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December 1 marks the anniversary that signified a milestone in the Civil Rights movement. In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in the colored section of the bus for a white passenger.
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Blue Santa comes to Downtown Tyler
Turns out you don’t have to wear red to be Santa Claus this Christmas. Because 100% of the proceeds go to children, you can make Christmas extra special for a child - plus, you can have some fun in the process.
Amanda Walden, Amanda Owens, Barbara Readinger, Becky Calvin, Jessica Owens, Lisa Harris, Melinda Moody, Vanessa Powell, LaRaslum Williams, Melinda Alvarez, Christa Black, Renee Robertson, Heartisans president, and Julee Roberts, Heartisans CEO at recent graduation.
By Joycelyne Fadojutimi
hen Julie Harris arrived at Heartisans Marketplace in February 2016, she figured it was another temporary stop on her vocational odyssey. After trying her hand at cosmetology, logistics work and attending dental hygiene school,
she was again unemployed. Even in this latest career possibility, it took a while for her to find her groove. After three months of career training, the 43-year-old Harris found her calling when an aptitude test revealed her proficiency as an archive specialist with KSA Engineers. However, she is currently enrolled at Kilgore College next May and pursuing her
a program she admits she loves – communications. “I’d tried all kinds of things, but couldn’t find my place, but Heartisans helped me find the direction I’m supposed to go in,” she says. “I believe that there are people in your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime, and I expect Heartisans to be part of mine for a lifetime.” See Story on Page 7
“It is time for us to come together as one United people. I will be president for all America" -President-elect Trump Dr. Norman Liberty Hall Rosenthal presents To Speak holiday classics
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R e n o w n e d psychiatrist Dr. Norman Rosenthal will give a public lecture at 6 p.m. We d n e s d a y, Nov. 16 in The University of Texas at Tyler First, on Thursday, November Braithwaite 30 at 8 p.m., Liberty Hall Re c i t a l partners with the UT Tyler Hall, Dr. Paul Streufert, Tyler executive AlumniUTassociation to director of special academic programs, announced. present “Elf.” See LIBERTY on Page 2
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Beauty and the Box TYLER ISD says: program grows Your future is now The City of Tyler Beauty
It’s to plan is forathe future! andnever the too Boxearly program Tyler ISD will host its annual beautification program “Your that Future is Now” event tonight at the Career and began in 2016 to take utilitarian Technology Center (CTC).
Veterans Honored By LISD
UT Health Northeast slates cancer conference
Longview Independent School District honored Jerry W Wise, class of 1980. During
By ETR Report University of Tyler Health Northeast has scheduled separate, half-day-long cancer conferences for Saturday, December 2. One will be for doctors and various medical professionals, and the other will be for theIndependent general public. Both are Longview School intended to provide continuing District honored Veteran Mr.
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Donald Ferguson, class of 1969. During his service in the United States Army, Mr. Ferguson served tours in Vietnam and Germany. Mr. Ferguson earned many military decorations, including a Vietnam Service Medal and a sharpshooter badge.
Candidates to City schedule file for District 3 Thanksgiving closings City ofLongview Longview offices will Independent School be closedDistrict Thursday, November honored Veteran Mr. Arthur Brown, class 24, of 1943. 23, and Friday, November Mr. Brown attended Womack in observance of Thanksgiving. and waswill one resume of the first African All city offices American Marines. Mr. Brown regular business hours Monday, served in World War II, fought November 27.
traffic boxes and transform them into See beautiful of art Tylerworks on Page 7 by local artists.
Smith CountySeeOffices BEAUTY on Page 7 Closed for Veterans Day All non-emergency Smith County offices will be closed for business on Friday, November 11, 2016, for Veterans Day. Offices will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, November 14, 2016. No new jury panels will be called this week because of the holiday. There also cannot be any jurors summoned on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
his 21 years of service in the United States Army, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia/ Iraq as a member of the 24th Infantry Division during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He returned home from Active Duty in October 1991 and immediately education to all those concerned joined the Texas Army National Guard with and/or affected by cancer. here in Longview. Mr. Wise received many The events will be held on the military decorations, including the Global hospital’s main campus on“Lobo Highway War on Terror medal. In his days”, 271. The seminar for medical Mr. Wise was in the JROTC program, rising professionals charge to the rank ofwill Cadet Captain$25 and was the Drum and and Buglethe Corps Commander his admission, open-to-theseniorevent year. will be free of charge. public
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on the island campaign, landing on Iwo Jima. See CITY on Page 5
KC Fire Academy graduation set Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 102 will hold its graduation ceremony 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 29, in the Bert E. Woodruff Adult Education Center Auditorium in Kilgore.
Twenty-two students are candidates for graduation. All area fire department employees and the general public are invited to attend the ceremony.
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Kilgore College Will HUDHost provides Veterans funds for Day Programs disaster relief Kilgore College will host two Veterans The U.S. Department Day ceremonies and a veterans-themed of Housing and Urban big band concert this in Dodson Development today week awarded Auditorium.
$5.024 billion to help hard-hit areas in the State of Texas See Kilgore ontoPage 5 recover from Hurricane Harvey. The grant announced today by the Trump Administration
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But the LORD abides forever; He has Texas State Technical See KC on Page 5 SeeCollege PAXTON in on Marshall Page 7 established His throne for judgment, And Longview Independent School District Mr. Hill received many military decorations and the Longview Chamber of Commerce He will judge the world in righteousness; honored Mr.Sederick Hill, class of 1998. including a National Defense Service are pleased to present the second annual Cyber Security Summit on Thursday He will execute judgment for the During his 14 years of service, Mr. Hill medal. The plaque was presented to his w w w. facebook . com/E a st Te x a sRe v i e w • w w w. E a st Te x a s R e v ie w.com • @E a stTe x a s R e v ie w served four tours in Iraq and one in Bosnia. sister, Sophia Borens. peoples with equity. The LORD also See Protect on Page 5 will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A
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Heartisans graduate Destiny Leaders
Galilee Baptist Church praise dancers perform at Heartisans’ graduation
It is fitting it was at a church, for it was almost a religious experience for those involved. God is indeed using Heartisans to uplift the lives of women in and around Longview and the nation. Heartisans CEO
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Heartisans has just celebrated its third anniversary at Longview’s First Baptist Church with a commencement ceremony for Harris and another 26 program graduates.
