March 7, 2026

SITE ARCHIVED 8/12/2022

  • Front Page
  • Photo Essays
HomeGovernance

Governance

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Governance

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel headlined May A2Y Chamber Lunch in the shadow of an intense national spotlight

May 23, 2022 Dell Deaton

Earlier this month, our Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber hosted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for its May 2022 Headline Lunch. [1-3] After meal service, Chamber Executive Vice President & Director of Government Relations Andy LaBarre ….

Dr Felicia Brabec
Governance

Part 3 of 3 re Future of Roe v Wade, abortion, and Michigan legislature: Interview with Dr Felicia Brabec, Democrat

May 18, 2022 Dell Deaton

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] ….

Dr Robert Borer
Governance

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

May 17, 2022 Dell Deaton

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] ….

Roe v Wade Supreme Court Opinion
Governance

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

May 16, 2022 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Dr Felicia Brabec, 55th House District, Michigan Legislature
Governance

Michigan mental health “Listening Tour” came to Washtenaw County last month: Here’s who listened, why it was important

December 6, 2021 Dell Deaton

Back on September 1, House Democrats in The State of Michigan Legislature announced “their plans for a mental health listening tour” that opened with a list of “their priorities for improving our mental health system.” ….

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Governance

With Executive Order 2020-183, Governor Whitmer has allowed cinemas opportunity to again prove their community value

September 28, 2020 Dell Deaton

Who remembers experiencing the introduction of “sensurround” audio technology when the 1974 motion picture Earthquake premiered in cinemas? [1-4] As news broke this past Friday that movie theaters throughout Michigan at long last would be permitted ….

President Donald J Trump and a section of the United States Constitution from 1787 held by National Archives, opening with “We the People ….” © 2020 d2 Saline, All Rights Reserved. USA
Governance

“Constitution Day” 2020 continues to take on new meanings through presidential powers, voting, and COVID-19

September 17, 2020 Dell Deaton

The Constitution of the United States of America has curiously emerged among higher topices for news coverage and discussion in 2020. This year, its aspects associated with the Presidency appear to have merited the most ….

United States Postal Service mail box
Governance

With election day coming up less than three months from now, will Saline have enough mailboxes to handle ballots?

August 19, 2020 Dell Deaton

Add another items to the list of things that no one in their wildest dreams would have anticipated before the advent of COVID-19. [1-3] The United States Postal Service is curently dominating news headlines this ….

"National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza" documentation
Governance

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

April 20, 2020 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Michiganders protest Governor Gretchen Whitmer COVID-19 Executive Order 2020-42
Governance

State of Michigan drew national attention this week as diverse, unheard voices sought help with COVID-19 distress

April 16, 2020 Dell Deaton

Long before “official” noon opening time for “Operation Gridlock” protests in Lansing yesterday, a lot had already been written about it. A lot said, too — including by its target, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. [1,2] ….

Posts pagination

1 2 … 4 »

ιχθυΣ

  • 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 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

  • via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

    – July 10, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

    – February 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

  • 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 Lifeway Research (April 6, 2021)— "Americans' Views of Life's Meaning and Purpose Are Changing," by Aaron Earls: As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity. [Compared] to a decade ago, U.S. adults today are…

    – January 9, 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

Past Spotlights

Rentschler Farm parlor, 1930s Christmastime

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

December 7, 2015

Bygone Features

"The Saline Reporter"

Exclusive interview with Brian Cox, former journalist with “The Saline Reporter,” on loss of local media: Part 2

September 17, 2019
Tomorrow morning, the Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Regional Chamber will host another Early Edition breakfast from 7:00am to 8:45am at Weber’s Inn. Once again, a distinguished panel will discuss an area of immediate, practical concern. [1,2] Its title: ” The Loss of Local Media: How to Remain Informed and Engaged.” [3] Distinguished as its panel promises to be, there’s a lot to be said from the perspective of a “Hometown Newspaper” that made its first ....
FIRST Robotics Competition team "Saline Singularity" watches 2019 game on televisions at local high school reveal via satellite

Saline Singularity FIRST Robotics Team week 1 progress report: Here’s what happened after the 2019 game was announced

January 9, 2019
Last Saturday, the symbolic starter pistol was fired at 10:30am sharp, starting the six-week clock for high school teams to build custom robots for 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). [1,2,3] For our own Team 5066, “Saline Singularity,” that meant the first day of work — all business. Along with providing a video overview of concept, field, and scoring, an access was opened to extensive resources page that includes a list of Mechanical Resources. [4,5,6,7] Well ....

An Original James Bond Watch Was Displayed in Ann Arbor Last Month

December 3, 2011
Truly unique wristwatches, distinguished by the individual stories behind them, attract increasing collector attention. There’s a National Watch & Clock Museum dedicated to such things in Pennsylvania, housing the largest collection of timepieces outside of Switzerland. Three years ago, its special exhibit of watches worn by U.S. Presidents commanded some of the largest visitor numbers it had ever seen. [1,2] Outside of this world, it’s been more than four decades since the first moon landing. ....

Family-Owned Jeweler Helped Keep “CS Mott Children’s Hospital” Name Top-of-Mind at LPGA Volvik Championship

May 30, 2018
For most Saline Journal readers one of the rudimentary associations with “LPGA Volvik Championship” is that “Ann Arbor equals golf.” As messaging goes, that’s appreciably good for any business connected to the game, those providing the various engines necessary to put it together and run it smoothly, and all sorts of lodging and hospitality offerings that make it an enjoyable event for people. It’s also a package to which any number of other brands may ....

“We do not have an update on the remediation of former Universal Die Cast, Hoover Ball Bearing site on Monroe Street.”

July 15, 2019
During the opening Citizen Comments on Agenda Items portion of our City Council Meeting tonight, former City Council Member Mary Hess expressed her belief that it has been “over a year” since those responsible for 232 Monroe Street site remediation have updated this body on meeting their obligations here. [1] On April 1 of this year, Mayor Brian Marl expressed interest before City Council that a representative of Johnson Controls spinoff company Adient would provide ....
About

Saline Journal was an online news magazine centered on Saline Michigan and affiliated interests.

Original content of this publication focused on business, attractions, and insights of relevance to the audiences it serves.

Saline Journal was published by D² Enterprises, which is solely responsible for this publication and holds all copyrights associated with it.

D² Enterprises is an independent, locally-owned and operated business established in Washtenaw County Michigan under the name D² Enterprises on August 12, 1983.

ANY AND ALL USE OF SALINE JOURNAL IS SUBJECT TO TERMS AND PRIVACY POLICIES AS SPECIFIED HEREIN.

Legal

Terms of Use

Privacy

About

Contact

Link to Contact Information

Saline Journal was a d2 Saline publication, © 2024 d2 Saline, All Rights Reserved. USA