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Page 5 by this ancient religious idea. This is the reason why, despite the cold dreary weather local citizens gathered at Lear Park for the annual Longview Green and Clean. This cleanup event is held every second Saturdayin April for spring and November for fall. It is a partnership between the City of Longview Recycling Program and Keep Longview Beautiful (KLB). Both organizations work together with local citizens and volunteers to properly dispose of unwanted items as well as litter abatement. The Green part of The Longview Green and Clean refers to recycling. It gives the community an opportunity to recycle items that would normally go to landfills. Popular items for landfills are: electronics, tires, motoroil, batteries, glass, eye glasses, antifreeze,paper shredding, mixed recycling (paper, plastic and metal) and the City of Longview Recycle Program handles See Story on Page 7 all recycling activities at these events.
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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 joined the Texas Army National Guard here in Longview. Mr. Wise received many military decorations, including the Global War on Terror medal. In his “Lobo days”, Mr. Wise was in the JROTC program, rising to the rank of Cadet Captain and was the Drum and Bugle Corps Commander his senior year.
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Longview Independent School See Kilgore on Page 5 District VeteranGraves, Mr. Richard Pittman, Craig Webb, Brady Mask and Brandon Mcgee trash tires. Ricardo honored Mayeno, Sabrina Donald Ferguson, class of 1969. During his service in the United See STORY on Page 2 States Army, Mr. Ferguson served tours in Vietnam and Germany. Mr. Ferguson earned many Two Texas State Technical College in military decorations, including Marshall graduates are ensuring that the a Vietnam Service Medal and a production of icing, cupcakes and cookies sharpshooter badge. is trouble-free and on time for clients nationwide. Longview Independent School District honored Veteran Mr. By Keisha Roland See TSTC on Page 7 Arthur Brown, class of 1943. Mr. Brown attended Womack Governor Greg Abbott today African Children Education and was one of the first African announced that Texas has and Resource Foundation American Marines. Mr. Brown recruited two distinguished (ACEARF) held its first served in World War II, fought researchers as part of the Trivia Night and Silent Auction on the island campaign, landing Governor’s A company’sUniversity core values Research are defined as at the First United Methodist on Iwo Jima. Initiative (GURI).by which a business the moral compass Church (FUMC). The purpose determines the actions decisions See GOV. and ABBOTT on Pagethey 5 of the event was to raise funds make. No matter how large or small, the to provide clean drinking water, integrity demonstrated in your company’s toilet facilities, and playgrounds goals, policies, and performance is at the for African schools. Other goals heart of all you do.
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In addition, the Clean means beautification- a community wide effort for litter abatement. Keep Longview Beautiful oversees the cleanup activities before and after. Proper equipment can be picked up prior on a first come, first serve basis. This cleanup included proper disposal of medication. Hence, Partners in Prevention Coalition for Drug-Free Youth were present handing out bags. According to Whitney Pierce,coalition coordinator, this was the perfect chance to educate the community. “Through this event, our goal was to educate and inform the community of the importance of proper disposal with prescription drug medication,” she said. “Also,
we wanted to spread awareness about the Prescription Drug DropBoxes located at the Longview and White Oak Police Departments.” Partners in Prevention Coalition for Drug-Free Youth appreciation for Longview Green and Clean was unmatched. “I left feeling grateful that the City of Longview offers such a thing,” said Pierce. “This is just another great way to keep our community healthy and safe, and as a prevention organization, that is something we strive to do daily!” For more information on recycling please, visit www.longviewtexas. gov/2259/Recycling-Program or call 903-231-1250. For more information on beautification please, visit http://keeplongviewbeautiful. org or call 903-212-4KLB. Debbie Leith, Brain Lowe, Will Buskell and Donna Pruitt