Julee Roberts founded this organization with the objective of assisting unemployed and underemployed women acquire the specialized job training required for them to embark on fulfilling, productive careers and their
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God-given destinies. This nonprofit group also sells volunteerproduced artisan products from its Methvin Street storefront. This assists in funding the training curricula. The local Zonta Club recently provided a $5000 grant to Heartisans. Zonta’s Publicity Chair Martha Glascow, left no doubts about her organization’s motives in presenting this vital financial support. “Our [Zonta’s] goal is to identify local needs in the community, and give to organizations helping women who need a hand up, not a handout,” she said. “Heartisans matched up with what we want to do. They are helping young women who are homeless, on the street or who are having a hard time in their lives.” This perfectly fits Heartisan’s objectives. “I wanted women to have jobs and be able to support their children, and didn’t have a clue what that looked like [when we started,] Roberts said. “We learned as we went.” According to Roberts, community support is imperative to Heartisan’s success. The network’s expansion has seen it grow to 50 volunteers working in its store and craft studios. These are overseen a tenmember board. Furthermore, the marketplace has also just hired its first paid
employee as Program Director LaRaslum Williams. She supervises job training. Hence, Roberts envisions Heartisan’s expansion as just getting started. There’s still that gap [in available services,] and we’re the only ones filling it,” she says. “That’s why we keep doing this.” Melinda Alvarez completed the courses last January. She is now pursuing a career with Mr. Cooper Mortgage Company. She credits Heartisans for her success. “It is overall lifechanging. Heartisans is by far a blessing, and I am so grateful to have been, and still be a part of, my Heartisans family. My goal is to put God first and help support my family, and I am doing that now.” Success is evident. Presently 100% of all Heartisan graduates are employed or in school after having completed three to six months of training. Roberts relates that the friendships and relationships she develops with her students do not end with graduation. “We don’t drop them when they get a job,” she says. “We know what their career paths need to be, so we look into the community for those jobs. I just have a different network than they do.” Heartisans President Renee` Robertson tells of how the program has rescued one woman from homelessness,
and enabled another (with five children) to free herself from the need for government assistance. The initiative focus has shifted from merely getting started to sustain this alreadyestablished record of success. “We are growing so much that we are now putting the infrastructure in place to make sure we are around for a long time,” she said. The commencement was an intense, joyful, emotional event. Some graduates wept with delight over their success and newfound hope. Some spoke of Roberts’ positive influence on their lives. Roberts was not upset when some graduates had to miss the ceremony because they were at their new jobs. Some are already working at local schools, at Longview Regional Medical Center, Convergys and in other capacities. “I said, ‘We’ll miss you,’” said Roberts. “But that’s the point.” For more information on Heartisans please visit www. heartisansmarketplace. com. It is a volunteerdriven 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It partners with the Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) as an ACT Career Ready 101 site. Women are referred to the program by other local non-profits, churches, social groups and the community.
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Buddy (Will Ferrell) December 8, at 7 p.m., we weigh in on was accidentally whether “Die Hard” transported to the is a Christmas Movie. North Pole as a Continued from Page 1 We say it is! So we will toddler and raised gather together in the to adulthood among Keynote speaker will be Dr. people of Texas and beyond. presence of loved ones Santa’s elves. Unable Edward Chang, MD, associate Pinpointed conditions include to watch Bruce Willis to shake the feeling professor of the department of cancer, various chest disorders, star as John McClane, that he doesn’t fit plastic surgery at MD Anderson primary care, behavioral health, officer of the NYPD, as in, the adult Buddy Cancer Center. As the main topic public and community health he tries to save his wife travels to New York, he will discuss and explain two in general, and more than 25 and hostages during a in full elf uniform, new surgical procedures for additional medical specialties. Christmas party. in search of his real treating lymphedema. So far these Serving as the only university Bah Humbug! On father. This special treatments are only being offered medical center in Northeast Texas, Thursday, December 14 showing will take in a few specialized facilities this establishment also pursues The house was packed with Longview residents eager to get to know more about Islam and the Islamic center at 7 p.m., join Liberty place immediately worldwide. He will also outline education and research, offering Hall for the modern following the innovative treatments for prostate graduate medical education Christmas classic, Downtown Tyler cancer screening and management, residencies in family medicine, tree lighting and is “Scrooged.” In this lung cancer immunotherapy, rural family medicine, internal guaranteed fun for the retelling of Charles outline of cancer data for this medicine, occupational medicine whole family! Dickens’ “A Christmas region, and the prospects for cancer and psychiatry. Many of the Next, on Thursday, Carol, Bill Murray stars care throughout East Texas. This professionals trained at UTT-Health December 7 at 7 as a selfish, cynical physicians’ conference will confer remain in Northeast Texas. Many of p.m., Liberty Hall T.V. executive who is 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME these newly fledged professionals presents the 1954 haunted by three spirits Credits, 4.0 CN contact hours, or have pulled down degrees in classic, “White bearing lessons on 4.0 CUEs for social workers. The biotechnology and public health. Christmas,” starring Christmas Eve. public conference will concentrate As an indication of the success of Danny Kaye, Bing Then, join Liberty on cancer prevention along with the health center’s overall mission, Crosby and Rosemary Hall on Saturday, activities to implement during the scientists in its Center for Clooney. When a December 16 at 10 a.m. cancer treatment that will improve Biomedical Research have earned successful song-andfor a special holiday management of the illness and work grants worth more than $137 million dance team become sing-along with the romantically involved 2013 Disney favorite, toward preventing its spread and since 2004, with an operating budget with a sister act and “Frozen.” When the re-occurrence. This will include of over $200 million. Aside from team up to save the newly crowned Queen such nutritional guidelines as the its priceless contributions to public failing Vermont Elsa accidentally uses connection between sugar intake health in East Texas, UTT Health is Inn, the results are her icy powers to curse and the incidence of cancer, the a significant economic boon. heartwarming. This her home with infinite need for survivorship care plans, the The medical meeting will sing-a-long crowdwinter, her sister, role of exercise in cancer prevention, commence at 7:30 a.m., and the pleaser will get the Anna, teams up with and a Q&A session. public conference an hour later. whole family in the a mountain man, his UT Health Northeast has spent For registration and general Christmas spirit. playful reindeer and the past 70 years supplying expert information Tayseer please Ali, visit uthealth. Tariq Bashir and daughter Amna Tariq Rehan Tariq, Fahad Noman, Anwar Saad Noman Then, on Khalifa, Friday,Zain Khen, a snowman to save and crucial patient care to the org/cancerconference.
LONGVIEW: Muslims Seek NOVEMBER with Dine our Doctors SEMINAR 28 Peaceful Co-Existence
the kingdom and her beloved sister. With the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, this is a fabulous film for the whole family. Dressing up as Elsa or Anna, or any Disney Princess, is highly encouraged! Finally, on Thursday, December 21 at 7 p.m., Liberty Hall reminds you that “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls, yet comes to believe he would have been better off never being born. Sensing his hopelessness, a gentle angel named Clarence comes to earth to show him the meaning of his life. For tickets, visit www.LibertyTyler. com. For more information about upcoming events, sponsoring an event or renting Liberty Hall, contact Downtown Operations Coordinator Adriana Rodriguez at (903) 595-7274.
