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Scouts BSA Troop 439 at Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit
History

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 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Local enactors have portrayed Saline photographer Lucretia Gillett
History

Further details of “Saline’s Photographer” Lucretia Gillett story continue to be discussed, in upcoming presentation

April 13, 2019 Dell Deaton

You’re likely to get some argument in an effort to authoritatively bestow the title of “Saline’s Photographer” on any one individual. If your history extends no further than the digital age, an Internet search focused ….

Pittsfield Township gateway sign
Washtenaw County

Signs of the times: Should Pittsfield Township spend up to $27,000 to stake out identity with another “Gateway Sign”?

April 10, 2019 Dell Deaton

Item 11.1 on the Supervisor portion of March 27, 2019 Pittsfield Township Trustee meeting agenda read: “Approve the design and purchase of a Gateway Sign from Signs By Crannie, Dexter Block, and Teal Bird Designs, ….

Banjamin Morhan, RN, Washtenaw Community College - Nursing program
Tech

Realistic in terms of look and body functioning, patient simulators are helping train nurses for “elite” performance

April 8, 2019 Dell Deaton

The phrase “drive-by nursing” was recently used by a cardiac catheterization lab nurse to provide context for schedule number concerns arguably behind a threatened strike in New York. [1] One of the first interactions that ….

Batman 30th anniversary movies, presented by Fathom Events.
Quite Focused

Batman first appeared eighty years ago in the comics and Emagine Theatre is celebrating his movie 1989 reboot

April 5, 2019 Dell Deaton

To the more than casually engaged moviegoer, Ben Affleck is Batman — at least until someone else officially takes that cape to big screen at some point in the future. [1-3] Even setting aside animated ….

Hoover Universal, Saline Die Casting Division, circa 1982
Governance

Public comment at April 1, 2019 Saline City Council Meeting renewed focus on 232 Monroe Street remediation

April 3, 2019 Dell Deaton

Per routine, the final agenda item for the seventy-eight minute Saline City Council meeting this past Monday was an invitation to hear citizen comments. One resident, after stepping to the microphone, introducing himself and stating ….

Saline Journal Heathkit H89 computer
Financial

Stop and think about how you make important decisions when you don’t have time to stop and think about them

April 1, 2019 Dell Deaton

From the Editor— The 2019 Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism took place almost a month ago in Acme Michigan. As I’ve written previously, all but a must for anyone interested in getting ahead of ….

Ahtra Elnashar of Fox 17 West Michigan, interviewing Donald Trump Jr
Experiences

Donald Trump Jr provided a different view in face of “fake news” narrative during ad hoc press appearance in Michigan

March 30, 2019 Dell Deaton

On March 21, The Telegraph took on the daunting task of defining exactly what constitutes “fake news” and how one might go about spotting it. [1] Merely a consequence of ubiquitous social media? Don’t count ….

President Donald Trump in Grand Rapids Michigan 2019
Experiences

Grand Rapids rally for President Donald Trump appeared to put Michigan front and center of 2020 re-election campaign

March 29, 2019 Dell Deaton

It’s hard to say what the thinking was when word came out on March 15 that President Donald Trump had been scheduled to headline a rally two weeks later in Grand Rapids. [1,2] Incredibly, when ….

Rebecca Groeb, circa 1984
Americana

There is much more to Saline Community Education “Junior Theater” than its stage performances this weekend

March 11, 2019 Dell Deaton

If there is such a thing as perpetual motion, youth theater in Saline Michigan shows it. Little more than a week ago, Shrek the Musical finished a wonderful three-day run on our local high school ….

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  • 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

  • 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 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

  • via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 13: Genesis 12:1-3, "Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will…

    – July 31, 2022

  • via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 10: Romans 10:1-3, "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of…

    – July 24, 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 Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 1: John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 'No one comes to the Father except through me.' [English Standard Version] "An Online Bible Commentary You Can Understand" titled "Bible Ref"…

    – July 17, 2022

  • President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 this morning — via The White House, Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. As always and particularly in the face of this affliction, we pray for The President of the United States, his loved ones, and those in whose care he has been…

    – July 21, 2022

  • via What Christians Want to Know (May 27, 2019)— "Should Christians Protest Or Demonstrate?" by Jack Wellman, Christian author, prison minister, and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church, in Udall, Kansas: ... especially when they see injustice? ... The Bible admonishes us to 'Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights…

    – June 12, 2022

Past Spotlights

Motor Muster in Greenfield Village

“Motor Muster” in Greenfield Village will return this weekend for “gearheads, die-hard car lovers, and auto aficionados”

June 16, 2021

Bygone Features

Former President Barack Obama headlines Democrat rally in Detroit Michigan

Former President Barack Obama Appears In Detroit To Headline Rally On Behalf of Michigan Democrat Candidates

October 27, 2018
When President Barack Obama stepped to the podium last night at Cass Technical High School, only a minute or two passed before he mentioned the name of former Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell as a candidate to back. [1,2,3] Regardless of your party affiliation or how you’re planning to vote on November 6, two things stand out here. First, Michigan is that important in the 2018 mid-term election. For members of the party out of power, ....
Star filled sky over Mill Pond in the night, City of Saline, Michigan

We May Have Near-Term Problem With Recyclables Collection Rates, But That’s Not The Real Problem Here

July 19, 2018
Headline news out of Saline City Council earlier this week was that Waste Management reported something close to a 1500% increase in its cost for recycling. [1,2] Big numbers not only skew stories, they can too often define those stories. Really big numbers surely mean there’s a story here. And the fact that those numbers are attached to “recycling” must mean that it’s a recycling story. Residents and community stakeholders immediately relate: This is an ....

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 ....

This September, Emagine Theatre In Saline Will Carry Live Broadcast Of King Lear And Career Finale Of Sir Ian McKellen

August 23, 2018
This play by William Shakespeare is considered to be one of the greatest tragedies ever written. Next month, National Theatre Live will broadast Ian McKellen’s performance as it happens from London’s West End at Emagine Theatre in Saline. [1,2,3,4,5] September 27 (Thursday), with show starting at 7:00pm Plot summary on NT Live: “… King Lear sees two aging fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their ....

Sure– I Use Facebook, As A Platform To Promote My Business Interests, But Not At The Expense Of My Privacy

December 3, 2018
From the Editor— When I’m asked in the future why Saline Journal doesn’t support a larger footprint on Facebook, I think I’ll simply point them to the report we did following Detective Jeremy Stempien’s “Scam Presentation” last week. [1,2] The Internet browsers on every device I use all have website bookmarking features, along with the option of sychronizing among them. Some I subscribe to so that I’m sent eMail updates when new content is posted. ....
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