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John Olsen, Saline Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, presenting at monthly Building Business Relationships breakfast
Financial

Steps Have Been Taken To Debrief John Olsen Before His Tenure With Saline Area Chamber Of Commerce Closes

October 2, 2018 Dell Deaton

Regardless of interest, age, or size, there’s one opportunity common to almost every business enterprise. It’s so important, in fact, that 91% of all Fortune 500 and 87% of mid-sized companies make it a part ….

Howard J Reeves Woodstock typewriter
Experiences

Too-Real “Living History” Almost Reached Over To Knock Me On My Behind At Oak Wood Cemetery Yesterday Afternoon

October 1, 2018 Dell Deaton

From the Editor— Our various local historical organizations do a marvelous job in helping places and objects here connect with visitors in ways far more meaningful than that of simply setting out preserved artifacts. Think ….

Failed capacitor, replaced by electronic parts from local Radio
Quite Focused

There Are Still Capable People Who Fix Their Own Electronics, Supported By A Local Resource To Keep Them Supplied

September 28, 2018 Dell Deaton

Most people wouldn’t be able to identify the failed part shown in the photograph above. Fewer still could have singled it out as culprit that brought all functioning of the computer in which it was ….

Saline Police Department “Volunteers in Public Safety” (VIPS) uniforms
Well-Being

Saline Police Department Set To Debut Its New “Volunteers In Public Safety” (VIPS) Program On Oktoberfest Opening Day

September 27, 2018 Dell Deaton

One of the successful initiatives that Jarrod Hart anticipated bringing with him as our new Chief of Saline Police Department (SPD) was a program called “Volunteers in Public Safety.” Better known there as “VIPS” (pronounced ….

Lunchtime pizza by the slice at Tippens Specialty Wine & Foods
Americana

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

September 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

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, ….

Aida / Marty Shol / The Metropolitan Opera
Quite Focused

“Aida,” Highlight Of The Metropolitan Opera Season, Will Be Shown Live At Emagine Theatre Saline On October 6

September 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

Over the course of almost 150 years now, Aida, by composer Giuseppe Verdi, has come to be regarded as one of “opera’s best-loved and most enduring works.” Appropriately, its performances are regarded as a highlight ….

2018 Saline Cemetery Enactment dress rehearsal at Brecon Village
Americana

Like So Many Histories From Saline, Dress Rehearsals For Upcoming Cemetery Enactments Stretched Their Own Bounds

September 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

Tonight was the first dress rehearsal for in advance of September 30 enactments at Oak Wood Cemetery. Appropriately, the stage for this was comfortably within the walls of Brecon Village — where the audience was ….

Chamberlain, favorite marionette of string-puppetmaker Meredith
History

A Brief Look Back On The Meredith Bixby Marionette Story, Part II: Saline Once Hosted Museum, Held Puppet Festivals

September 21, 2018 Dell Deaton

Bits and pieces of the once grand “Meredith Marionettes Touring Company” can still be found here and there about Saline. Overtly and covertly, tucked away in areas of the Saline Library and just outside City ….

Erik Grossman with original Meredith Bixby marionette
Serendipity

A Brief Look Back On The Meredith Bixby Marionette Story, Part I: History Can’t Be Packed Away In A Single Box

September 20, 2018 Dell Deaton

Last week, Saline Journal provided an expanded overview of marionette history and detailed its ongoing relevance to modern day entertainment in the United States. [1] That article merely touched on the fantastic role once held ….

Fall Colors, Saline MI
f/ Stops

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

September 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

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 ….

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  • 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 28, 2022)— "Franklin Graham Meets with Samaritan's Purse Team in Ukraine": Work continues as fighting rages in eastern Europe. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to meet with our teams who have been at work there since the early stages…

    – April 3, 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

  • Memorial Day— via Billy Graham (1953): "'When American people and the people of the world begin seeking the righteousness of God first and the kingdom of God first, then we are going to see an end to strife and war and problems and suffering.' In this 1953 Hour of Decision…

    – May 30, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Past Spotlights

US Air Force Colonel Christopher McDonald, Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Selfridge Air National Guard Base hosted US Defense Secretary to make case of Michigan as key to future of national security

December 14, 2021

Bygone Features

"The Chosen" DVD in player

“Christmas with The Chosen” more than just another holiday movie or invitation to renew in-theatre experience; much more.

December 2, 2021
Like icthus images in its opening credits, The Chosen seemed destined to swim against prevailing currents. [1-3] It’s certainly not without precedent to see television series beget theatrical movie releases. And only time will tell if, as “the largest ever crowdfunded entertainment project” it truly portends “groundbreaking implications for content creators, particularly faith-based ones.” [4] As “the first-ever multi-season series about the life of Christ,” it will forever raise the bar on what it means to have ....
Customized Aston Martin DB5 on display in Detroit

“October 2021 – 31 Day Photo Challenge!” topics announced with eye to month rich in brilliant colors and intense monochromes

October 1, 2021
October is “Photographer Appreciation Month” — although most practitioners of the craft would rather see that expressed through appreciation of their photographs. To that end, it’s hard to imagine a better time of year here in Michigan to test the limits of that. Following along as this season transitions, our State website features an up-to-date “Fall Color Tours” page with detailed links to venues throughout. For those with interests that lean decidely darker, there’s the ....

There’s no such thing as “one stop shopping for all news,” but we are constantly improving what our own shop offers

February 4, 2019
From the Editor— I’ve made it a habit to close each business year with a consolidated review of feedback received over the course of that year from those my content is intended to serve. With that, here is how we’ve planned to move forward from 2018. During our coverage of key political contests that touched on Saline, we heard from a lot of readers who liked our approach of introducing the subject and then following ....

Seventh Annual Saline Mayor’s Senior Conference Brought Together Most Valuable Community Resources

June 22, 2018
One of the more striking centerpieces of tech discussions today is the importance of serving elderly and disabled populations. Ann Arbor SPARK President Paul Krutko often cites research finding that two-thirds of best talent doesn’t need or want to live in tech hubs. Technology itself has made it possible for them to largely work remotely in proximity to them — making choices about where they will live based on community. [1,2] Infrastructure support for their ....

“Games Divorced People Play” Can Help Marriages as Well as Divorces

November 19, 2009
It seems that some people can go through entire marriages without much genuine interaction. Then they hire lawyers, have their proverbial day in court, and divorce — ostensibly to move on with their separate lives in new directions. Yet it only takes a few months before they truly come to appreciate the need for a fresh look at the way they are then currently dealing with their former spouses. Yes, they’re divorced. But the dialogues and ....
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