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said. “We are humans, and other. I enjoyed it all” Another guest, Gail Cowe have the same blood “I believe in live and let flowing in our veins. We chrane, lived in Washington live,” said McLeroy. “Let respect every religion, and for 25 years, and is shocked them worship the way we want to tell the commu- by the racism prevalent in Longview. they want. They don’t nity who we are.” “There is so much ignoThe mosque has emerbother anyone.” rance about other people ald green and creme-colBashir says some and cultures,” she Muslims do give Islam a ored carpets imported Asthmafrom is on the rise, but how do yousaid. “We Turkey. They are there beneed to do more of this.” bad name. know if your child has it? Is the cough cause nobody is permitted The packed house was “We call these people exjust a cough or something more serious? Tuesday, November 28 the main delighted by the sumptutremists,” he said. “ We want to wear shoes inAsthma in children is the most common mosque where prayers are ous cuisine the hosts pro6:00 p.m. peace. Everyone wants cause of missed school days. It disrupts There were both spoken and worshippers lis- vided. peace. The people who dissleep, learning, and play, and severe Tyler Metropolitan Far Eastern and homespun rupt peace in the name of ten to the Imam. asthma attacks can be life threatening. Chamber of Commerce American offerings. Many In addition, the event inIslam are not Muslims.” But how do you know if yourheaping child has it? plates 2000 W. Gentry Parkway, Tyler carried cluded a question-and-anBashir reports his conswer session(see separate home with them. gregation building UT Health Northeast pediatrician and Free isdinner andanseminar. stor y). Most important of all, open-to-the-public basketasthma expert Dr. Joanna Clem will Seating is limited. Guest Jean Wheatfall was it ended as an evening of ball goal. Anyone can use provide a free seminar on asthma for Forgoal reservations, the open genuine fellowship. Guests it. The of the Centercallimpressed with parents and caregivers. Knowing the were armed with true is to reach the community, house. signs and symptoms of asthma canIslam; not knowledge of “It was very informative so they invited the public 7 7to8 7 significantly risks pundits to your tend to [I’m] quite surprised,” shereduce whatthe news the open house. child’s health. The event is free and open “We want the community said. “All I can say is we feed their audience for ratto the public. miss this opportunity! ings. eachDon’t to know who we are,” he need to understand
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Giving thanks. No, for real
By Steve Chapman
It’s Thanksgiving week, so let me suggest that you do something you may never have done before on this occasion: Give thanks. Not the kind that involves idly contemplating your good fortune. Not the kind that involves joining with family and friends around a groaning table to declare how lucky you all are. Not the kind that involves complimenting the hostess on the pumpkin pie. No, the kind that involves explicitly thanking someone who has done something valuable for you — particularly the kind of thing you can never repay. Some years ago, on some occasion that caused me to reflect on how I got to where I am, I started thinking about some of the people who made some crucial contribution along the way. It was a pleasurable exercise. What was not so pleasurable was what hit me next: that I had never fully expressed the gratitude I felt. One college classmate started me in my eventual trade when she grew weary of my complaints about
the student newspaper, which she helped produce, and said, “Why don’t you join it and make it better?” I resisted, but in the end I accepted her challenge. A fateful step, it eventually made me into a college journalist and diverted me from my path to law school. That small encounter seemed inconsequential at the time. But had it not happened, where would I be today? Not where I am, for sure. I found her address, reminded her of the conversation, updated her on my life and thanked her for what she had done. She obviously had long forgotten the conversation. But she was also obviously pleased. “In my darker days, I wonder if I have ever made a difference in anyone’s life,” she wrote. “Thanks for letting me know I affected yours in a positive way.” There was another classmate and student journalist who, when I was a struggling freelancer right out of college, invited me to write for the magazine where he was an editor. The offer came at a time when my prospects looked dim and I was thinking maybe
law school was not such a terrible option. I wrote the piece; he used it; and other editors noticed. Soon I was getting published regularly, which eventually led to an actual writing job. Twenty-five years later, I sent him a letter telling him how important his help had been. He wrote back cheerfully to say he doubted he deserved so much credit. “But hell, if that’s what you want to think, I’m not gonna stop you,” he said. I suspect some recipients were skeptical when they heard from me out of the blue. It would be natural to suspect I was buttering them up before, after a brief interval, asking for a favor. Maybe after a while, when that request failed to materialize, they got some pleasure from realizing that the gratitude was sincere. One letter I almost didn’t get to write. I had largely forgotten a journalist whose recurring noncredit college seminar on political thought had been a formative experience for me. But a mutual friend mentioned to me that he had a terminal illness. That was the prompting to do
what I should have done long before. And I hope being reminded of his contribution was a small comfort as he approached the end. We all like to think we reached our goals because of our talent, determination and exemplary character. But none of us succeeds at anything without help. It’s easy to forget a lot of what we owe to others. It’s also easy to forget that our lives might be very different except for them. My suggestion, then, is that you take a few minutes over this holiday to remember some of the people who helped, educated or inspired you when you were younger. Then sit down and handwrite a letter letting one of them know. I am willing to bet that if you do, you will never regret it — and if you don’t, you will. I warn you that once you start on this path, you will inevitably think of additional benefactors and more letters you need to write. That, by the way, is one of the benefits you will reap from this practice. When you do, you don’t need to thank me.
Is America up for a Second Cold War?
By Patrick Buchanan After the 19th national congress of the Chinese Communist Party in October, one may discern Premier Xi Jinping’s vision of the emerging New World Order. By 2049, the centennial of the triumph of Communist Revolution, China shall have become the first power on earth. Her occupation and humiliation by the West and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries will have become hated but ancient history. America will have been pushed out of Asia and the western Pacific back beyond the second chain of islands. Taiwan will have been returned to the motherland, South Korea and the Philippines neutralized, Japan contained. China’s claim to all the rocks, reefs and islets in the South China Sea will have been recognized by all current claimants. Xi’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy will have brought South and Central Asia into Beijing’s orbit, and he will be in the Pantheon beside the Founding Father of Communist China, Mao Zedong. Democracy has been rejected by China in favor of one-party rule of all political, economic, cultural and social life. And as one views Europe, depopulating, riven by secessionism, fearful of a Third World migrant invasion, and America tearing herself apart over politics and ideology, China must appear to ambitious and rising powers as
the model to emulate. Indeed, has not China shown the world that authoritarianism can be compatible with national growth that outstrips a democratic West? Over the last quarter century, China, thanks to economic nationalism and $4 trillion in trade surpluses with the United States, has exhibited growth unseen since 19thcentury America. Whatever we may think of Xi’s methods, this vision must attract vast numbers of China’s young — they see their country displace America as first power, becoming the dominant people on earth. What is America’s vision? What is America’s cause in the 21st century? What is the mission and goal that unites, inspires and drives us on? After World War II, America’s foreign policy was imposed upon her by the terrible realities the war produced: brutalitarian Stalinist domination of Eastern and Central Europe and much of Asia. Under nine presidents, containment of the Soviet empire, while avoiding a war that would destroy civilization, was our policy. In Korea and Vietnam, Americans died in the thousands to sustain that policy. But with the collapse of the Soviet Empire and the breakup of the USSR, it seemed that by 1992 our great work was done. Now democracy would flourish and be embraced by all advanced peoples and nations. But it did not happen. The “end of history” never came. The New World Order of Bush I did not last. Bush II’s democracy crusade to end tyranny in our world produced disasters from Libya to Afghanistan. Authoritarianism is now ascendant and democracy is in retreat. Is the United States prepared to accept a world in which China, growing at twice our rate, more united and purposeful, emerges as the dominant power? Are we willing to acquiesce in a Chinese Century? Or will we adopt a policy to ensure that America remains the world’s
preeminent power? Do we have what is required in wealth, power, stamina and will to pursue a Second Cold War to contain China, which, strategic weapons aside, is more powerful and has greater potential than the Soviet Union ever did? On his Asia tour, President Trump spoke of the “Indo-Pacific,” shorthand for the proposition that the U.S., Japan, Australia and India form the core of a coalition to maintain the balance of power in Asia and contain the expansion of China. Yet, before we create some AsiaPacific NATO to corral and contain China in this century, as we did the USSR in the 20th century, we need to ask ourselves why. Does China, even if she rises to surpass the U.S. in manufacturing, technology and economic output, and is a comparable military power, truly threaten us as the USSR did, to where we should consider war to prevent its expansion in places like the South China Sea that are not vital to America? While China is a great power, she has great problems. She is feared and disliked by her neighbors. She has territorial quarrels with Russia, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan. She has separatists in Tibet and Xinjiang. Christianity is growing while Communism, the state religion, is a dead faith. Moreover, the monopoly of power now enjoyed by the Communist Party and Xi Jinping mean that if things go wrong, there is no one else to blame. Finally, why is the containment of China in Asia the responsibility of a United States 12 time zones away? For while China seeks to dominate Eurasia, she appears to have no desire to threaten the vital interests of the United States. China’s Communism appears to be an ideology disbelieved by her own people, that she does not intend to impose it on Asia or the world. Again, are we Americans up for a Second Cold War, and, if so, why?
