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Saline Middle School "Criminal Justice Unit" mock trial
Governance

SMS students prosecute, defend, and judge criminal case in mock trials held in District 14A-4 Courthouse, Part 1

January 31, 2019 Dell Deaton

It was quite likely the Perry Mason television series that made first generations of parents “experts” on courtroom proceedings. Subsequent casts would have casual observers believe that The People’s Court reflects current reality. [1-3] Long ….

Mackinac Policy Conference - Detroit Regional Chamber "Sneak Peek"
Competitive

Mackinac Policy Conference provided its last “sneak peek” of the event where Michigan futures will be set in 2019

January 30, 2019 Dell Deaton

As Saline continues its ascendency to larger stages, by steps and leaps, a natural next question becomes one of identifying opportunity for leveraging position. Where? When? Here in Michigan (and beyond), nothing beats our own ….

Dr Who: Logopolis Tom Baker Fathom Events
Quite Focused

“The Doctor” will intersect at latitude 42° 10′ 42.42″ North by longitude 83° 45′ 34.56″ West this coming March 13

January 29, 2019 Dell Deaton

BBC Doctor Who adventure “Logopolis” will come to the big screen at Emagine Theatre in Saline Michigan, thanks to Fathom Events. [1-4] March 13 (Wednesday), with showing starting at 7:00pm Spawned on television in the ….

"Chamber Chatter" podcast recording setup, Saline Area Chamber of Commerce
Financial

“Chamber Chatter” podcast aims to deliver area business information through a channel audiences increasingly prefer

January 28, 2019 Dell Deaton

Desire for mobile connectivity may have spawned the first inklings of practical multitasking when in-car radios were introduced in 1930. [1,2] Today the idea of listening as means of consuming information while hands and eyes ….

Albert Liu and Spencer Schneider, Business sub-team for Saline Singularity in FIRST Robotics Competition.
Experiences

Saline Singularity robotics team met today, and week 3 focused on its “business” as much as anything else

January 26, 2019 Dell Deaton

As the clock approached nine this morning, several members of FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 5066 had already started arriving. In several instances, coffee mugs in hand. Someone had thoughtfully brought two boxes of fresh ….

Saline Singularity FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5066 reviewing CAD designs for 2019 game
Tech

Saline Singularity FIRST Robotics Team moves through week 2 with CAD drawings, prototypes, and February 1 target date

January 17, 2019 Dell Deaton

Just before our high school FIRST Robotics Team 5066 began scheduled work yesterday evening, February 1 was announced as the date that everyone should know. It’s a date that everyone here needs to know as ….

Polaris Slingshot displayed in Washtenaw Community College booth at NAIAS 2019
Experiences

The biggest reveals of the 2019 North American International Auto Show won’t be around when the public gets here

January 16, 2019 Dell Deaton

You’re likely to miss the nondescript escalator tucked away off expansive North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) floor at Cobo Center, at the south corner of Hall D — on “Level 200,” to be more ….

Lexus 500h with fourth-generation automated driving platform on display during first day of media previews at 2019 North American International Auto Show
Tech

Toyota leverages North American International Auto Show to display car with unique self-driving capabilities

January 14, 2019 Dell Deaton

In many ways, the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) presentation of a Lexus 500h with automated driving modifications was symbolic of desired positioning of the vehicle itself. To be sure, its dedicated space was ….

State Representative Donna Lasinski, Michigan House District 52
Governance

Michigan House Representative Donna Lasinski set another high bar in constituent accountability with Saline Q&A today

January 11, 2019 Dell Deaton

The term “coffee hour” hardly begins to describe what took place this morning. That’s the stuff of anywhere, not Saline. Other government officials when compared to our own Donna Lasinski. [1,2] Event attendance numbers weren’t ….

Portion of computer screen during file backup process.
Well-Being

Now is the time for a strong reminder to back up your (important) digital files, and to make it a routine

January 10, 2019 Dell Deaton

Somewhere among the many late-December closing reminders and New Years resolutions came thought to the future of all your digitally-stored stuff, by whatever means, wherever they may currently rest. “Backup” is likely the anchoring word ….

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  • Juneteenth— via Center for Faith & Culture (June 14, 2021) by Sherelle Ducksworth, sociology instructor at Louisburg College in Louisburg North Carolina: "We celebrate Juneteenth because of what this holiday reveals to us about the inherent dignity and humanity of Black people. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is essential to…

    – June 19, 2022

  • re United States Supreme Court decision in Carson v Makin— Lifeway Christian Resources referenced Article 12 of the Southern Baptist Faith and Message, which "deals specifically and uniquely with the topic of education. ... our confessional statement affirms, Christianity is the faith of enlightenment and intelligence. As we shall see, one…

    – June 21, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • re United States Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Bremerton School District— On April 4, 2022, Compelling Truth revisited the question, "What is the separation of church and state?" Noting that this "is not foundation and is not found in the US Constitution," this assessment went on to assert that…

    – June 27, 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

  • 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 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

Past Spotlights

Rentschler Farm parlor, 1930s Christmastime

How Did Christmas Feel in a Rural Saline Home During the 1930s?

December 7, 2015

Bygone Features

Novi Police Detective Jon Zabick

Novi Police presentation emphasized vulnerabilities in faith-based facilities – Part 1: Defining the problem

September 7, 2019
It’s not enough to argue — or, for that matter, even to provide irrefutable evidence — that religious gathering places are uniquely vulnerable and attractive to active shooter attacks. [1-3] Citing a 2018 FBI Active Shooter Study, the Novi Police Department again noted earlier today that 4.1% of these incidents took place in churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, and affiliated properties. These are among a broader category of “soft targets.” [4,5] In leading this presentation titled ....
Emagine Theatre in Saline Michigan

Exclusive Interview with Paul Glantz on Disney-Fox Studios Deal, Part 2

February 14, 2018
As Mayor of Saline, Brian Marl has long been a patron and proponent of Emagine Theatres. “It’s exciting to see a movie in a theatre,” he said to the Saline Journal earlier this month. He went on to cite a few of the features that distinguish our Saline theatre from competitors, including a unique approach to customer service, its food menu and bar, and spacious seating. Last Thursday, the Saline Journal ran the first segment ....

Did You Happen To Notice A Car Show Within The Car Show Last Saturday While You Were Getting A Haircut Downtown?

August 16, 2018
Last May, international car appraiser Chuck Patton advised Saline Journal readers not to “get emotionally involved” with their vehicles. Any vehicles. Enjoy the hobby, yes. But enjoy it for the people with whom you share this common interest, if not passion. [1] Bill Stolberg seems almost completely to parallel that philosophy. Almost. Everyone in town knows Mr Stolberg, of course; he’s proprietor of Bill’s Barber Shop on North Ann Arbor Street, downtown next to KeyBank. ....

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 ....

Part 1 of 3 re Future of Roe v Wade, abortion – and roles of United States Supreme Court, Congress, Michigan legislature

May 16, 2022
As of 6:30 am, the fate of Roe v Wade remains in limbo — a status never more legally in question since the United States Supreme Court first handed down its Opinion in that case on January 22, 1973. [1-5] During an appearance at The University of Chicago Law School titled “Roe v Wade at 40,” Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made headlines by criticizing that decision. [6] “‘My criticism of Roe is that it ....
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