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Families Against Narcotics - Naloxone presentation at WCC
Washtenaw County

“Families Against Narcotics” crossed to the west side of US-23 this week, with hope for those in the midst of opioid addiction

February 11, 2020 Dell Deaton

In the mid-1980s, First Lady Nancy Reagan gave particular voice to a revamped “War on Drugs” with three words: “Just say no.” [1-5] With each passing year, criticisms of this mantra point to the alarming ….

Janet Nelson, Principal with Kimberly Bolan and Associates Rethinking Libraries
Washtenaw County

Saline District Library in process of conducting expert-facilitated focus groups en route to five-year strategic plan

February 7, 2020 Dell Deaton

In 1895, HG Wells wrote of an inventory who traveled some eight hundred thousand years hence in The Time Machine. When The Time Traveler found himself standed in what he found to be a quite ….

SHS Drama Club cast for 2020 production of "Newsies"
Washtenaw County

Hours after the last bell rang for classes in 2019, SHS Drama Club musical cast was still hard at work on Act I

December 21, 2019 Dell Deaton

Nearly a month has passed since prospective cast members got their first feel for the upcoming Saline High School Drama Club production of Newsies: The Musical. [1,2] In a number of respects, the process of ….

Shannon Breeman, Brian Marl during "Coffee Hour" in Saline Michigan
Washtenaw County

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

December 14, 2019 Dell Deaton

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 ….

Erik Grossman with Bixby Marionettes
Washtenaw County

Year-end report on Bixby Marionette Trust disposition outlined steady, important forward progress

December 11, 2019 Dell Deaton

A small selection of string puppets stood along one wall of a Saline Library meeting room where John Anderson provided an accounting for Arts and Culture Committee responsibilities in fulfilling City of Saline obligations under ….

Brian Cassise, John Ceo, James Dell'Orco
Washtenaw County

Final answer? Candidates for Saline City Council pose their own questions to each other, three accept the challenge

November 1, 2019 Dell Deaton

Remember our last question to those seeking votes on November 5 to represent you as member of Saline City Council? [1-4] If you could ask one question to the other three candidates, what would it ….

Donald E Shelton
Washtenaw County

A perspective on past service as part of Saline City Council, Part 3 of 3: Our discussion with former mayor Donald E Shelton

October 25, 2019 Dell Deaton

The final installment in this series concludes with a public servant better known for his role as our mayor than his single term immediately prior as City Council Member. Most know him as his subsequent ….

Lighting booth in Saline High School theater
Washtenaw County

Saline Drama Club 2019-2020 show schedule announced as tech crew recruits, trains new members

September 27, 2019 Dell Deaton

More than a dozen people gathered around the sound board setup that’s situated among main floor seating of the Saline High School Ellen A Ewing Performing Arts Center earlier this month. Most were students, some ….

Pittsfield Township gateway sign
Washtenaw County

Signs of the times: Should Pittsfield Township spend up to $27,000 to stake out identity with another “Gateway Sign”?

April 10, 2019 Dell Deaton

Item 11.1 on the Supervisor portion of March 27, 2019 Pittsfield Township Trustee meeting agenda read: “Approve the design and purchase of a Gateway Sign from Signs By Crannie, Dexter Block, and Teal Bird Designs, ….

Tom Bourque, Ann Arbor Michigan attorney with Eby Conner Smillie
Washtenaw County

The Race For District Judge In Washtenaw 14A Court Redux: A Debriefing With The Candidate Who Finished In Second Place

December 26, 2018 Dell Deaton

“It isn’t common to see someone run against a sitting judge in Washtenaw County,” Clerk Larry Kestenbaum told Saline Journal. “But it happens all the time elsewhere in the state.” [1,2] For those who follow ….

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 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 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 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

  • via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Fusion Camp for 2nd-6th graders," by Rachel LaBelle, Resurrection Church, Lincoln Park Michigan: ... At camp, we get a short window to replace the busyness of their daily lives and invite them to a safe place where they can focus on Christ. Some would…

    – April 24, 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

Past Spotlights

Arthur T Bowley Saline-Brecon Friendship Guild bench in Mill Pond Park

Suicide prevention and depression resources are available, essential services; any reason is reason enough to call

March 30, 2020

Bygone Features

The Honorable J Cedric Simpson, Michigan District Court 14A Judg

Exclusive Interview With J Cedric Simpson, Candidate For District Court 14A Judge (Including Jurisdiction Over Saline)

October 30, 2018
The Honorable J Cedric Simpson is running to serve District 14A Judge, which includes the 14A-4 Courthouse operations in the City of Saline. His opponent is Tom Bourque. [1,2,3] Earlier this month, Saline Journal invited each individual to share his thoughts with our readers on a specific series of questions. Responses from Judge Simpson appear below. Responses from Mr Bourque ran yesterday in Saline Journal. Saline Journal: “If ‘Justice is Blind,’ why is it important ....
Sandy Baruah and Patti Poppe at 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference

Education and work force development anticipated to top agenda for 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference later this month

May 17, 2019
Weather outside the downtown Detroit Regional Chamber may have felt to some appropriately symbolic for the final press briefing prior to opening day of the upcoming Mackinac Policy Conference on May 28, 2019. [1,2] Cold, with light rain — but he sort that seemed undeterred by umbrella or water repelling jacket, destined to define the day. Visible sky over the river not far off was bright enough, if out of reach. Inside Chamber offices, President ....

Some twenty months and a pandemic later, the Pure Michigan Conference on Tourism returned as a more measured 2021 event

November 5, 2021
Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism returned to its annual in-person rotation among venues this week — which in 2021 meant the City of Detroit and our own Motor City Casino Hotel. [1-4] As a reflection of official state position on visitor attraction, organizer requirements regarding COVID-19 protocols were noteworthy. Proof of vaccination or “negative COVID test 72 hours before the conference” was required for attendance. Additionally, masks were “required, regardless of vaccination status in all indoor ....

Reasons Why Customers Continue to Shop at Convenience Stores

September 11, 2017
When fire shuttered our local Dollar General last October, Saline lost an important option for convenience store shopping on its East Michigan Avenue corridor. [1,2] The value of this thankfully temporary loss to the City of Saline may be put into perspective by looking at nationwide numbers. According to the most recent National Association of Convenience Stores and Nielsen study: “US convenience store count increased to a record 154,535 stores” in 2016. [3] The well-established ....

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

April 25, 2018
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 of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. [It is] Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy ….” Over the centuries that have passed since first first performed ....
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