November 23-30, 2017
Forget the Nordic Diet. Try their Tax Plan. The best way to improve Americans’ life expectancy isn’t some fad diet. It’s to reduce inequality. By Keith Payne You’ve heard, no doubt, of the miraculous Mediterranean diet, which is said to keep Italians and Greeks living healthy lives into their 80s and beyond. The Japanese diet is popular, too, as the Japanese live the longest lives in the world. Countless studies have tried to identify the critical ingredients in these diets. Should we eat grilled squid like the Greeks? Or more lingonberries like the Swedes? The French live some of the longest lives on earth. The oldest known person was Jeanne Calment, a French woman who lived to 122 (and a half). And yet the French diet has become known as “the French paradox,” because it’s suspiciously high in saturated fat. The diet-focused answer? The red wine must protect them! Mediterranean-healthy-dietlongevity One reason that people leap from longevity to diet is a mental quirk known as the “you are what you eat” fallacy. Psychologists have found that people assume that the properties of food are transferred to those who eat it. In some parts of Asia, for example, tiger penises are eaten to increase men’s virility. Medical evidence suggests that differences in lifespans across countries are better explained by social conditions than diet. Researchers have found that among economically developed countries, income inequality is a major predictor of longevity. In fact, the most equal nations are Japan, Sweden, and Norway, which also have the longest life spans. Not far behind are Mediterranean nations including Spain, Greece, and Italy. If social equality is really the active ingredient keeping people healthy in these countries, then other mysteries start to make sense. Germany and Canada have low inequality and accordingly, long lives. France is no longer a paradox: Their low inequality explains their longevity. The Bordeaux might have nothing to do with it. At the bottom of the longevity list are high-inequality counties like the United States. Despite being among the wealthiest countries on earth, American life expectancy lags behind those of poorer, but more equal, countries like Ireland and Greece. The biggest health advances of the 20th century — antibiotics, sanitation, vaccines — were biological. The biggest public health insights of this century, in contrast, are social. Societies that allow extreme inequality to shred the social fabric pay the price in illness, unhappiness, and mortality. American life expectancy decreased last year for the first time in decades. The best way to reverse that decline isn’t diet plans, but economic policies that reduce inequality. Fresh fish and olive oil are nearly miraculous gifts. But if you want to live longer, my bet is on a living wage and affordable health care.
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Blue Santa comes to Downtown Tyler
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Saturday, December 9th, hundreds of Elves & Santa’s will descend on Downtown Tyler at Visit Tyler’s Hit the Bricks: 2nd Saturday, 2-10pm. A special emphasis for Hit the Bricks this month is the Blue Santa Program, benefitting the East Texas Regional Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #51 (ETFOPolice). The Blue Santa program is a non-profit outreach program that focuses on giving gift cards to needy children each year during the holidays. Each year ETFOPolice provide children that might not have Christmas with gift cards to WalMart. “It’s amazing to watch the children’s excitement as they pick out Christmas presents. It’s extremely humbling to see that some select presents for their family and sometimes food and other necessities,” said Chuck Boyce, Community Resource Officer with Tyler’s Police Department. “The Blue Santa shopping trip is truly the highlight of my Christmas every year.” “Our service to children began back in 2009, serving families in need during the holiday season. With our Blue Santa program, area police officers nominate children that are underprivileged,
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child victims, and/or are witnesses to crimes that they meet in the community to take Christmas shopping with police officers.” Even if you can’t attend the events, you can still donate at EGuideMagazine.com/ bluesanta. At this all-day event, families can join the fun during the day on the Downtown Square, then when night time rolls around the fun begins for adults with a Blue Santa Pub Crawl. By purchasing a ticket, adult Santas can pick up their t-shirt and lanyard, then wander around Downtown businesses to collect Santa costume pieces like blue Santa hats, Santa beards, blinking medallions, jingle bells, and much more! “We are very excited to support the 1st Annual Blue Santa Crawl. We feel that it will benefit the citizens of Tyler by offering them a fun day that also supports East Texas’ Fraternal Order of Police Blue Santa Program and Hit the Bricks – 2nd Saturday. This is the perfect opportunity to have fun in Downtown Tyler while also making a difference in a child’s life this holiday season,” said Shari Lee, Visit Tyler General Manager/ Vice President Conventions. Also, helping to make
a difference this holiday season are Stanley’s Famous BBQ and Roast Social Kitchen as Kris Kringle Title Sponsors. Rudolf Sponsors are ASCO Equipment, The Hamptons Senior Living, Allstate Insurance Sharie Withers, Altra Credit Union, Impressive Image Works & T-shirts, and United Country Bobo Realty and Land Company. Santa’s Little Helpers Sponsors are Gregory Real Estate, SportsZone, Susan Robinson Jewelry, Dunn Transmissions, Genesis Group, Ye Olde City Antiques, Rosevine Inn, Heaton Dental, and Yamato Japanese Restaurant. Tickets & More Holiday Cheer Tickets are online at EGuideMagazine.com/ BlueSanta. Tickets are also available at Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce (315 N. Broadway, Downtown Tyler), Firestation Auto Center (1008 W. 4th St., Tyler), Stanley’s Famous BBQ (525 S. Beckham St.), and Roast Social Kitchen (1125 E. 5th St.). A FREE Shuttle is provided to help you around Downtown. This hop on/hop off shuttle will take you around Downtown starting at 12 noon and will be running until 5pm. Parking is always free in the parking garage and on the square. Valet parking is available on the square after 5pm. For questions call EGuide Magazine at (903)630-3030 or email eguidemagazine@ gmail.com. Tickets are nonrefundable. This is a rain, snow or shine event.
