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The Class of 2019 Is Coming Up Next: Who Needs Professional Senior Portraits?

May 13, 2018 Dell Deaton

Not coincidentally, today is Mother’s Day. That doesn’t just mean remembering one’s mother, but being cognizant that those mothers themselves are remembering how they earned the title. For some the countdown to having their former ….

1940 LaSalle coupe at 2017 Cinnamon's Annual Father's Day Car Show
Automotive Heritage

If ‘Hobbyists’ Are Open-Minded, There May Still be a Future for Traditional Car Collectors

May 11, 2018 Dell Deaton

A certified résumé is far from necessary to validate the bona fides of Saline when it comes to perpetuating the legacy of great vehicles from the past. Simply check out the Brewed Awakenings parking lot ….

Cindy Baxter, Salt Valley Arts
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Take a Class to Make Your iPhone the Best Camera You Always Have with You, Better

May 10, 2018 Dell Deaton

Somewhere among the list of things a budding photographer first should be told is this: The best camera is the one that’s with you. This is reenforced by Flickr, which reported that, collectively, iPhone models ….

Stephen Junga, at Junga's ACE Hardware store in Saline Michigan
Four Ps

It Wasn’t the Internet That Drove Plans for a New Hardware Store in Saline

May 9, 2018 Dell Deaton

Stephen Junga will someday be the “Junga” of Junga’s ACE Hardware here. If you’re a local merchant struggling to imagine long-term future success in an increasingly web-based world, this insight may be the key to ….

Jim Junga, Junga's ACE Hardware in Saline Michigan
Financial

Internet Predicts Death of Brick-and-Mortar; Junga’s ACE Hardware Building New Store

May 8, 2018 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Howard J Reeves Woodstock typewriter
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This Can Be Your Place for a Variety of Hands-On Guides to Virtual Kodak Picture Spots

May 7, 2018 Dell Deaton

From the Editor— Saline has always had an element of tourist attraction to it — from events such as our annual Celtic Festival, to the historic structures preserved at Rentschler Farm Museum. [1,2,3,4] It doesn’t ….

2016 Volvik LPGA Volvik Golf Championship
Quite Focused

Tee Time Is Set for 6:00am Saturday on Radio Station AM 1600 in Washtenaw County

May 4, 2018 Dell Deaton

Whether you need to set the alarm or may already be en route to the links for your own game, Michigan Golf Live! is where your radio should be tuned any time between 6:00am and ….

2018 FIRST Robotics Championship in Detroit Michigan
Competitive

What’s Missing from This Image of the 2018 FIRST Robotics Championship in Detroit?

May 3, 2018 Dell Deaton

The photograph above was taken last week during Tech Challenge brackets at Cobo Center in Detroit for the latest FIRST Robotics Championship. Teams at each of four age-based skill levels had advanced to this arena ….

2008 Bentley Continental GT at Mr Goofy's Car Wash in Saline Michigan
Financial

The Salt Trucks May be Gone, but Your Car Is Still Getting Dirtier Than Is Good for It

May 1, 2018 Dell Deaton

It seems that drivers can’t wait for summer. Last October, Saline Journal ran an article with advice on preparing your vehicle for winter, encouraging readers not to get surprised. Would it make sense to issue ….

Ron Pattinson, beer historian and author
History

Research into 18th Century English Brewing Means Better Craft Beers for Aficionados

April 30, 2018 Dell Deaton

Saline knows how to celebrate important beers. Take note: This year will mark the fourteenth annual Main Street Oktoberfest. There are breweries. And new in 2018, Celtic Festival will feature a new craft beer pavilion. ….

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  • 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 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

  • 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 Samaritan's Purse (March 23, 2022)— "Ukraine Updates: Ukraine Updates: Fifth Airlift Departs with Ukraine Relief; Medical Care at Four Locations; Food and Other Distributions Underway": A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to…

    – March 27, 2022

  • via Lifeway Research (April 5, 2021)— "Americans Most Want to Avoid Fear and Anxiety, Gain Freedom and Safety," by Aaron Earls: After what was a scary year for many, more Americans say they want to avoid fear. According to a study from Lifeway Research, when asked which feeling they seek to…

    – January 2, 2022

  • via Samaritan's Purse (March 28, 2022)— "Franklin Graham Meets with Samaritan's Purse Team in Ukraine": Work continues as fighting rages in eastern Europe. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to meet with our teams who have been at work there since the early stages…

    – April 3, 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 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

  • via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 1: John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 'No one comes to the Father except through me.' [English Standard Version] "An Online Bible Commentary You Can Understand" titled "Bible Ref"…

    – July 17, 2022

Past Spotlights

Douglas C-47 Skytrain from World War II

“Air Adventures” set to resume for 2021 flight season, with options to book on Yankee Air Museum planes this Saturday

April 28, 2021

Bygone Features

National Cheese Pizza Day on East Michigan Avenue, City of Salin

September 5 Is Always National Cheese Pizza Day (with Local Video)

September 5, 2017
Not just any kind of pizza day, today is “National Cheese Pizza Day.” Mark your calendar: It’s always on September 5. To commemorate this occasion, the Saline Eastgate merchants network has put together a video highlighting cheese pizza options on Michigan Avenue between Industrial and North Maple. Remarkably, all five of our pizzarias got started right here in Michigan. Additionally, did you know that the most popular days for pizza delivery are Halloween, Thanksgiving Eve, ....
"Unfreedom of the Press," by Mark Levin

Book review: “Unfreedom of the Press” sets stage for necessary discussion of integrity in journalism, “objective” media

August 14, 2019
This scholarly examination of journalism in history and function is currently in its twelfth week on the 2019 New York Times Best Seller List. [1-4] Its title is a play on Amendment I to the United States Constitution, prohibiting any law by our Congress that would abridge freedom of the press. In titling his book Unfreedom of the Press, author Mark R Levin has not only cast a take on modern media in opposition to ....

Part 2 of 3 re Future of Roe v Wade, abortion, and Michigan legislature: Interview with Dr Robert Borer, Republican

May 17, 2022
Part 1 of this series looked at questions likely to come before the Michigan legislature following leak of a forthcoming United States Supreme Court finding that would revisit the validity of Roe v Wade. [1] This November, voters in the newly-drawn 33rd District for the Michigan legislature will elect one of two candidates to represent them in Lansing. With that as current backdrop, Saline Journal put the following questions to each via eMail on May 4, ....

Ohio Pen Show 2021, Part 1: The show before that show that most people never get to experience – catering to collectors

November 15, 2021
When the doors first opened to the public for special interest shows in the 1980s, the fish stories were already being told behind the vendor tables. [1] Least impressive among these were incredible deals made on price, although there were certainly those as well). Rather, these were fantastic tales of grail findings, illusive pristine examples that had been made available for the briefest of intervals, as well as technical and mechanical unicorns. [2-5] For camera shows during ....

“Newsies: The Musical” set to deliver the best of live local theatre with excellent vocals, dance, and staging

February 27, 2020
When the curtain came down on final dress rehearsal tonight, one thing was absolutely clear: The Saline High School Drama Club production of Newsies: The Musical is ready for performances before live audiences. [1-3] In a word, this show is exceptional. For those unfamiliar with the 1992 Disney motion picture upon which this play is based, Newsies is “based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. [4] When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason ....
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