May 30, 2025

Release date again pushed back for next James Bond motion picture No Time to Die, to October 8, 2021 (US). IMDb is currenting using the word “Expected” in connection with this update.

Additionally, in coverage of this news for The Wrap, Beatrice Verhoeven listed No Time to Die among “Films That Could’ve Been Oscar Contenders If They Opened in 2020 ….”

Meanwhile, “Official Trailer 2” remains the most current for this movie remains online.

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 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
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
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
Independence Day— via Billy Graham (1970): "I find that there is a certain fear and expected cosmic judgment that hangs over our country at this hour, as the Devine timepiece ticks away. Thomas Jefferson felt this deeply when he said, 'I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God…

– July 4, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

– February 27, 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
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

Early construction of Cypress Ridge subdivision, Saline Michigan (2015)

New Michigan House Bills to Hold Drone Operators More Accountable

April 5, 2018

On April 4, 2017 legislation went into effect at the state level aimed at clarifying the regulation of ownership and operation of unmanned aircraft. As part of the same Act, an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force was created to develop statewide policy recommendations. [1,2] Last November, that Task Force issued its Final Report. [3] The Michigan House of Representative then took up this Report as part of its current legislative session. It passed a package ....

Oldsmobile Toronado, 1966, on display at DIA

New DIA exhibition surveys seventy years of automobile design in terms of cultural influences and aesthetics

November 12, 2020

Up to the 1970s, America had a growing passion for automobiles. A leading authority characterized origins in the late 1800s as follows. “With these new types of personal transportation, ordinary people could choose where and when they traveled and who came along for the ride.” [1] Between those periods, image took precedence, reaching an apogee in the 1950s. A scant decade and so later, a young lawyer named Ralph Nader put helped put safety in the ....

Washtenaw County Clerk Says There Is “Absolutely” No Reason To Worry About 2018 Election Result Integrity In Michigan

November 4, 2018

With so much discussion of potential “election tampering,” it’s understandable that voters would like to be assured, substantively, that there’s no cause for concern here in Michigan. [1] The best authority to address that here is Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum. He has served in this position since 2005, after having been elected himself, as a Democrat. Prior to that, he was perhaps most widely known for his “Political Graveyard” website. [2,3,4] When Saline Journal ....

Exclusive Interview With J Cedric Simpson, Candidate For District Court 14A Judge (Including Jurisdiction Over Saline)

October 30, 2018

The Honorable J Cedric Simpson is running to serve District 14A Judge, which includes the 14A-4 Courthouse operations in the City of Saline. His opponent is Tom Bourque. [1,2,3] Earlier this month, Saline Journal invited each individual to share his thoughts with our readers on a specific series of questions. Responses from Judge Simpson appear below. Responses from Mr Bourque ran yesterday in Saline Journal. Saline Journal: “If ‘Justice is Blind,’ why is it important ....

Some Photographs Require You To “Go Where Other People Wouldn’t Think To Go, At Times They Wouldn’t Want To”

August 31, 2018

Years ago, Agnes Dikeman proferred the notion above to explain how Saline Journal parent D² Enterprises had itself amassed a thirty-five-year archive of photography featuring so many unique local images. It’s an important observation. One of the most important. The photograph above was the planned image to run with our behind-the-scenes article that was itself a different perspective on Saline Celtic Festival. An incredible amount of work goes into delivering a consistently excellent local experience ....