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A special election will be held February 3, 2018 to fill the unexpired term of District 3 City Councilwoman Kasha Williams. Candidates may file for an application for a place on the ballot for City Council District 3 Special Election between November 10 and December 4. Candidates may file during normal office hours at the City of Longview City Secretary’s office, located at City Hall 300 W. Cotton St. Early Voting: Early voting is conducted in the lobby of City Hall, located at 300 W. Cotton St. at the following days and times: Monday, January 17 - 26 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 27 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, January 29 & 30 from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Election Day Voting: Election Day voting will take place on Saturday, February 3 from
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Broughton Recreation Center, 801 S. MLK Blvd. only. Please note that all Early Voting will be done at City Hall, 300 W. Cotton St. Election Day Polling Places City election polling places on Election Day are located in the specific City Council District. However, please note that all Early Voting will be done at City Hall, 300 W. Cotton St. District 3 - Southeast Longview Broughton Recreation Center, 801 S. MLK Blvd. Voter Registration The last day for a person who is not registered to vote to register to vote and be eligible to vote in this election is January 4, 2018. Please see the links below regarding new Texas requirements for Voter ID. Required Voter Identification Voter Registration Election Results Following the election, results will be posted on LongviewTexas. gov and CityView Municipal Television.
KC Fire Academy graduation set
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The KC Fire Academy is recognized by the State of Texas as an Exemplary Program and is accredited by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the State Firefighters’ and Fire Marshals’ Association. For more information on the KC Fire Academy, visit www.kilgore. edu/fire-academy. Fire Academy #102 candidates for graduation, listed by hometown: Athens, TX: Garrett M. Conley Austin, TX: Hudson R. Jones Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Tyler
J. McCartney and Sean C. Fenton Cookville, TX: Brandon C. Thomas Eustis, FL: Brian A. Winkler Gilmer, TX: John H. Moore and Tristan R. Ross. Hallsville, TX: Andrew L. Lawson Henderson, TX: Jackson L. Jones Ketchikan, Alaska: Zachary M. Sivertsen Mineola, TX: Cody A. Clarke Mount Vernon, TX: Dustin L. Brundage Nanaimo, BC Canada: Frank W. Bailey Lindale, TX: Garrett L. Green Longview, TX: Chad A. Frederick, Jason M. Frey and Ryan A. Smith Manly, NSW, Australia: Ian A. Limb Surrey, BC, Canada: Misha R. Otanga Terrance, BC, Canada: Jedediah J. Smith Victoria, BC, Canada: Jon B. Stewart
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The Longview Public Library will close at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, and remain closed Thursday and Friday. The Library will resume normal business hours Saturday, November 25. The book drop will remain open throughout the holiday. Broughton Recreation Center, Green Street Recreation Center, Paula Martin Jones Recreation Center,
and all other Parks buildings will close Wednesday, November 22 at 5:00 p.m. and reopen Monday, November 27. Longview Transit, the public bus transportation system, will end service at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, and no service will run on Thursday, November 23. Regular transportation service will resume Friday, November 24. Longview Transit administrative offices
will remain closed until Monday, November 27. Sanitation services will not run on Thursday, November 23. Thursday customers will be collected the next day, Friday, November 24. The Compost Facility will be closed Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, but will reopen Saturday, November 25. During the holiday, residents may report a water or sewer emergency by calling 903-236-3030.
The case, Lund vs. Rowan County, focuses upon a North Carolina county’s practice of opening its meeting with prayer offered by its commissioners. The coalition’s friend-of-the-court brief supports the county. The coalition filed a brief yesterday asking the Supreme Court to hear arguments and reaffirm the constitutionality of the practice. Such a decision would clear confusion among the lower courts. The states argue that lawmaker-led prayer is woven into the fabric of American society. The practice also is fully consistent with the Constitution and our nation’s long tradition of noncoercive expressions of faith in the public sector. “Lawmaker-led prayer has existed across the country for more than a
century,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Opening legislative meetings in prayer has consistently involved lawmakers themselves exercising their own religious liberty.” The brief further cites examples across the nation of states, counties and municipalities that open meetings with a government official’s prayer. It argues many governing bodies cannot afford to hire a full-time chaplain or recruit volunteer clergy. West Virginia led the amicus brief in support of free expression of faith. States joining West Virginia and Texas were Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin, along with the Governor of Kentucky.
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SPOTLIGHT 6 GOSPEL Gospel Spotlight 6 Gospel Spotlight
WhyIsshould give Why Doing we What is Right thanks to God? Always Best? (Part 1 of 2) June 22-29, 2017
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When You Need It The Most
Need It The Most By Michael A. Guido, D.D. By Michael A. Guido, D.D.
We are all grateful for our “first responders.” They God often brings a difficult ourprosave lives, bind situation wounds, bring food,into give clothing, vide shelter and restore power. They have become our lives so He can turn it “rescuers.” into aAnd, delightful indeed, they fulfillmemory a critical role. But as Christians, when we face a time of trial or tragso we can remind ourselves love andfor us to call edy, we haveof OneHis who has been waiting Him when we need help. He is always waiting for mercy. Often when weupon anto impossible anface opportunity prove His power whenever we face a difficult situation. dilemma, He turns it into a blessing thatPeter will One morning, about four o’clock, was in serious trouble. He and a few of his friends were in a small By Michael A. Guido, D.D. provide a story of His boat incredible power that we far from shore when a fierce storm arose out of nowhere. Fearing for their lives they became even can share with our children. There times more frightened when theyare saw what they thought was ghost. They screamed in terror. And over the howling We are grateful forawind our “first voice responders.” They when Heall turns overwhelming into came a sternobstacles that said, “Stop being afraid.” It was Jesus assuring them that there was no reason save bind wounds, give clothing, progreatlives, opportunities to bring demonstrate His power for them tofood, fear for their lives because He was there to save them when they needed Him the most. vide shelter and restore power. They have become our and terrible times and trials into “If it is really you,”triumphs said Peter, “tell meand to come to You – let me walk on the water!” “Certainly,” said Jesus, “rescuers.” indeed, they fulfill a critical role. testimoniesAnd, of His strength. “come on. You’ve nothing to fear!” He got out of the boat, felt the wind and the waves, lost His faith and beBut as Christians, we face achildren time ofme,trial David wanted towhen remind the of or God gan to sink. He shouted, “Save Lord,” and tragHe did. It is never the eloquence or length of our prayer that edy, wethe have One whoofhas been waiting for us to call about greatness God wrote, “He counts, butand our simplicity and sincerity. It is never a formula but our faith. He will always come to our rescue if upon Him when we need help. He is always waiting we call on Him in a faith that believes in Him. turned the sea into dry land (and) they passed for Prayer: Lord, we do indeed believe in Your power an opportunity to prove power whenever facewea and Your Increase whenever through the waters onHis foot –promises. come letourusfaithwe rejoice doubt. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. difficult situation. Scripture for this week: Psalm 12:1 Help, LORD, in Him!” for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from on the human race. way One about four o’clock, Peter was to in seriThe morning, children of Israel were their ous He Land. and a few of his friends were in a small the trouble. Promised When they came to the coast, Suddenly theyout of boat farthey frommade shoretheir whencamp. a fierce storm arose turned around and their coming even to nowhere. Fearing forsaw their livesenemy they became destroy them. Before them was the sea. Behind more frightened when they saw what they thought was was their enemy. theyover looked at athem ghost. They screamed in When terror. And the howling their came options, theyvoice came tosaid, the conclusion wind a stern that “Stop being that afraid.” they either drown destroyed. It waswould Jesus assuring them or thatbethere was no But reason God was there. for them to fear for their lives because He was there to And as when He was with them Hethe is with save them they needed Him most. us! God is is always children and “If it really between you,” saidHis Peter, “tell me to come to the catastrophes of life. He never abandons You – let me walk on the water!” “Certainly,” said Jesus, us when face nothing the difficult decisions “come on.we You’ve to fear!” He got or out of the demands ofwind life. and the waves, lost His faith and beboat, felt the Ifto God could turn the“Save sea into dry land if gan sink. He shouted, me, Lord,” and and He did. the children of Israel were able to pass through It is never the eloquence or length of our prayer that the waters on simplicity foot, He can do the same for usa forcounts, but our and sincerity. It is never today. problems andtodanger mula butWith our faith. He willbefore alwaysus come our rescue if behind us He can deliver us. we call on Him in a faith that believes in Him. Prayer: Give a faith, Father, that will overcome Prayer: Lord,uswe do indeed believe in Your power every fear we face trusting in You alone to deliver and Your promises. Increase our faith whenever we us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. doubt. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Scripture for Today: PsalmPsalm 66:6 He turned sea Scripture for this week: 12:1 Help,the LORD, into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have — come, from let usthe rejoice in him. vanished human race.
