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November 26, 2020 Dell Deaton

Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 25, 2020 Dell Deaton

Retired Army General Michael Flynn was fully pardoned earlier today by President Donald Trump. See further reporting by Laura Widener in American Military News piece titled “Trump announces full pardon for Ret Gen Michael Flynn.”

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November 25, 2020 Dell Deaton

Traditionally “biggest bar night of the year” now “literally zero,” due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services through December 8, 2020. See feature focused on Dan Kolander of Dan’s ….

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November 13, 2020 Dell Deaton

Quote of the week: “Defund, my butt,” US Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat West Virginia, via Twitter. Read “Democratic Senator on ‘defund the police’ movement: ‘Defund, my butt,’” by K Winters, November 12, 2020, Law Enforcement ….

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 Dell Deaton

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 ….

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November 12, 2020 Dell Deaton

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for celebrating Thanksgiving 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 include the following. Have a small outdoor meal with family and friends who live in your community. Limit the ….

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November 5, 2020 Dell Deaton

Notable differences in presidential election result reporting. According to CNN, current standing is 253 Electoral votes for Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden, with 71,659,189 ballots counted. Compare this to 213 for GOP ….

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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 ….

via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

– July 10, 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
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
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
Mother's Day— via Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (September 16, 1953): "Sermons – Billy Graham on the Need for Godly Mothers," 13:27-minute audio recording, free online. 'If we had more Christian mothers, we would have less delinquency, less immorality, less ungodliness and fewer broken homes.' Listen to Billy Graham’s Mother’s Day…

– May 9, 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 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 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 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

Star filled sky over Mill Pond in the night, City of Saline, Michigan

We May Have Near-Term Problem With Recyclables Collection Rates, But That’s Not The Real Problem Here

July 19, 2018

Headline news out of Saline City Council earlier this week was that Waste Management reported something close to a 1500% increase in its cost for recycling. [1,2] Big numbers not only skew stories, they can too often define those stories. Really big numbers surely mean there’s a story here. And the fact that those numbers are attached to “recycling” must mean that it’s a recycling story. Residents and community stakeholders immediately relate: This is an ....

Aerial photograph of North Maple Road in the City of Saline Michigan

It’s Important to Know Both History and the Market for Strategic Business Development in Saline

May 15, 2018

Time was when it didn’t seem to be much going on in the City of Saline east of North Maple Road, past what was then the high school. In 1985, ground had yet to break for either Heritage or Woodland Meadows Elementary School, no one was thinking Linden Square. The old municipal building southeast of the railroad tracks appeared permanently ensconced. [1,2,3] Even Saline Journal parent company D² Enterprises only photographed the area from a ....

Once Upon A Time, Marionettes Set The Stage For Entertainment Techniques That Remain Relevant To This Very Day

September 10, 2018

Every so often, someone references “marionettes” in connection with Saline. [1] Passing note of our “Bixby Marionettes Trust” was made during a City Council meeting earlier this summer. Without fanfare, the mayor has given leadership to developing a couple of display cases to highlight locally-produced string puppets at the Saline Area School District building. Saline Journal touched on the historical legacy of Meredith Bixby last week. [2,3] In an under-appreciated, no longer much viewed segment ....

Arizona Uber Incident Will Affect Local Autonomous Vehicle Industry

March 21, 2018

Last August, Domino’s Pizza deployed a Ford Fusion Hybrid on the streets of Ann Arbor in partnership with Ford Motor Company. It had the goal of “gauging customer reactions to self-driving delivery vehicles.” [1] Based on reports from subsequent appearance of that same car at the North American International Auto Show just two months ago, consumer reaction was one of “wariness.” [2] Elsewhere in the autonomous vehicle industry, the public was given reason for greater ....

There’s No Reason to be Surprised by Your Personal Income Taxes

September 25, 2017

For those who filed for an extension on their 2016 personal income taxes, the due date of October 16 is now less than a month away. It’s no coincidence that local radio has started this month to amp-up its advertising from tax preparation services. [1] Too many people think that they simply need to knuckle down just long enough to complete their current returns, and then they can blissfully unplug once again until April 15 ....

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