November 5, 2024

New Product Release “Touch & Try Event” at Camera Mall store in Ann Arbor: “Nikon Z 9 Flagship Camera Launch Event,” set to start at 4:00pm this Wednesday, November 10. No charge to attend, but Tickets are required. See website for further details.

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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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 Lifeway Research (April 6, 2021)— "Americans' Views of Life's Meaning and Purpose Are Changing," by Aaron Earls: As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity. [Compared] to a decade ago, U.S. adults today are…

– January 9, 2022

Vice President Mike Pence, headlining rally for Michigan Republicans on October 30, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence Makes Whistle-Stops In Michigan Venues To Promote Michigan Republican Candidates

October 31, 2018

There has been disagreement on when, exactly, Vice President Mike Pence was first scheduled for his most recent trip to Michigan, along with where, for whom, and why. [1] The earlier mid-October rally for Michigan Republicans may have been considered the signature draw for its side of the political spectrum en route to November 6. Compassion if not official duties of office has made attending to the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre a higher ....

2018 Saline Cemetery Enactment dress rehearsal at Brecon Village

Like So Many Histories From Saline, Dress Rehearsals For Upcoming Cemetery Enactments Stretched Their Own Bounds

September 24, 2018

Tonight was the first dress rehearsal for in advance of September 30 enactments at Oak Wood Cemetery. Appropriately, the stage for this was comfortably within the walls of Brecon Village — where the audience was both invariably appreciative and sharp on necesssary eyes for content details. [1,2,3] Later this week, the troupe will present their stories to local elementary school classes here in town. Full costume, in character. It’s a bit deceiving to regard any ....

“Forrest Gump” marks its twenty-fifth anniversary with four showings at Emagine Theatre this June

May 20, 2019

Imagine revisiting highlights of American history through a fresh set of uncritical eyes, spanning three-plus decades ending in the early 1980s. Matter-of-factly, this is the view provided by title character Forrest Gump, born with physical disability, IQ 75. [1] “You’re the same as everybody else. You’re no different,” his mother said to him. Taking that to heart, he went forth in his life accordingly. The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks that speak as ....

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 ....

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 ....