car Show Should Look and Feel

July 7, 2017 Dell Deaton

Last weekend, Camaro Superfest marked its eleventh year at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti — the third venue and now comfortably established as home since the first in 1992. By the numbers, 650 Camaros were shown this ….

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk subsonic carrier-capable attack aircraft
Quite Focused

Extend Your Memorial Day Commemorations with Visit to Yankee Air Museum

June 2, 2017 Dell Deaton

The Memorial Day Parade in Saline returned to Oakwood Cemetery this year. Appropriately so. [1] Better still, hopefully your interest in the underlying substance of service and sacrifice has been piqued by that event. Where ….

Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird aircraft
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Air Zoo Museum Is an Ideal Place to Hone Aircraft Photography Skills

April 28, 2017 Dell Deaton

Aviation history makes for both important subject matter and photographic challenges. It’s easy to find postcards featuring military aircraft. But it’s often quite difficult to find good ones. Thankfully the challenge was made easier yesterday ….

Saline Railroad Depot out-buildings and windmill in fresh snow
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Conspicuously Elevated Camera Positioning Can “Make” Certain Photographs

February 24, 2017 Dell Deaton

That familiar yellow storage barn behind the Saline Railroad Depot is another often photographed local icon. Easily visible across East Bennett Street from Henne Field, it’s often used to serve as a symbol of Saline. ….

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Independence Day— via Billy Graham (1970): "I find that there is a certain fear and expected cosmic judgment that hangs over our country at this hour, as the Devine timepiece ticks away. Thomas Jefferson felt this deeply when he said, 'I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God…

    – July 4, 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

  • 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 Center for Faith and Culture (January 10, 2022)— "How Christians Can Prepare for the US Supreme Court's Monumental Abortion Ruling," by Jessica Prol Smith, fifteen-year public policy write-in Cumberland, Maryland: "Know your audience and seek to win hearts, not just minds .... Christians believe that every image-bearer — born…

    – June 26, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (September 1, 2021)— "Most Americans Know and Trust Their Neighbors," by Aaron Earls: Despite quarantines and social distancing keeping people in their homes during the pandemic, Americans still say they know their neighbors. Almost 7 in 10 U.S. adults (68%) say they trust the people who live in…

    – January 17, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (April 6, 2021)— "Americans' Views of Life's Meaning and Purpose Are Changing," by Aaron Earls: As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity. [Compared] to a decade ago, U.S. adults today are…

    – January 9, 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

Past Spotlights

Rentschler Farm parlor, 1930s Christmastime

How Did Christmas Feel in a Rural Saline Home During the 1930s?

December 7, 2015

Bygone Features

CDC / Michigan Medicine COVID-19 "Flattening the Curve" diagram

Larger community logistics planning is needed to help local businesses survive protracted COVID-19 infection curve

March 19, 2020
On Monday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order that closed numerous “places of public accommodation” in support of “precautions to mitigate potential transmission of COVID-19, including social distancing.” [1-8] Although its restrictions are set to expire on March 30, an increasing number of experts believe such measures will need to remain in place much longer. Much, much longer. [9] As somewhat of an offset, Executive Order 2020-9 “does not restrict a place of business ....
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As some organizers cancelled their events due to COVID-19 fears, Dr Daliah Wachs MD attended another – responsibly

March 7, 2020
The convention industry is emerging as a headline casualty of coronavirus, better labeled “COVID-19.” [1-15] This comes as no surprise to those familiar with the business, and likely common sense to anyone following official advice to avoid public gathering places as a means of both self-protection and a general support of helping reduce potential contamination spread. [16] In 2018, the top twenty-five trade shows alone here in the United States attracted over 1.3 million attendees. More ....

Marketplace For New Automobile Sales Has Changed With The Internet, But Keys To Dealer Success Remain The Same

July 24, 2018
Thirty years ago, new car models were unveiled at a set-certain time of year. Consumer research was done by reading buyer’s guides and special issues of monthly magazines with content gleaned from a select few writers granted access through preview showings. Highly stylized stock photography provided by manufacturers provided visual appeal, details deamed important to highlight. Many vehicles were exactingly specified on multi-page forms sent to the factory, then delivered weeks later. When it came ....

Consider These Answers for Any of Your Christmas Mis-Givings

December 26, 2017
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 today is the third worst day of the year to be out shopping (first is Black Friday, followed by Super Saturday). [2] Thankfully, Saline has alternatives. Donate those gifts to the underprivileged instead. Here on East Michigan Avenue alone, you ....

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

November 21, 2016
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, which unfolded here over the course of several months — all summer long. [1,2] He closed by asking this: How would you have made a photograph to tell this story? If you believe you’ve come up with your own “decisive ....
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