June 2020

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June 30, 2020 Dell Deaton

New online civil rights violation reporting portal launched by United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, under the Administration of President Donald J Trump. https://civilrights.justice.gov

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June 27, 2020 Staff

Yankee Air Museum in Belleville Michigan has announced that it will re-open at the end of this month, according to a report in The Detroit News by James David Dickson on June 22, 2020. “The ….

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June 25, 2020 Staff

The Henry Ford Museum has announced its re-opening schedule, beginning with limited hours, Thursday through Sunday only, and new (temporary?) process for making required reservations in advance of your visit. A “preview” weekend for members ….

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June 24, 2020 Staff

Is there a “used car shortage”? Used lot at Bill Crispin uncharacteristically has nothing but new inventory; Autotrader and Cars.com are low or none on numerous models within a hundred mile radius of Saline Michigan, ….

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June 21, 2020 Dell Deaton

Albeit not as extensive as we’re used to, appears that Cinnamon Father’s Day Car Show, in some form, is currently underway in Belleville Michigan today. No National Strawberry Festival, however.

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June 19, 2020 Staff

Different feel to local Juneteenth commemorations this year (obviously). Due to COVID-19, mix of virtual and in-person (coupled with responsible precautions). May 20, 2020 death of George Floyd during an encounter with a police officer ….

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June 18, 2020 Staff

Plan ahead: “Here’s how Ann Arbor organizations are celebrating, recognizing Juneteenth this weekend,” as reported by Sarah Parlette on June 17, 2020, for Click-on-Detroit.

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June 17, 2020 Dell Deaton

Yankee Air Museum announced today via Twitter that it “is re-opening” (after having closed in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions imposed here in Michigan).

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June 15, 2020 Staff

“Washtenaw County Courts not yet re-opening for in-person services,” reported Washtenaw County Legal News on Thursday, June 11, 2020 (page 4). Courts in Washtenaw County were not allowed to re-open for in-person business on June ….

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June 14, 2020 Dell Deaton

“‘No Time to Die’ Release Date Moved Up Five Days in the US,” according to Jordan Moreau in Variety. Article cites and builds on June 13, 2020 Tweet from official James Bond movie Twitter account ….

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
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 Lifeway Research (February 15, 2022)— "Most Pastors See Racial Diversity in the Church as a Goal but Not Reality," by Marissa Postell: Most Protestant pastors say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity, but few are achieving it .... There are also differences between what African American pastors are…

– February 20, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization— On May 3, 2022, Heather Riggleman addressed the question "What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?" on Christianity website. "Every year, over three million women ... in the US will face an unplanned pregnancy and of those pregnancies,…

– June 24, 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
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
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
via Got Questions (January 4, 2022)— "What is the god of self?" "A god is what we run to when we need validation, help, or encouragement because we believe it has the power to give us what we need. Self is a compelling god because it arises from our deepest…

– August 7, 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

"Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes" at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

“Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes” exhibition at The Henry Ford hooks visitors into exciting story behind the story

December 23, 2020

As exhibitions go, it’s hard to imagine a more ambitious undertaking that Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, running now through January 31, 2021 at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. [1,2] Michiganders know the genre. A dizzying aray of Comic Cons reflect passion as well as deep understanding of myriad details, layers, and standards that give substance to the incredibly rich worlds in which frequently interwoven stories unfold. [3,4] The standard by which any museum ....

Jim Junga, Junga's ACE Hardware in Saline Michigan

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 ....

Comic Book Collecting Is Passion For Some, Business For Others – And For Many A Signature Event Headed To Detroit

July 25, 2018

In the 1970s, the corner drug store was seeing the last of 15¢ DC Action Comics with cover stories including “The Punishment of Superman’s Son!” Marvel Comics Group seemed a bit more premium, at 20¢ and on to a whopping 35¢ for installments of The Amazing Spider-Man. Harvey Comics was somewhere in that mix with Sad Sack, and there were others, too — all assuredly stamped: “Approved By The Comic Book Code Authority.” [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8] Who ....

Now there’s a book to tell you all about the “Giant Tire” off eastbound I-94, just past DTW en route to Detroit

February 9, 2019

If we characterized it as a Southeast Michigan icon akin to The Sphinx, would anyone feel compelled to argue? [1] Those who have lived here for any length of time have doubtless many times passed the “Giant Tire” — currently emblazoned with Uniroyal branding. Perhaps on your way to one of the casinos in downtown Detroit. Certainly if you’ve every had a stake in the automobile industry. [2] One might imagine that much of the ....

Today Americans Remember What US President Franklin D Roosevelt Called “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”

December 7, 2018

The events of December 7, 1941 mark a monumental moment in United States history. With each passing year it seems to get increasingly difficult to find much singular agreement on the greater context of what happened that morning. Surely there were enemies, but were there villains? How much of what was coming had been known before that day and by whom? [1,2] [The] first of two waves of Japanese aircraft began their deadly attack on ....

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