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students can attend safe environments school, have clean for students. water to drink, sanitary ● Provide facilities to prevent appropriate equipment Continued from Page 1 water borne diseases for school ground and enable students to maintenance. This reach their God given will enable students When completed, the Guthrie Creek potentials. to stay engaged in Trail extension will provide a connection Ibeh is ecstatic about their schoolwork between the existing Paul Boorman Trail his project. “It gives rather than being the and Cargill Long Park Trail. Together, the me such joy to impact groundskeeper. three trails will combine to provide over the lives of others,” Due to the generosity 10 miles of continuous Shared Use Path he said. “We want to of the Longview (SUP) in Longview. teach them how to community ACEARF Chuck Ibeh, Kristina Ibitayo, Pam Ibeh, Gai Linn Roberts, The Texas Transportation Commission and Dan Wright be self-sufficient. it is has been funding will be used to construct important for them to able to: “Guthrie Creek SUP,” which will extend ● No mechanized help themselves and in ● Provide two lawn Continued from Page 1 method of cutting grass return help others.” from Akin Park to Guthrie Park and from mowers to two different However, this schools Chuck Ibeh, ACEARF on the soccer field. Guthrie Park to Paul Boorman Trail. The house was packed with Longview residents eager to get to know more about Islam and the Islamic center Students cut grass with problem is not specific ● Dug wells that CEO started the vision Earlier this year, the Longview Economic machetes. to Ibeh’s community. provide water for this charity in 2015. Development Corporation (LEDCO) ● Most of the The story is the same in to schools Ibeh who hailed from funded $1,983,923 million for Phase 1 school buildings and some of Sub-Saharan ● Constructed Ezihe, Isiala-Mbano in of the project from Cargill Long Park to classroom furniture African countries. To playgrounds Imo State, Nigeria said Akin Park. LEDCO also has pledged to were in serious end this, ACEARF ● Given scholarships “I traveled to Nigeria provide up to an additional $4,678,013 for disrepair. plans to provide the to three high school April 2015 and was grant matching and other grant-ineligible ● The schools lacked following in Ibeh’s students to attend in my home when costs associated with Phase 2 and 3. playground facilities. community: University some primary school Construction is expected to begin this ● Upon graduation ● Clean drinking ● Remodeled the children walked across year on Phase 1. Engineering is scheduled from high school, water for primary and science laboratory their school’s soccer to start in early 2018 for Phase 2 and 3, most of the students secondary schools equipment in the field and a busy road and construction could begin as soon as could not further their ● Sanitary toilet high school to my house looking summer 2019. education due to lack of facilities According to Ibeh, for water to drink. I funds. According to Mayor Andy Mack, ● Academic there is more than provided them with In addition, most scholarship to qualified monetary donations. water and proceeded to “There has long been a vision to of these students go students based on “Money is not investigate why connect Longview’s existing trails into to school all day resource availability everything,” he said. they had no drinking a long continuous trail system, and that without food. ● Build playground “We need volunteers, water.” dream is about to become a reality. I This is the reason in schools people to help with Later, Ibeh met with want to thank the LEDCO board for why Ibeh formed ● Upgrade school packing and mailing school authorities and their commitment to this project, the facilities packages overseas.” For discovered their schools African Children’s support from the Texas Transportation Education and Resource ● Establish more information about lacked basic facilities Commission, and the hard work of Foundation (ACEARF), community library ACEARF please visit for young students city staff to bring it all together. The in each community ww.africanchildrens including the following: to begin to deal with end result is going to be an amazing these challenges. to encourage lifeeducation.org or contact ● No running water enhancement to Longview’s park system ACEARF envision long learning in CEO Chuck Ibeh at for the students to drink andNoman quality-of-life.” in Subthe 21st cibeh@acearf.org orZain Khen, Saad or wash hands. Amna communities Tariq Bashirtheir and daughter Tariq Tayseer Ali,century Rehan Tariq, Fahad Noman, Anwar Khalifa, Saharan Africa where while providing 803-378-2766. ● No toilet facilities
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The louts and dunces party
President Donald Trump
