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FIRST Robotics Competition 2020 officially kicked off this weekend with “Infinite Recharge” powered by “Star Wars”

January 5, 2020 Dell Deaton

Last April at Cobo Center, FIRST Inspires announced collaboration with Disney and LucasFilm for its next season of robot competitions. Original Star Wars lead Mark Hammil made the pitch. [1-5] Yesterday, things got real. On ….

Inaugural Southeast Michigan Auto Show organizers responded to need for area event in January without missing a beat

January 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

For one hundred, twenty years excepting war-time, our region has held its own car-focused exhibition during winter months around the time when calendars reliably change from an old December 31 to a reset for the ….

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
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 Lifeway Research (April 5, 2021)— "Americans Most Want to Avoid Fear and Anxiety, Gain Freedom and Safety," by Aaron Earls: After what was a scary year for many, more Americans say they want to avoid fear. According to a study from Lifeway Research, when asked which feeling they seek to…

– January 2, 2022
via America: The Jesuit Review (May 20, 2022)— "On May 20, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in a public statement that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a life-long Catholic, will be barred from Communion in her home diocese of San Francisco. Gloria Purvis, the host of America Media’s 'The Gloria…

– May 22, 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
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
via Lifeway Research (February 22, 2022)— "Most Open to Spiritual Conversations, Few Christians Speaking," by Aaron Earls: Americans are curious about the religious devotion of others and are willing to discuss the topic, but most say they rarely have conversations about faith with their Christian friends .... Half of Americans (51%)…

– March 20, 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
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers— via National Police Association (June 23, 2021), by Stephen Owsinski, retired law enforcement officer with experience in Field Training Officer (FTO) unit and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST): "Like anyone else, our nation’s cops harbor every desire to return home each day…

– June 17, 2022

FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Detroit

FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship gets real at Cobo Center in Detroit as 2019 season showcases winners

April 26, 2019

On January 5 of this year, FIRST Robotics Competition launch of “Destination: Deep Space” felt like a leap of faith. [1,2] Field of play was no more than a two-minute animation. Rules for scoring a seeming tossed salad of words in a 129-page instruction manual. Physical robots were not yet to the point where they could be hopefully viewed as vaguely imaginative flights of fancy. [3,4] They say that high school teams just like ours ....

Dr Bill Pink, Grand Rapids Community College President

Mackinac Policy Conference 2019, Part 2: Michigan is getting serious about its education crisis – with solid plans to correct it

May 30, 2019

The topic of “education” did not come up generally or gently on the first full day of programming at the Mackinac Policy Conference. In fact, it started with a 9:00am session, held before a capacity-plus audience in one of the Grand Hotel pavilion rooms, introduced by a self-described “angry” City of Detroit Arts and Culture Director Rochelle Riley. [1-3] Modering a panel titled “An Equitable Start: Aligning Early Childhood and K-12 Systems to Maximize Impact,” ....

Extend Your Memorial Day Commemorations with Visit to Yankee Air Museum

June 2, 2017

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 were key military conflicts played out? Why? Who were some of the people who made these great sacrifices in service to American freedom? Yankee Air Museum provides many answers to those important questions. [2] Located seventeen miles east-northeast of Saline, ....

“National Day of Prayer” focused on Biblical commandment to “Love one another,” at all levels of unified community

May 2, 2019

Formal calls for prayer on behalf of the United States of America actually pre-date the country itself. The first came in 1775, “with the first call to prayer that happened when the Continental Congress called for prayers for the forming nation.” Democratic President Harry S Truman signed the first official declaration by Congress of a national day of prayer in 1952. Republican President Ronald Reagan amended that law to designate the first Thursday in May ....

“Families Against Narcotics” crossed to the west side of US-23 this week, with hope for those in the midst of opioid addiction

February 11, 2020

In the mid-1980s, First Lady Nancy Reagan gave particular voice to a revamped “War on Drugs” with three words: “Just say no.” [1-5] With each passing year, criticisms of this mantra point to the alarming number of individuals who do not take this advice to heart. Some by choice, others feeling incapable of doing so. Too many without knowledge or access or hope when it comes a place upon which they might rely for help. ....

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Year: 2020

FIRST Robotics Competition 2020 officially kicked off this weekend with “Infinite Recharge” powered by “Star Wars”

Inaugural Southeast Michigan Auto Show organizers responded to need for area event in January without missing a beat