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Why Is Doing What is Right Always Best? (Part 1 of 2) By Carey Kinsolving
“When you have a baby sister, and sometimes you trick her, then God will not like that,” says Victoria, 8. Baby sisters seem to have radar for discovering they’ve been duped — at least my baby sister did. Parents also possess this same radar, as Katelyn, 8, can testify: “I was faking sick, and I got grounded for three weeks. I got in trouble with my dad, and that’s bad.” Katelyn, your life will be much more peaceful and fun if you do the right thing. Take a tip from Keeleigh, 11: “If you do right all the time, you won’t get in trouble, you won’t get fussed at, and you will have more fun. That means you will make God happy and have a bet- Too much television time for children: Good or bad? ter relationship with Him.” real life, the “fun” ended few it’ll be grief/ To the law Doing the right thing when Bonnie Parker and a relief/ But it’s death for and having fun may sound Clyde Barrow drove into Bonnie and Clyde.” contradictory, but the Bible a hail of bullets fired by You don’t have to be a calls this fun state “bless- lawmen waiting in ambush bank robber to know that ed.” Many people think fun along a tree-lined Louisiana the Bible says, “The wages comes when they break road. of sin is death.” We’ve all rules. Many movies depict Shortly before her death, earned those wages. Many lawless people having all Bonnie Parker gave a poem times, the second part of the fun. to her mother, which proved that scripture is not quotRemember the movie to be prophetic. Here’s how ed: “but the gift of God is “Bonnie and Clyde”? Rob- the poem ends: “They don’t eternal life in Christ Jesus bing banks looked like so think they’re tough or des- our Lord” (Romans 6:23). If much fun in the movie. In perate./ They know the law Bonnie had known the secalways wins./ They’ve been ond half, she might have shot at before/ But they do avoided a life of crime. not ignore/ That death is “Doing what is right is the wages of sin. always best because once “Someday they’ll go you do it the first time, you down together/ And they’ll almost can’t stop doing it,” bury them side by side./ To says Cecile, 10.
By Carey Kinsolving
“When you have a baby sister, and sometimes you trick her, then God will not like that,” says Victoria, 8. Baby sisters seem to have radar for discovering they’ve been duped — at least my baby sister did. Parents also possess this same radar, as Katelyn, 8, can testify: “I was faking sick, and I got grounded for three weeks. I got in trouBy Carey Kinsolving ble with my dad, and that’s bad.” On Thanksgiving Katelyn, your life will be Day, families all overand much more peaceful America sitthe down fun if you do rightto thing. Take a tip from Keeleigh, dinner at the same time 11: “If you do right all the — halftime. time, you won’t get has in trou“Thanksgiving ble, you won’t get fussed two good words,” saysat, and you age will have moreare fun. Hollie, 9. “They That means will make ‘thanks’ andyou ‘giving,’ God happy and have and that’s what we a better relationship with Him.” need to do — thank Doing the right thing others and be giving. and having fun may sound Those are two things contradictory, but the Bible my mom taught calls this fun stateme.” “blessHollie, your mom ed.” Many people think fun has taught well. comes whenyou they break Gratitude one of depict the rules. Manyismovies most important lessons lawless people having all parents the fun. can teach their children.the movie Remember “Bonnie and Clyde”? “Gratitude unlocksRobbing banks looked like so the fullness of life,” much fun in the movie. writes Melody Beattie.In
Psalm 23 speaks of the Lord leading his people in paths of righteousness. A biblical proverb promises that the Lord will direct the paths of those who acknowledge him in all their ways (Proverbs 3:6). Doing good or evil begins with the decisions we make. Paths, the directions we travel in life, start with pathways in the brain. Whatever we fix our minds on will influence our brain’s pathways and our life’s paths. The results of a 17-year study in the journal Science reported that 5.7 percent of youths who watched less than one hour of television a day committed aggressive acts against others in subsequent years. That figure jumped to 22.5 percent for those who watched one to three hours a day and 28.8 percent for those who watched more than three hours a day. Think about this: You are what you think. Parents who consider television a benign babysitter should think again. Children are vulnerable to the strangers who invade your home through television. Doing right begins by thinking right. Memorize this truth: “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). Ask this question: If you feed on a diet of television violence, what are you prone to do?
