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Experiences

Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism for 2020 focused on importance of defining our own location brand

February 20, 2020 Dell Deaton

Budget line-item vetoes by Governor Gretchen Whitmer that included fund allocations for Pure Michigan rippled through the latest Governor’s Conference on Tourism that wrapped up earlier today. [1-5] “‘Michigan is like Alaska …,’” said Vice President ….

Rebecca Groeb directing actors on set of "Newsies: The Musical"
Quite Focused

Assistant Superintendent Steve Laatsch on value of SHS Drama performances that go beyond Saline High School

February 17, 2020 Dell Deaton

As Newsies cast rehearsals focused in on closer, more detailed staging last week, we took this opportunity to take a step back for a look at the bigger picture. [1] In this case, Steve Laatch is ….

Families Against Narcotics - Naloxone presentation at WCC
Washtenaw County

“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 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Janet Nelson, Principal with Kimberly Bolan and Associates Rethinking Libraries
Washtenaw County

Saline District Library in process of conducting expert-facilitated focus groups en route to five-year strategic plan

February 7, 2020 Dell Deaton

In 1895, HG Wells wrote of an inventory who traveled some eight hundred thousand years hence in The Time Machine. When The Time Traveler found himself standed in what he found to be a quite ….

Zenith ZWL-183-93 portable computer
Financial

I’ve found it best to cover “news” as a journalist who seasons his craft with a healthy dollop of “historian” mindset

February 3, 2020 Dell Deaton

From the Editor— In his marvelous book James Bond: The Man and His World, Henry Chancellor referenced an often cited story of 007 creator Ian Fleming as young reporter with Reuters on assignment to cover ….

Jim Cameron, Michigan Oral History Association
History

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

January 28, 2020 Dell Deaton

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 ….

President Donald J Trump before the US Constitution
Governance

Articles of Impeachment now transmitted to United States Senate, Congressman Tim Walberg provided context

January 22, 2020 Dell Deaton

On December 19, 2019, the United States House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald J Trump. In addition to making headlines among national and international media, it’s served local connections as well. [1-4] President ….

SHS Drama Club: "Newsies: The Musical"
Experiences

“Act II” opened in near total darkness for real-life actors behind-the-scenes of upcoming SHS Drama Club musical ….

January 20, 2020 Dell Deaton

When last we saw cast members gathered to begin work on the upcoming Saline High School Drama Club musical Newsies, their numbers topped four dozen in a large, brightly lit choir room. Cast members’ energy ….

Experiences

For the first time in over two decades, Kermit the Frog has returned to public spotlight at Detroit Institute of Arts

January 17, 2020 Dell Deaton

Well before doors opened for visitors to the Detroit Institute of Arts this morning at Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), a television crew from Fox 2 Detroit was on site and inside to broadcast happenings ….

A2Y Regional Chamber panel, "Real Estate Outlook 2020"
Financial

Experts shared insights on 2020, both commercial and residential real estate market during A2Y Chamber “Early Edition”

January 15, 2020 Dell Deaton

There’s an important continuity among monthly Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti breakfest presentations that add a great deal of value to and beyond any given topic. [1,2] As part of introducing the three persons empaneled to ….

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  • 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

  • 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 Got Questions (January 4, 2022)— "What is the god of self?" "A god is what we run to when we need validation, help, or encouragement because we believe it has the power to give us what we need. Self is a compelling god because it arises from our deepest…

    – August 7, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (December 28, 2021)— "New Year's Resolutions Focus on Health, God and Money," by Aaron Earls: After a season in which avoiding sickness was on most everyone’s mind, many Americans say their New Year’s resolutions address their health .... As people contemplate their 2022 resolutions, more than 2 in…

    – January 23, 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 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 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

  • National Day of Prayer— "How to Pray for America," via National Day of Prayer: Why pray for America? God is sovereign and nothing comes as a surprise to Him. Whether we face fluctuating economics, threats from abroad, unrest at home, or other troubling circumstances, our Heavenly Father is not caught…

    – May 5, 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

Past Spotlights

Motor Muster in Greenfield Village

“Motor Muster” in Greenfield Village will return this weekend for “gearheads, die-hard car lovers, and auto aficionados”

June 16, 2021

Bygone Features

COVID-19 signage and plexiglass screen at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Dearborn Michigan

Here is why it’s important to focus our named-image feed on Black History Month for the next twenty-eight days

February 1, 2021
From the Publisher— I’ve always loved history. As someone who considers herself a lifelong learner, it’s easy to marvel at the point that comes with each and every one of these stories, from the seemingly least significant of anecdote to most fantastic — on the largest imaginable scale. It really happened! That means “history” can give you a leg up in building on what has been accomplished by others, hopefully taking things even further. On ....
Debbie Stabenow, Democrat candidate for United States of America

Exclusive Interview With Debbie Stabenow, Democratic Party Candidate For The United States Senate From Michigan

November 2, 2018
Debbie Stabenow is the Democratic Party candidate running to serve in the US Senate on behalf of Michigan. Her Republican opponent is John James. [1,2] Last month, Saline Journal invited each individual to share their thoughts with our readers on a specific series of questions. Responses from Democrat Stabenow appear below. Responses from Republican James ran in Saline Journal yesterday. [3] Saline Journal: “What would you list as your top five priorities for 2019?” [4] ....

Photograph of our new Vice President, a Black woman, prompts reexamination of claim that “cameras never lie”

February 15, 2021
Mid-January, Vogue Magazine revealed its choice for February 2021 issue cover image. “Controversy” was the word used by CBS News to broadly characterize reactions that followed from a number of fronts. [1] According to reports, two different options had been produced. Both “by famed photographer Tyler Mitchell,” who, at the age of twenty-six, “became the magazine’s first African American photographer to shoot a Vogue cover in the magazine’s over 125-year history when he photographed singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter ....

Forget whatever you may think about dinosaurs thanks to CGI: “Jurassic Quest” is real blend of entertainment and education

December 10, 2021
Any promise of family-friendly experience is probably understood well enough. Tweak that a big to offer that such a thing is “fun for the whole family,” however, and it’s not likely that died-in-the-wool skeptics will the the only ones with eyebrows raised. [1] How can my steeped-in-the-subject-matter, PhD sister-in-law be adequately engaged in content without ever an inclination to yawn … … in the same physical space where the wee-young lad from the other side of ....

There Are Concerns That Tax Reform May Change The Way Families Approach “Spring Cleaning” And Giving

July 9, 2018
Springtime marks a point each year when people tend to pause and reflect on how much they should keep in all that’s accumulated in their households. But it might actually be better regarded as the start of a process for thoughtfully dealing with such stuff. The improved weather is undoubtedly a factor. Another factor could be the prospect of moving everything into a new house now that the old has closed. Those who are downsizing ....
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