By Mona Charen Just a couple of weeks ago, it seemed that the Republican Party had thrown in the towel on maintaining any sort of Donald Trump-free identity. Sen. Jeff Flake announced that, rather than defy the Trump-supporting base in Arizona, he would not seek reelection. He followed Sen. Bob Corker’s path. Sen. Ted Cruz, who, in a different universe, had stood tall at the Republican convention in Cleveland, responded to the small chorus of Trump critics in the Senate (Corker, John McCain and Flake) by growling that his fellow senators should “shut up and do (their) job.” Now, in the aftermath of the elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere, people are asking whether Trumpism can prevail “without Trump.” Laura Ingraham rushed to explain Ed Gillespie’s Virginia loss as a result of too little, not too much, Trump flavor in the mix. He “played footsie with conservative populism, but didn’t embrace it. Big mistake.” Trump himself tweeted, “(Gillespie) worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stood for.” But Gillespie did very well with the central and western voters in Virginia who had gone for Trump. His trouble was that Virginia Democrats were burning to rebuke the president and his party. Voters who wanted to express
disapproval of President Trump outnumbered those who wanted to support him by a 2-1 margin. Sixty percent of Virginia voters said they had a negative view of the Republican Party, and Democratic turnout was up 4 points over 2013. With a wave of Democrats crowding polling places, the Republicans were doomed. Recounts will determine whether Democrats were able to wrest control of the House of Delegates, which Republicans had controlled since 2000. In a hint of what Democratic turnout may look like when the party is no longer saddled with Hillary Clinton, Ralph Northam did better among almost every demographic than Clinton had. He won 61 percent of women, compared with 56 for Clinton. He won 69 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds, compared with Clinton’s 54 percent. He won 60 percent of college graduates, while Clinton won 55 percent. Only among AfricanAmericans did Clinton edge a slight, 1-point advantage over Northam’s totals. Immigration is the signature issue for the Trump base. Among Virginia voters who cited it as their most important voting issue, 74 percent went for Gillespie — but they represented only 12 percent of voters. Besides loyalty to Trump himself, what is Trumpism 12 months after his election? Is a Trump nationalist supposed to be for a southern wall paid for by Mexico when Trump himself hasn’t taken a single step toward erecting it or extorting that payment? Is a Trumpian expected to support deporting minor children of illegal immigrants as Trump promised in his campaign, or letting them stay, as Trump agreed with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to do? Shall a Trumpian demonize trade though Trump has done nothing (thank God) so far to launch trade wars? Does a Trumpian favor huge infrastructure
projects to put blue-collar men back to work? Even though Trump hasn’t done that? It’s just possible, isn’t it, that Trumpian nationalism and pot-valiant talk about “America First” is pretty light on content. Trumpism seems to be a personality cult built around a particularly unappealing personality, and little more. Trump’s Rasputin, Steve Bannon, seems convinced that nastiness is the secret sauce. He was for Gillespie’s primary challenger, Corey Stewart, who ran on worshipping Confederate statues, labelling his opponents “cucks” and locking up illegal immigrants. Wonder how well he would have done if he’d been the party’s nominee instead of Gillespie? Bannon has been beating his toy drum about backing challengers to “establishment” Republicans. So far, he’s outfitted Michael Grimm, just out of prison on a tax-fraud conviction; Tom Tancredo, who called Barack Obama a bigger threat than al-Qaida; Kelli Ward, who appears on Alex Jones’ radio show and called upon John McCain to “step aside” hours after his cancer diagnosis; and Roy Moore, who thinks parts of Illinois — or maybe Indiana — labor under sharia law and hasn’t read the part of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits religious tests, if he’s read any of it. Update: A number of women are now suggesting that Moore made sexual advances to them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. He may be more of a creep than even Bannon bargained for. Though these strivers cannot be said to espouse a consistent philosophy, they are united in their crudeness, ignorance and sheer jackassery. Republicans should be asked whether this is what Trumpism amounts to, and if so, whether they are happy to be counted as members of the louts and dunces party.