“It turns what we have spirit in Ally, 11: “I like into enough, and more. Thanksgiving because It can turn a meal into it is good to thank God. a feast, a house into a He gives us so many home, a stranger into a blessings that we don’t friend. Gratitude makes even realize. It’s the sense of our past, least we can do to give brings peace for today, him one whole day of and creates a vision thanks, but we should for tomorrow.” be giving thanks daily.” 9, istime for children: Robert, 8, bad? goes even TooAdrienne, much television Good or fortunate to have further: “I can give real life, the “fun” ended few it’ll be grief/ To the law a father who’s not thanks when I broke when Bonnie Parker and a relief/ But it’s death for ashamed to offer my finger and that it Clyde Barrow drove into Bonnie and Clyde.” thanks to God: “I like didn’t get cut off. I can You don’t have to be a a hail of bullets fired by when my dad prays give thanks when mythat lawmen waiting in ambush bank robber to know before we eat. I Louisiana don’t dadBible got shot the says, four “Thetimes wages along a tree-lined know why, but I and that he didn’t die.” of sin is death.” We’ve all road. just do.” before her death, earned Waitthose a minute! wages. Many Shortly Tori,Parker 6, is already How could anybody the second part of Bonnie gave a poem times, following thewhich example findscripture a bright side to her mother, proved that is nottoquotofbe godly parents: “I like a broken finger orGod is “but the gift of to prophetic. Here’s how ed: the poem ends: “They don’t eternal lifewounds? in Christ Jesus Thanksgiving because gunshot Lord” (Romans think they’re tough or des- ourThis I get to eat chicken, kind of 6:23). If perate./ They know the law Bonnie had known the secand my mama is with worldview sees all always wins./ They’ve been ond half, she might have me, and my daddy is circumstances as divine a life of crime. shot before/ theymy do avoided withatme. I getBut to see tapestry. Faith in “Doing what is right not ignore/ That death is cousins. I get to be with God’s sovereignty andis always best because the wages of sin. God because I say the goodness transportsonce “Someday they’ll go you do it the first time, you blessings.” the believer into a down together/ And they’ll almost can’t stop doing it,” Tori, you might have realm where giving www.facebook.com/EastTexasReview • www.EastTexasReview.com bury • @EastTexasReview them side by side./ To says Cecile, 10. the wrong bird, but thanks in everything is you’ve definitely got as normal as breathing. the right spirit and This doesn’t mean company. that everything we You have a kindred encounter is good,
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but rather that God’s goodness and power will work it out for his purpose and our benefit. Why, then, do we complain instead of Psalm thanks? 23 speaks of the giving Lord leading his people in “Pride slays paths of righteousness. thanksgiving, but an A biblical humbleproverb mind ispromises the soil that the Lord will direct out of which thanks the paths of those who acnaturally grow,” wrote knowledge him in all their 19th century minister ways (Proverbs 3:6). Henry Ward Beecher. Doing good or evil begins “A proud man is with the decisions we make. seldom a grateful man, Paths, the directions we for he never thinks travel in life, start with pathhe gets as much he ways in the brain. as Whatevdeserves.” er we fix our minds on will Kimberly, 8, is anpathinfluence our brain’s example of life’s someone ways and our paths. The isresults of aeven 17-year who grateful in study in the journal Science the midst of great loss: reported that 5.7 percent of “My grandmother died youths who watched less of a heart attack, and than onehard hourtoofthank television it was athe day committed Lord for that. aggresI sive acts against others was very close to my in subsequent years. That figgrandmother. I saw her ure jumped to 22.5 percent almost every day. But for those who watched one shehours doesn’t have tonow, three a day and any more pain, and 28.8 percent for those she who is in heaven.” watched more than three Think about this: hours a day. Even Thinkthough about we this: You sorrow over the are what you think.loss Parents of loved ones,television not who consider a benign babysitter should even death can make think again. Children are spiritual Christians vulnerable theLord strangungrateful.toThe ers who invade your home Jesus absorbed death’s through television. Doing sting when he offered right begins thinking himself as thebyperfect right. sacrifice for our sins. Memorize this truth: “For Faith alone in Christ as he thinks in his heart, so alone guarantees is he” (Proverbs 23:7). everlasting life. Ask this question: If you Memorize truth: feed on a diet this of television “In everything violence, what give are you thanks; for prone to do? this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (I Thessalonians 5:18). Ask this question: Can you give thanks for everything?
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Beauty and the Box program grows Continued from Page 1
What started as a pilot program of ten boxes in the Downtown Business Arts and Culture District has grown to 17 vinyl-wrapped boxes all across the City of Tyler. The newest sponsor, Marvin United Methodist Church, adds number 17 to the collection at the corner of Erwin Street and BoisD’Arc Street. “It’s amazing to see the different varieties of artwork come to life on the traffic signal boxes,” says Keep Tyler Beautiful Coordinator Angela Cardoza. “Whether it’s a painting or a photograph, they all add beauty
and vitality to a once plain object.” Anyone can sponsor a utility box in Tyler. Sponsors will be able to choose from a selection of approved artwork at Gallery Main Street and a small sponsor banner at the bottom of the box will be added with the name of the business/organization. Local artists are also encouraged to submit their artwork to Main Street Gallery to be considered for this program. For more information, please contact Angela Cardoza at (903) 5957217 or email acardoza@tylertexas. com. You can also view more information on the website at www. KeepTylerBeautiful.com.
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Paxton comments on slain Border patrol agent Continued from Page 1
“I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the family of Agent Rogelio Martinez killed in the line of duty yesterday in Texas. He served our country faithfully and will forever be remembered as a heroic officer. Angela and I are praying for his family and his colleagues as they mourn his loss.”
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Rosa Parks
After refusing the bus driver’s order to move, she was arrested for civil disobedience. Rosa Parks went on to further the cause of civil rights, becoming known as the “mother of the freedom movement.” At St. James AME, 408 N. Border Ave. Tyler, TX 75702 on December 1, the City of Tyler Transit Department and St. James CME Church will host the second annual event to honor Rosa Parks. Free and open to the public, a brief program will be followed by a bus tour of significant areas of the City of Tyler and narrated by several different members of the community. The program will begin at 9 a.m. followed by the bus tour, scheduled at 45 minute intervals with the first departure time at 9:45 a.m. through the last at noon. As the bus can comfortably accommodate 20 people, the Transit Department requests that individuals who would like to take part in the tour reserve a seat by calling (903) 531-1388. For more information about this event, please call Tyler Solid Waste at (903) 531-1388.
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By Joycelyne Joycelyne Fadojutimi and Kelly Kelly Bell, Bell, East East Texas Review By Fadojutimi and Texas Review r. Christopher Yancey is a local. He He r. Christopher Yancey is a local. attended Mozelle Johnston Elementaattended Mozelle Johnston Elemenry School, Judson MiddleMiddle SchoolSchool and tary School, Judson and Longview High His School. His Longview High School. brothers brothers became but became engineers, butengineers, when the oilfields whenproducing, the oilfields stopped stopped one of thoseproducbrothone Christopher of those brothers ers ing, advised to takeadvised another Christopher to take route--specifically thehad onethe route--specifically theanother one leading to medicine. He leading to medicine. He had the grades and did indeed grades and did indeed take this direction. He has spent the take 20 this direction. He has spent the past 20 years as a past years as a beloved specialist in delivering babies beloved specialist in delivering babies and treating some and treating some forms of infertility. He loves his work, forms of infertility. He loves his work, and his patients and his patients love him. love him. has served as Chief of the Division of OB/GYN Yancey Yancey has served Medical as ChiefCenter. of the Division of OB/ at Longview Regional He matriculated GYN at Longview Regional Medical Center. He matricfrom the University of Texas Medical School in Houston ulated from theofUniversity Texas Medical in and University MississippiofMedical Center inSchool Jackson, Houston and University of Mississippi Medical Center Mississippi. He is a member of the American Medical in Jackson, Mississippi. HeAssociation, is a member of the the Wiser American Association, Texas Medical and MedicalIn Association, TexasisMedical and Society. addition, Yancey a FellowAssociation, of the American the Wiser Society. In addition, Yancey is a Fellow of the College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “I