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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant museum, in Letter-Car gallery
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Findings from Dodge Brothers Club trip to Detroit this week, connecting with earliest founders-produced car(s): Part I

June 24, 2022 Dell Deaton

Persuit of historical firsts is frequently fraught with challenges. Challenges inherent in the efforts themselves, as well as challenges to the necessary parameters that invariably must be imposed upon even the most expert of efforts. [1] ….

Chrysler Turbine Car on display at Gilmore Car Museum
Automotive Heritage

How far back should America look for examples that deal with an accellerating worldwide energy crisis? The 1970s? 1908?

April 27, 2022 Dell Deaton

Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden announced that “his administration will lift the summertime ban on E15 gasoline to help ease high gas prices.” [1] As the name implies E15 gasoline contains a 10.5% to ….

1931 Cadillac V16 Phaeton on display at GM Heritage Center
Automotive Heritage

Yes, Virginia: There Really Is A Company-Owned General Motors Car Museum, But It’s Only Open To A Select Few

August 24, 2018 Dell Deaton

First things first: There really is a museum of the first, best examples of what General Motors calls its most important vehicles produced since inception of the company. Saline Journal can confirm that. We were ….

DeLorean DMC-12 from 1981
Automotive Heritage

Popular Summer Car Shows Are Defined By Local Communities Of Which They Are Part; Saline Is No Exception

July 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

The bar is set high for car shows here in southest Michigan. To the average Jane or John Doe that may mean the North American International Auto Show. But real car guys — correction: Car ….

Cadillac Allante Northstar, at 2013 "Rolling Sculpture Car Show"
Automotive Heritage

Rolling Sculpture Car Show Returns To Downtown Ann Arbor For Its Twenty-Fourth Year With Over 300 Vehicles

July 12, 2018 Dell Deaton

It seems fitting that Saline Journal is balanced between the legacy automobile history that made Michigan and assertions about the future of universal access to autonomous mobility. [1,2] After a week that started out with ….

1939 Oldsmobile 60 Series automobile
Automotive Heritage

There Is Only One Car Show That Literally Stops Traffic On The Streets Of Downtown Saline, And Will Again On August 11

June 25, 2018 Dell Deaton

The first Saline Street Machines car show was held before half of all Americans alive today were even born. Saline Main Street had yet to exist. Two Michigan Avenue makeovers would pass between then and ….

1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Super Hawk
Automotive Heritage

Recently Driven to “Saline Cars & Coffee” at Brewed Awakenings: 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo Super Hawk

June 6, 2018 Dell Deaton

Thirty-three years ago, his father asked: “What are you getting that for? Why don’t you get a Camaro?” [1] “Because everybody’s got a Camaro,” John Begian answered at the time. In 1963, only forty-eight Studebaker ….

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 ….

"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 ….

Saline Street Machines car show 2017
Automotive Heritage

Saline Street Machines Car Show Marks 35th Year (with Local Videos)

August 15, 2017 Dell Deaton

It’s not the same as being there, of course. Still, we thought those who missed it might enjoy seeing a two-minute video highlighting the 35th annual Saline Street Machines car show held last Saturday downtown. ….

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    – July 21, 2022

  • via Got Questions (December 26, 2018)— "How is Satan god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4)": "The phrase 'god of this world' (or 'god of this age') indicates that Satan is the major influence on the ideals, opinions, goals, hopes and views of the majority of people. His influence also…

    – July 3, 2022

  • Memorial Day— via Billy Graham (1953): "'When American people and the people of the world begin seeking the righteousness of God first and the kingdom of God first, then we are going to see an end to strife and war and problems and suffering.' In this 1953 Hour of Decision…

    – May 30, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Called: Living the life God created you to live," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: The words “called” and “purpose” are buzzwords in our culture today. People are constantly searching to find their calling and purpose…

    – May 1, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Peace during a pandemic," by Dr Dan Russell, Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Michigan: To help strengthen the pastors and church families of our Convention as we face this coronavirus crisis, here are some encouraging reminders on how to keep your…

    – February 6, 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

  • Good Friday— "By no means is Good Friday an isolated event, said Winn Collier, the pastor of All Souls Charlottesville, a partner church with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. "Following the church calendar is a congregation’s way of following the footsteps of Christ throughout the year. And for both…

    – April 15, 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

  • 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

Past Spotlights

1958 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

Cinnamon’s Annual Father’s Day Car Show scheduled to open at 9:00am sharp this Sunday in Belleville — rain or shine

June 18, 2021

Bygone Features

Michigan State Police vehicles at Saline Walmart

Remember September 11, 2001 – When Our First Responders Did What They Are Dedicated To Doing Everyday, As Always

September 11, 2018
In too many ways, “9/11” seems too far away, to too many people as a relevant touchstone for today. [1] The typical senior at Saline High School this year were infants that Tuesday, seventeen years ago. The closest impact sight, where Flight 93 is memorialized, is over 350 miles away. The stories that once consumed all of the twenty-four-hour news cycle and more, now the stuff of history archives. [2] Appropriately, anniversaries such as this ....
Scouts BSA Troop 439 campout meal planning

Not a trick question: Look closely at this local Scouts BSA troop photograph; see if you can spot anything different about it

February 11, 2019
The Boy Scouts of America has a well established process for starting new “Units.” Most familiar are Cub Scout “Packs” for youth in kindergarten through fifth grade crossover, and Scout “Troops” based on age, starting at ten or eleven, until the participant’s eighteenth birthday. [1-7] Two weeks ago, Troop 439 held its first meeting as another among the more recent additions to this 109-year legacy. That Monday, February 4, largely passed without fanfare or note. ....

Saline Mayor Marl, Washtenaw County Commissioner Beeman talked priorities, concerns during “Coffee Hour”

December 14, 2019
As the last Coffee Hour of 2019, the discussions that came over the course of ninety minutes inside City Council Chambers this morning had more of a “highlights real” feel than seems common in other months, other places. This get-together was hosted by our Mayor, Brian Marl, joined by Shannon Beeman, Washtenaw County Commissioner for District 3, as had been previously announced. His brief introduction of her was effusive, with pointed emphasis of the value ....

Who forgot to order the *#$% ventilators? Studied direction “by the book” have designated priorities for COVID-19

April 20, 2020
Ongoing coverage of novel coronavirus disease 2019 continues to feel like a story being told from a point that never quite starts from the beginning. [1-3] If there’s a strategy to this, a part of that would undoubtedly serve interests of seeking to establish “winners” and “losers” in the blame game. Labeling COVID-19 “Chinese Virus” may be argued inaccurate from the perspective of a narrative that does not originate until first US patient presentation in ....

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] ....
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