It’s not all the same By Susan Estrich “Me, too,” says the girl who was raped when she was barely old enough to know the word. “Me, too,” says the young woman who gets catcalls every day as she twirls her umbrella on the way to work. “Me, too,” says the woman who sleeps with the boss to keep her job. “Me, too,” says the one who gives as good as she gets. The thing is, it’s not all the same. It’s important for men and women to speak out about what troubles them, especially regarding the oppressions of gender. But that doesn’t mean it all fits in the same box. Rape is nonconsensual sex, usually involving force. But force can consist of a person pushing another person down and getting on top of him or her, which, with the sound off, may or may not look like sex. When you hear someone denying nonconsensual sex, they’re denying rape. “Nonconsensual sex” just sounds better. When you hear someone claiming to have been raped, he or she is claiming that the sex was nonconsensual and that he
or she felt forced. To prove it, the jury will have to buy the force part. If they settle, you’ll hear that it was a settlement for nonconsensual sex. Or more likely, you’ll hear nothing at all. Sexual harassment — at least the kind that is unlawful — is something that happens at work, among employers and employees. It’s not what happens on the way home. It’s not just anything that you find offensive or makes you feel uncomfortable. Much of that, sadly, is known as Monday. Or Tuesday. Sexual harassment can take two forms. The first, and the first to be recognized, was quid pro quo harassment — this for that. Sleep with me (I’m being rhetorical, obviously) and you get the promotion. Don’t sleep with me and you get fired. It’s hard to prove and not as common as you think. It’s also far less effective than you might think: More women sleep their way to the middle, or the bottom, than the top. The jobs you get by having sex are the jobs you lose when someone takes your place. Worse yet, these days, the folks who didn’t get the chance to sleep their way to the bottom are now suing for the lost opportunity, as if it
were that. All in all, it’s a bad career strategy and a tough legal case. The only upside is if you win your case and get recover damages for the job you didn’t get, the promotion that went elsewhere. The second form of harassment, more common and more debatable, is hostile-environment harassment. To qualify as a hostile environment, the hostility is supposed to be severe and pervasive. And it’s not enough if the plaintiff finds it severely and pervasively offensive. The reasonable person (“reasonable woman,” we argued for years, because “reasonable person” was automatically interpreted to mean a man) had to have found it severely and pervasively offensive — originally meant to be a tough standard, close to constructive discharge, i.e., so bad you couldn’t work there. I’ve always thought a better test is whether the defendant knew or intended to offend. But either way, the test is (in all but the most
extreme cases) a somewhat unpredictable one. It varies based on who’s doing the judging. And then there’s the rest of the stuff: bad jokes, bad taste, bad talk, the kind of stuff we tell our kids not to say in the backseat when they’re younger; and when they’re older, the stuff we cringe to hear coming from the television they’re watching in the next room. Is it really a federal case? Enough to cost someone a career? This week it is. But my biggest worry — sorry, Woody — is not that men everywhere are going to be the subject of a witch hunt (by whom? The other powerful men?) but that decent men are thinking twice before choosing a young woman to mentor or take to professional lunches or invite to work on cases requiring out-of-town travel. I worry that young women, already starved for mentors, are going to find them even harder to find. Unintended consequences. If only #MeToo meant they had new mentors, too.
November 16-23, 2017
No corporate welfare for Amazon The company doesn’t need or deserve a handout from the 238 cities prostrating themselves before it.
By Jim Hightower Isn’t it funny that rightwing politicians across the country piously rant against giving a few bucks worth of jobless benefits to the needy — then turn around and shove billions of our tax dollars into corporate welfare for the greedy? You’re right. It’s not funny. But here we go again. We’re presently witnessing the most disgusting spectacle yet of the politico-corporate cabal extracting money from the people’s wallets to enrich themselves. Amazon.com, the $136-billion-a-year internet colossus, has initiated a sleazy, selfserving public bidding war over where it will locate its new corporate headquarters. The city and state that offer the most bribe money to this private enterprise will be “the winner.” Uber-rich Amazon doesn’t need — and certainly doesn’t deserve — any public handout. But officials in 238 cities have prostrated themselves in front of this Amazonian welfare queen in embarrassing bids to win her nod. A pitch to host the new Amazon headquarters by the city of Dallas (Photo: skys the limit2 / Flickr) Amazon’s arrogant executives even sent out a list of basic benefits they expect every applicant to deliver, including a “business-friendly environment and tax structure,” free land, a subsidy to reduce its operational costs, tax breaks, relocation grants for executives and workforce, reduced utility bills, and — oh yeah, also give us first-rate schools and an educated labor pool. As one analyst of Amazon’s bribery scheme noted, “These incentives aren’t free. There’s no fairy godmother paying for them.” The typical result of corporate giveaways is that they cost the public more than we get back. By demanding such corporate spoils, Amazon brands itself a common thief, not only taking our money, but also stealing our trust in the fairness of the system and widening inequality in our society.
