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November 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

Gary Peters has won re-election to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. “The race was called by the Associated Press at 9:15pm,” reported Malachi Barrett in a November 4, 2020 mLive article titled “Gary ….

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November 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

Associated Press called Michigan for Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden during the dinner hour this evening, according to an mLive post by Malachi Barrett titled “Joe Biden wins Michigan, flipping state in narrow victory over ….

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November 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

Election vote counting in Michigan 2/2: Progress also appears to have stopped at 96% of ballots cast on Senate race, according to results tracking by The Associated Press. Incumbent Gary Peters (Democrat) now at 2,506,962 ….

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November 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

Election vote counting in Michigan 1/2: Progress appears to have stopped a couple of hours ago at 96% of ballots cast, according to results tracking by The Associated Press. After leading into this morning, President ….

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November 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

Republican Tim Walberg has declared victory in race against Democrat Gretchen Driskell to represent the seventh Congressional District of Michigan in Washington DC. Press release issued via eMail at 12:43am read as follows. Walberg Defeats ….

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November 3, 2020 Dell Deaton

Tomorrow— National Watch & Clock Museum reopens to the public after having closed in response to concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. As before, admission includes opportunity to visit exclusive “James Bond Wore the ….

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November 3, 2020 Dell Deaton

The polls are open. Vote!

via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "The difference in knowing and loving," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, re Famed jeweler Harry Winston: A customer entered Winston’s store in New York City to buy a special diamond. One of his salesmen, his most knowledgeable…

– February 13, 2022
via Samaritan's Purse— "Samaritan's Purse is operating multiple medical facilities in various parts of Ukraine and providing food and non-food relief items through church partners in both Ukraine and Moldova": Samaritan's Purse continues to provide medical relief to displaced Ukrainians, serving them at our Emergency Field Hospital on the outskirts…

– March 13, 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
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 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
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 Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Inwardly strong, outwardly focused," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: Legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi, started the first day of the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1961 with a football in his right hand and these words:…

– April 10, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (June 1, 2022)— "A small church serves as a large witness in the wake of Taylor tornado," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: An EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord tragically taking the lives of two people and injuring more than…

– June 5, 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

With election day coming up less than three months from now, will Saline have enough mailboxes to handle ballots?

August 19, 2020

Add another items to the list of things that no one in their wildest dreams would have anticipated before the advent of COVID-19. [1-3] The United States Postal Service is curently dominating news headlines this week. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and our own Michigan Senator Gary Peters, both Democrats, are leading advocacy. Elsewhere in the nation, the Democratic National Committee is in the midst of its Presidential nominating convention. [4-7] The GOP comes ....

"Shrek the Musical," Saline High School Drama Club 2019

SHS Drama Club “Shrek the Musical” plays Ellen A Ewing Center for the Performing Arts, ready to exceed expectations

March 1, 2019

Among the many adages in theater is one about final dress rehearsals: Set a goal to be good as possible, but short of so good that those in the production lose their edge for opening night. Based on everything we saw during its final full run-through last night, the Saline High School Drama Club is set to hit all the right notes with Shrek the Musical, beginning with its first show this evening. Tickets are ....

October Is National Physical Therapy Month and You Should Care

October 1, 2017

Despite the presence of leading facilities that provide physical therapy services right here in the City of Saline, too many members of our community aren’t fully aware of just how much this really benefits them. Physical therapy, or “PT,” means maximizing functional potential for an person who’s survived a stroke. Reducing the impact of workplace injuries on business operations. It is a value not limited to advancing age, as parents and schools responsible for the ....

Michigan House Representative Donna Lasinski set another high bar in constituent accountability with Saline Q&A today

January 11, 2019

The term “coffee hour” hardly begins to describe what took place this morning. That’s the stuff of anywhere, not Saline. Other government officials when compared to our own Donna Lasinski. [1,2] Event attendance numbers weren’t arresting, with less than a dozen at the outset, eventually doubling. Mostly older residents, with added headcount from the ranks of City Hall. At the same time, the character represented was of the sort on which we’ve reported previously. Informed ....

Year-end report on Bixby Marionette Trust disposition outlined steady, important forward progress

December 11, 2019

A small selection of string puppets stood along one wall of a Saline Library meeting room where John Anderson provided an accounting for Arts and Culture Committee responsibilities in fulfilling City of Saline obligations under terms of its “Bixby Marionettes Trust” here. [1,2] Meticulously handcrafted by the late Meredith Bixby, these figures seemed more than contextual backdrop or props at the ready when called upon to illustrate function. Rather, they seemed here to cast scrutinizing ....

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