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October 7, 2020 Staff

Today marks the halfway point of “Spirit Week,” following Saline High School Student Council designated “Hollywood Mask-Erade” theme for 2020 Homecoming. Wednesday is “Fancy mask Day” (decorate a mask, favorite mask, Hornet mask). Thursday— Pajama Day ….

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October 6, 2020 Staff

“Spirit Week” continues today, following Saline High School Student Council designated “Hollywood Mask-Erade” theme for 2020 Homecoming. Tuesday is “Sidekick Day” (dress like your favorite sidekick from a movie). Use of the #SHS2020HOCO hashtag on social ….

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October 5, 2020 Staff

Plan B: “Michigan health department issues order requiring masks, limiting gathering sizes statewide,” reads headline to piece posted to mLive on October 5, 2020, by Emily Lawler. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ….

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October 5, 2020 Dell Deaton

Breaking: President Donald Trump returning to The White House presently on Marine One. News pool video shows President after having exited helicopter, ascending stairs to balcony, removing mask, and standing to face outward toward cameras. ….

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October 5, 2020 Staff

Was Michigan Supreme Court unclear in its findings re Executive Orders and COVID-19? See “Whitmer: Michigan Supreme Court ruling shouldn’t take effect until Oct 30,” by Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger, today in Detroit News. ….

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October 5, 2020 Staff

Today marks the start of “Spirit Week,” organized by Saline High School Student Council to celebrate 2020 Homecoming. The theme this year is “Hollywood Mask-Erade.” Here’s the schedule: Monday— “Dress Formal Day” Tuesday— “Sidekick Day” (dress ….

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October 4, 2020 Dell Deaton

Earlier today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that “she will no longer enforce Gov Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders on COVID-19 after the state’s highest court deemed an emergency powers law unconstitutional.” For fuller reporting, ….

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October 3, 2020 Dell Deaton

Second-largest theater chain in the world announced temporary closure of locations following latest announced delay of next James Bond movie release. Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that “mega-movie theater chain Cineworld, the second largest ….

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October 3, 2020 Dell Deaton

And then this news was reported on AM 760 WJR during morning drive to work: James Bond movie No Time to Die release date in the United States delayed until April 2, 2021. See “Release of ….

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October 2, 2020 Dell Deaton

President Donald Trump was taken by helicopter to Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda tonight, “as a precautionary measure,” after having tested positive for COVID-19, as reported within the last twenty-four hours. See Kevin Breuninger ….

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
via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Fusion Camp for 2nd-6th graders," by Rachel LaBelle, Resurrection Church, Lincoln Park Michigan: ... At camp, we get a short window to replace the busyness of their daily lives and invite them to a safe place where they can focus on Christ. Some would…

– April 24, 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
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 (February 2, 2022)— "Treasures in the darkness," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: Having been in this pandemic for two years now, we face days that seem uncertain and difficult to navigate. Yet through all the darkness and confusion,…

– March 6, 2022
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
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 Jesus Calling (2004), by Sarah Young— "I am with you, watching over you constantly ...." Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us" [King James Version] Psalm 34:5…

– May 29, 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

Analysis of financial impact on restaurants as Michigan Executive Orders 2020-09, 2020-21 remain in effect

March 23, 2020

Citing her own March 10, 2020 State of Emergency Declaration intended to begin dealing with effects of the “novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death,” Michigan Governor issued Executive Order 2020-09. [1-5] Following actions the previous day in Illinios and Ohio, this was said to “temporarily shut down all bars, restaurants to ‘eat in’ service,” additionally including “closure of several other gathering places, such as gyms, movie ....

Book review: “Unfreedom of the Press” sets stage for necessary discussion of integrity in journalism, “objective” media

August 14, 2019

This scholarly examination of journalism in history and function is currently in its twelfth week on the 2019 New York Times Best Seller List. [1-4] Its title is a play on Amendment I to the United States Constitution, prohibiting any law by our Congress that would abridge freedom of the press. In titling his book Unfreedom of the Press, author Mark R Levin has not only cast a take on modern media in opposition to ....

Here’s What It Looks Like From The Other Side Of The Camera When A Political Campaign Photographs Are Made

December 17, 2018

By all accounts, the 2018 mid-term elections were anything but typical. [1,2] One of the established givens is that 95% of all incumbents are re-elected. And yet, right here in Michigan, US Senator Debbie Stabenow defeated her Republican opponent, John James, by her smallest margin ever. It’s the sort of stuff that made covering this cycle a very different sort of work in the end as opposed to when it started. [3,4,5,6] To better understand ....

Oral History Workshop set stage for making more intimate connections with both past and present, subjects near and far

January 28, 2020

A static image remained set on projection screen as participants gathered for this broad overview of the subject at hand, followed by rather structured how-to application last Saturday. It was a cartoon giving impression of a scenic roadway pull-off, overlooking mountains and trees. Two adults and a child stood next to a station wagon, as if to underscore cliché, two of them facing a sign headlined: “Historic Marker.” Several more lines of text, indiscernible, appeared ....

Treat Yourself To An Opportunity Where You’ll Unplug From The Grid And Connect With Your Community

July 30, 2018

It often seems like summer arrives at a full gallup each year when school lets out. If there’s not an activity scheduled here or nearby for a weekend, there’s a get together to finalize organization of one. You hear about something every week downtown. Busy, busy, busy. On a few occasions, however, Saline will relax and show a more personal side. Move at a slower pace — while never failing to keep you drawn in ....

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Year: 2020