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November 16-23, 2017
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According to their findings, fewer than 50 percent of Americans have tried to figure out how much they need for retirement, have an emergency fund or are saving for their kids’ education. And according to economist Olivia S. Mitchell, a professor at The Wharton School, and Annamaria Lusardi, director of the Global Financial Literacy Center at the George Washington School of Business, only 34 percent of participants in a financial knowledge study they conducted could correctly answer three simple questions about interest, inflation and investment risk. Certain studies have noted that taking a financial literacy course doesn’t necessarily change behaviors, that exposing kids to financial concepts early on doesn’t mean they’ll remember them when they need them later in life. Ok, I can understand that. But then taking one Spanish course doesn’t make you fluent. A year of piano lessons doesn’t mean you can play well. Anything important or complex has to be learned over time -and practiced. So I’m still a believer. And in the face of contrarian commentary, I’m ready to once again get on my financial literacy soapbox. *How It Can Change Lives Few people argue with the tremendous need for financial education. But to those who doubt the effectiveness of financial education programs, I’d like to point to a couple that show just how lifechanging financial education can be: --A recent study of more than 1,600 teens that completed the
Money Matters: Make It Count program created by Schwab and the Boys and Girls Club of America showed an 82 percent improvement in saving, a 33 percent improvement in budgeting, and a 46 percent improvement in managing credit and debt. --Key findings from the Finances 50+ program cofounded by Schwab and the AARP Foundation showed that participants had a 25 percent increase in financial confidence. Results included an overall improvement in savings and debt management, with 33 percent fewer participants spending more than their income, and 47 percent of participants reducing debt. Of course, not every program is going to have dramatic results. But my point is that when the information is provided in a relevant way, a certain percentage of people will learn and take steps to improve their financial lives. To me, that’s worth the effort. Financial education is most effective when you have some skin in the game. So since we all deal with money, I encourage everyone to help create financial education opportunities in their own lives and to take advantage of the ones that already exist. As a parent, give your kids financial responsibilities early on. Whether it’s through an allowance or a part-time job, make sure they have some money of their own to manage and are accountable for certain spending and saving decisions. Also reach out to your kids’ schools to see how you can get financial literacy classes added to the curriculum. As a teacher, even
if it’s not part of your formal curriculum, incorporate financial ideas into your lessons as a way to bring math to life. Young kids often have a natural interest in learning to save and spend so the numbers fit in naturally. You can talk to middle schoolers about wants versus needs, and demonstrate the power of compound interest. Similarly, discussions about credit cards and the basics of investing will pique a high school student’s interest -- and provide valuable tools for success in real life. As an employer, explore ways to bring financial education into the workplace, especially around retirement saving decisions. As an employee, go to your HR department and make sure you know what your retirement plan options are. Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t understand; ask questions. Look to your community. Many banks and other financial institutions have financial education programs. And don’t hesitate to be your own advocate. There are a number of online tools and calculators that can help you. Before you make a financial decision or enter into a contract like a mortgage, do your research. Get the facts. Again, ask questions -lots of them. Formal financial education programs are important, but I believe financial education can also be organic and we can all be part of the process. Whether with your family, your employer or your community, if you help plant the seeds of financial education awareness, you’ll reap the benefits. And ultimately, so will everyone else.
