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Tech

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 4

April 27, 2018 Dell Deaton

On Saturday May 19, Briarwood Ford will hold its annual “Drive One 4UR School” event from 9:00am to 5:00pm at Harvest Elementary as a fundraiser to support Saline Music Boosters. [1,2] In light of what’s ….

Jerrod Hart, City of Saline police chief
Well-Being

Saline Celtic Festival Kilts Can Help Improve Relationships with Local Law Enforcement

April 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

It can be easy to overlook the presence of law enforcement at local events. [1] Officers are always there, of course. Sometimes they seem to simply blend into the tapestry of ongoing celebrations, readily responding ….

National Theatre Live performs William Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
Quite Focused

Emagine Channels Globe Theatre for NT Live Production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”

April 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

This 2018 National Theatre Live performance will be re-broadcast for a single engagement at Emagine Theatre in Saline. [1,2,3,4] May 17 (Thursday), with show starting at 7:00pm Plot summary on NT Live: “The ruined aftermath ….

Brian D Marl, City of Saline Mayor
Washtenaw County

On April 13 the Mayor Announced Walk-in Office Hours: Here’s What Is in That for You

April 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

Every media outlet got the same press release. You could have read it in one of a number of places. Saline Mayor Brian Marl announced a weekly schedule of times when any city stakeholder can ….

"Saline Cars & Coffee" at Brewed Awakenings
Automotive Heritage

Saline Michigan Is a Place That Gets “Car People” (Year Round, as It Turns Out)

April 23, 2018 Dell Deaton

There are people who drive cars, and there are car people. Two weeks ago today during a very well attended SAE WCX World Congress Experience presentation at Cobo Center in Detroit, Alex Roy attempted to ….

Electric car charging station on downtown Saline Michigan parking lot
Tech

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 3

April 20, 2018 Dell Deaton

Becoming a smart city will require more than adjusting attitudes to accept sharing roads with electric cars. More than having stations to charge them. More than the next major leap of moving to a lifestyle ….

Saline Railroad Depot
History

How Well Do You Know the Community Impact of Your Saline Area Historical Society?

April 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

Earlier this month, Jim Peters, president of the Saline Area Historical Society, presented its 2017 annual report to City Council. Drawing on those materials, Saline Journal has prepared the following Q&A as a creative way ….

AccuShred on site for Capstone Tax & Financial in Saline Michigan
Well-Being

There’s a Lot More to After Tax Season Document Shredding Rituals Than Confetti

April 18, 2018 Dell Deaton

Never simply throw away papers related to your income tax filings. Instead, either file them away securely or destroy them by means that render them irretrievable. Before taking either action it’s important to know what ….

Risdon Heights condominiums in downtown Saline Michigan
Four Ps

Is New Construction Your Answer to Making a Home Purchase in This Tight Market?

April 17, 2018 Dell Deaton

Anyone in the market to buy a house or condominium in the last five years has likely felt frustration at the dearth of options. The Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors just reported “a significant ….

Dr Rose B Bellanca, Washtenaw Community College president
Quite Focused

It’s Important to Understand What Being a “Smart City” Means to Saline, Part 2

April 16, 2018 Dell Deaton

Why is it important? Part 1 of this special series defined the term “smart cities.” It identified local officials here, by name, who have focused on helping Saline get in front of this concept. It ….

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  • 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

  • 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 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 Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Inwardly strong, outwardly focused," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: Legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi, started the first day of the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1961 with a football in his right hand and these words:…

    – April 10, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Past Spotlights

"Edison" steam locomotive, Greenfield Village

Greenfield Village prepared to open mid-April for 2021 season as scheduled, with all social safeguards in place

April 12, 2021

Bygone Features

Saline Journal on Instagram, November 2018

For Day-To-Day Connections Between Saline Michigan And The Larger Context In Which It Resides, See Instagram

November 16, 2018
As a matter of editorial policy, Saline Journal publishes one and only one image with each article. The primary purpose of these visuals is to summarize and attract readership to the written articles with which they are associated. This is a medium to be read. At the same time, some stories are best told, best understood by registering in an instant. Beyond the few words necessary for labeling (and, in deference to a virtual space ....
Customized Aston Martin DB5 on display in Detroit

“October 2021 – 31 Day Photo Challenge!” topics announced with eye to month rich in brilliant colors and intense monochromes

October 1, 2021
October is “Photographer Appreciation Month” — although most practitioners of the craft would rather see that expressed through appreciation of their photographs. To that end, it’s hard to imagine a better time of year here in Michigan to test the limits of that. Following along as this season transitions, our State website features an up-to-date “Fall Color Tours” page with detailed links to venues throughout. For those with interests that lean decidely darker, there’s the ....

It’s High School Graduation Weekend in Saline and Time to Get Back to Basics: Celebrate with Cake!

June 1, 2018
Somewhere between earning that last credit needed to complete twelve years or so of education in the public school system and the next leap toward “getting on with life,” there’s a brief but important opportunity to indulge in the moment. Food is a natural for making this ritual. Now ask yourself: Can you think of anything better for that than cake? Sure, ice cream on a day like today comes to mind, but it’ll have ....

Immerse in still-mysterious disappearance of NWA Flight 2501 through traveling exhibit at Yankee Air Museum

November 30, 2020
Earlier this year, it was called “the most mysterious airline disaster in American history.” [1] The story centers around the question of “why Northwest Orient Flight 2501 vanished, taking the lives of all 58 people on board.” It was “the worst air disaster in US history at the time …, and it remains the only large, commercial plane in US history to go missing.” [2] Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 was a DC-4 prop-liner that ....

Nineth annual Saline Scarecrow Contest set to return with focus on whimsical, other-worldly “fairy-tales” theme

August 26, 2020
‘fer-ē-tāl (adjective) : especially marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck or happiness [1] 1 a : a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, and goblins) b : a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending 2 : a made-up story usually designed to mislead “This has been a tough year,” said Scarecrow Contest creator and ongoing annual event organizer Dr Robert Borer when he sat down ....
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