love delivering babies,” he says. “My work has diversi“I love delivering babies,” he says. “My work has ty of what I do. There is more than delivering babies in my diversity of what I do. There is more than delivering practice. I have delivered everybody, and have walked with babies in my practice. I have delivered everybody, and some to the grave.” have walked with some to the grave.” Still some of his patients are have difficulty having chilStill some of his patients are have difficulty having dren. This condition is known as infertility. Infertility is children. This condition is known as infertility. Infertility the inability of a sexually active, non-contracepting couple is the inability of a sexually active, non-contracepting to achieve pregnancy in one year. couple to achieve pregnancy in one year. Some while Some of of his hispatients patientscannot cannotbecome becomepregnant, pregnant, while others cannot carry a pregnancy full term. The emotional others cannot carry a pregnancy full term. The emotionheartbreak of this statestate is crushing. When couples cannot al heartbreak of this is crushing. When couples conceive, it is vital that both husband and wife see doccannot conceive, it is vital that both husband andthe wife tor because in 30% of cases, the problem lies with the man. see the doctor because in 30% of cases, the problem lies Age another factor. withisthe man. Age is another factor. A 21-year-old woman has has time A 21-year-old woman time on on her herside, side,but butififa a woman to to attend to her woman is is 38 38 and and still stillchildless, childless,she sheneeds needs attend to biological clock while it is still ticking. There are many her biological clock while it is still ticking. There are factors to consider. many factors to consider. Smoking, specific lifestyles and some medications can
Smoking, specific lifestyles and some medications can cause infertility. Women who smoke increase the chanccause infertility. Women who smoke increase the chances they will be unable to become pregnant or will suffer es they will be unable to become or willtheir suffer miscarriage. Yancey urges them to pregnant wisely manage miscarriage. Yancey urges them to wisely manage their lifestyles so as to not work against themselves. lifestyles so as to not work against themselves. “Healthcare is a relationship,” he says. “So, I do my part “Healthcare is part a relationship,” says. “So, the I dogoal my of and you do your so the couplehecan achieve part and you do your part so the couple can achieve the having a baby.” goal of having a baby.” Yancey treats specific aspects of infertility, recommends Yancey treatsspecialists specific aspects of infertility, recomother infertility if necessary, and sends husmends other infertility specialists if necessary, and sends bands to urologists for examination and treatment when husbands to urologists for examination and treatment needed. He also has personal reasons for pursuing this when needed. He also has personal reasons for pursuing calling. this calling. “My wife and I always wanted a large family, but wanted “My wife and I always wanted a large family, but to wait until I finished school,” he says. “The prospect of wanted to wait until I finished school,” he says. “The starting a family was exciting. First bath, first words, first prospect of starting a family was exciting. First bath, first steps, riding a bike,riding coaching littlecoaching league, dance words, first steps, a bike, little recitals, league, pinewood derby, fishing, bedtime stories, tea parties, playdance recitals, pinewood derby, fishing, bedtime stories, ing dress up, building forts. It was all too exciting. When tea parties, playing dress up, building forts. It was all too do we start? Signdo uswe up.start? ” exciting. When Sign us up.” It did not work out as and It did not work out as expected. expected.One Oneyear, year,two twoyears, years, thenthen threethree with with no babies. WhenWhen they went an infertility and no babies. they to went to an inspecialist he could find no problem to treat, and told fertility specialist he could find no problem to treat,them and theythem wouldthey likely neverlikely have never children. Knowing sheKnowwould told would have children. be crushed, Yancey did not share thisdid lastnot bitshare of informaing she would be crushed, Yancey this last tion with his wife. bit of information with his wife. The loneliness ofof The lonelinessofofinfertility infertilityset setin–the in--thesensation sensation having lost something having had having somethingprecious preciousbefore beforeeven even having had it. It It is a problem understand. it. problem one onehas hastotoexperience experiencetoto understand. The afflicted must mustresist resistbecoming becomingembittered, embittered, espeThe afflicted especially cially around with children. It was difficult doubly around those those blessedblessed with children. It was doubly difficult for Yancey because of the medical capacity for Yancey because of the medical capacity in which hein which served.he served. “I obstetricalresident residentininaalarge, large,inner-city inner-cityhospihos“I was was an an obstetrical pital. We cared for people who did not want to get pregtal. We cared for people who did not want to get pregnant,” nant,” says. “Wefor cared forwho people did not need he says.he“We cared people didwho not need to get to get pregnant. We cared for patients with serious drug pregnant. We cared for patients with serious drug probproblems, prostitutes, people angry at their unwanted lems, prostitutes, people angry at their unwanted pregnanpregnancies. I didn’t understand. It just fair.” cies. I didn’t understand. It just wasn’t fair.wasn’t ” Yancey gavehis hiswife wifeaayellow yellowlab labpuppy–Sadie puppy--Sadie HawYancey gave Haw-Lo-
kins Dance. This canine Yancey becamekins a substitute cal Physician Talkswonderful Dr. Christopher Dance. child. Climbing fences, climbing onto furniture This wonderful canine became a substitute child. and climbing them. She was going Climbingonto fences, climbing ontopriceless furnituretherapy, and climbing everywhere with them. onto them. She was priceless therapy, going everywhere “She loved riding in the car. We would never dream of with them. putting her in a kennel if we on a trip, so dream she went “She loved riding in the car.went We would never of with us,” he says. “She was our child and she was our putting her in a kennel if we went on a trip, so she went therapy, what“She she was did most for us was there. She with us,”but he says. our child and shebe was our therwould be there as we suffered the pain of infertility. She apy, but what she did most for us was be there. She would never spoke, she never gave advice, she never told us be there as we suffered the pain of infertility. She never she knew ‘how we felt.’ A lesson in unconditional love.” spoke, she never gave advice, she never told us she knew In time the couple’s problem was solved, and they ‘how we felt.’ A lesson in unconditional love.” were blessed with two wonderful children who came to In time the couple’s problem was solved, and they were love Sadie as much as their parents did. She was their blessed with two struggle wonderfulwith children who taught came tothem love first child. Their infertility Sadie as much as their parents did. She was their first the value of life, and Sadie taught them the value of child. Their struggle “being there.” with infertility taught them the value of life, and Sadie them “being there.” fixaYancey’staught devotion tothe hisvalue workof and a compulsive Yancey’s devotion to his work and a compulsive tion on doing everything in his power to help his fixation patients on doing everything in his power to help his patients has actually led to him being labeled “overcautious.”has actually ledadmits to himto being “overcautious. ” Hestems readily He readily this,labeled and that this tendency admits this,personal and that this tendencywith stems his own, from histoown, experience thefrom heartbreak personal experience with theofheartbreak of infertility. His of infertility. His treatment childless couples and his treatment of childless couples and his success in treating success in treating them means he has no interest in themnumbers. means he has no interest in case numbers. case “I’ve never never kept up with “I’ve with how how many manybabies babiesI’ve I’vedelivered delivbecause then they a number, ” he says.he says. ered because thenjust theybecome just become a number,” “Every itsown ownstory, story,life lifeand andfamily–not family--notjust a “Every delivery delivery isisits just a number.” number. ” He how infertility infertility infuses infusesits itsvictims victimswith witha He knows knows well well how alife lifeperspective perspective incomprehensible to those incomprehensible to those whowho havehave never never experienced it. experienced it. “This deepenedfor forme mebecause because a “This life life perspective perspective deepened ofof a yelyellow Labrador who provided comfort taught low Labrador who provided comfort andand taught empathy,” empathy,” he says. he says. At developedaatumor tumorthat thatslowly slowlycrippled cripAtage age 13, 13, Sadie Sadie developed pled her.she Asslipped she slipped Dr. Phillip her. As away, away, all Dr.all Phillip YanceyYancey could do could do was “be there” for her. He was. was “be there” for her. He was. For or to to contact contact Dr DrChristopher Christopher For more more information information or Yancey, call(903) (903)757-6042. 757-6042. Yancey, please please call
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