This initiative aims to bring nationally-recognized researchers to Texas institutions of higher education. As a top priority for the Governor, GURI has already recruited some of the most highly regarded researchers in the world to Texas. The recipients announced today include M. Cynthia Hipwell, Ph.D., a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Roderic Ivan Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D., also a member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, among other accolades. Both Dr. Hipwell and Dr. Pettigrew will join the faculty at Texas A&M University. “Texas universities continue to make great strides in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine, making the Lone Star State the home of innovation,” said Governor Abbott. “Not only do our university faculties spearhead cutting-edge research, but they continue to educate and develop the leaders of the future. I look forward to the opportunities that these world-class researchers will bring to Texas to further solidify our universities as some of the best in the world. “The Governor’s University Research Initiative is the kind of smart, strategic investment that will keep our great research universities at the forefront of innovation,” said John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System. “Gov. Abbott’s investment in higher education will pay off in a more educated workforce, a stronger economy and great universities.” M. Cynthia Hipwell, Ph.D. currently serves as Vice President of Engineering for Bühler, Inc. where she oversees process design, system engineering, project management, and profit and loss (P&L) of over $200M in capital equipment projects for the food and materials processing industries in the North America Region. She has been recognized by the National Academy of Engineering
for her leadership in technology development. After receiving her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley Dr. Hipwell began her long and successful career in Engineering working for Seagate Technology. Dr. Hipwell has served as a member of the National Academy of Engineering, University of Minnesota Nano Center Advisory Board, University of Minnesota Corps Innovation Panelist, and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Nano Institute Advisory Board. Through her work, Dr. Hipwell authored or co-author 15 US Patents. Prior to her joining Texas A&M University she recently spoke as part of the Fowler Distinguished Lecture Series. Texas A&M University has been awarded a GURI grant totaling three million dollars. Roderic Ivan Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D. currently serves as the Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he has since held a number of corporate leadership roles including Inaugural Institute Director in 2002. After receiving his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and M.D. from University Of California, San Diego, Dr. Pettigrew went on to hold a number of Professional Positions in both healthcare and education. Dr. Pettigrew has served on the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He has given 120 invited lectures, over 22 lectures as the selected keynote speaker, as well as contributed to or written 144 publications and 2 books. Prior to joining Texas A&M University, Dr. Pettigrew has taught at the Emory University School of Medicine as a Professor of Medicine, and the Georgia Institute of Technology as a Professor of Bioengineering. Texas A&M University has been awarded a GURI grant totaling three million dollars.
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As the children’s guardians ad litem, CASA works to advocate for safe, loving, permanent outcomes; fulfilling this obligation by visiting children regularly and establishing a relationship. “Many of the children from our
community are placed throughout the state, necessitating travel,” said Mary Jo Burgess, CASA executive director. “This grant helps make in-person visits possible.” CASA for Kids of East Texas is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide trained volunteer advocates for abused and
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neglected children involved in the Courts of Smith, Wood and Van Zandt Counties, with a goal of achieving a permanent living arrangement for each child, which will serve that child’s best interest. Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $18 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation’s largest charitably-funded bar foundation.
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November 16-23, 2017 June 22-29, 2017
6 and Gospel Spotlight What is the lesson of Gideon Desination Why Is Doing What is Right Help Help Why Is Doing What is Right direction and his 300-man army? Always Best? (Part 1 of 2) Always Best? (Part 1 of 2) When When You Need It The Most You Need It The Most June 22-29, 2017
By Michael A. Guido, D.D.
It was the end of our summer break and my roommate and I were returning By Michael A. Guido, D.D. for our final year in seminary. We are all grateful for our “first responders.” They After driving severalsave miles I asked, “Fritz, lives, bind wounds, bring food, give clothing, provide shelter and restore power. They have become why is the sun shining “rescuers.” in ourAnd,eyes when we are our indeed, they fulfill a critical role. But as Christians, when we face a time of trial or tragsupposed to be going west?” edy, we have One who has been waiting for us to call BySuddenly Michael A. Guido, D.D. Him when we need help. is always waiting for he realizedupon that instead ofHeturning an opportunity to prove His power whenever we face a difficult situation. right at the end of our driveway, he had turned One morning, about four o’clock, Peter was in seriWe are all grateful for our “first They ous trouble. He and responders.” a few of his friends were in a small left and we were goingboat east and not west. far from shore when a fierce storm arose out of save lives, bind wounds, bring food, clothing, nowhere. Fearing forgive their lives they becameproRealizing our mistake, more wefrightened laughed at ourselves,even when they saw what they thought was vide shelter and restore power. They a ghost. They screamedhave in terror.become And over the howling turned the car around and headed in the right our wind came a stern voice that said, “Stop being afraid.” “rescuers.” And, indeed, they fulfill a critical role. It was Jesus assuring them that there was no reason direction. for them to fear for their lives because He was there to But as Christians, when we face a time or tragthem when they neededof Himtrial the most. No one can travel in save the wrong direction and “If it is really you,” said Peter, “tell me to come to edy, we have One who has us call You – been let me walkwaiting on the water!”for “Certainly,” said Jesus, expect to reach the right destination. A wise to “come on. You’ve nothing to fear!” He got out of the boat, felt the windis andalways the waves, lost His faith and beupon Him when we need help. He waiting Psalmist once wrote, “May God be gracious to for gan to sink. He shouted, “Save me, Lord,” and He did. It ispower never the eloquence or length ofwe our prayer that an toand prove His whenever face a us opportunity and bless us make us counts,His but ourface simplicityto andshine sincerity. It on is never a formula but our faith. He will always come to our rescue if difficult situation. so that Your ways maywebe known on earth, Your call on Him in a faith that believes in Him. Prayer: Lord, we do indeed believe in in Yourseripower One morning, four o’clock, Peter was salvation amongabout all nations.” and Your promises. Increase our faith whenever we doubt. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. ousGod trouble. He andHis a few of his friends were in a small has made ways known through Scripture for this week: Psalm 12:1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithfulstorm anymore; those who areout loyal have boat from shore when a fierce arose of Jesusfar Christ, His Son who said, “I am the way!” vanished from the human race. nowhere. Fearing for their lives they became even Every person on earth is going “somewhere” more when saw what but iffrightened they refuse Histhey “where” theythey willthought end upwas a“nowhere” ghost. Theyand screamed terror. And over the howling spendineternity in hell. wind came sternwe voice thatare said, “Stop being Some of athose know traveling the afraid.” It was Jesus assuring them that there was no reason “Religion Roadway.” They have respect for for them to fear for HeGod’s was there what is sacred buttheir havelives notbecause accepted Son to save them whenand theymade needed Himtheir the most. as their Savior Him Lord. They it is really on you,” said Peter, “tell me to come to are“Ifdepending “something” to get them You – let me walk the water!” “Certainly,” said Jesus, “somewhere” inon life but do not know that there “come on. You’ve nothing to fear!” outthem of the is “Someone” who can save themHe andgot give boat, feltlife. the wind and the waves, lost His faith and beeternal gan to sink. He me, Lord,” and He did. Everyone weshouted, know is“Save on their way going It is never the eloquenceonorsomething length of our that somewhere depending to prayer get them some place. But it is ourand responsibility show counts, but our simplicity sincerity. It istonever a forthembut theour right way Hisalways way! come to our rescue if mula faith. He–will Prayer: Father, may we accept our responsibility we call on Him in a faith that believes in Him. as Prayer: Your disciples the right “Way” to those Lord, to wepresent do indeed believe in Your power who Your are lost. In Jesus’Increase Name, Amen. and promises. our faith whenever we Scripture for Today: doubt. In Jesus’ Name, Psalm Amen.67:1, 2 May God be gracious to us and bless us andPsalm make 12:1 his face shine on Scripture for this week: Help, LORD, us— that your ways may bethose known onare earth, your for noso one is faithful anymore; who loyal have salvation from among nations. vanished theallhuman race.
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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.
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“When the youelectricity have a baby because sister, and sometimes you ran out. God said blow trick her, then God will the horns and crash not like that,” says Victoria, 8. real big, and he would Baby sisters seem to give them electricity,” have radar for discovering says Weston, 4. they’ve been duped — at I’mmy surebaby Gideon least sisterand did. his band of 300 would Parents also possess this be surprised know 8, same radar, astoKatelyn, theytestify: solved“IIsrael’s can was faking energy in the late sick, andcrisis I got grounded for 11th century The three weeks. I B.C. got in trouproblem indad, Gideon’s ble with my and that’s bad.” day, however, was a Katelyn,energy your life will be spiritual crisis. much more the peaceful God called most and fun if you do the right thing. unlikely man to lead Take a tip from Keeleigh, a spiritual revival 11: you do right that“Ifbegan with theall the time, you won’t in troudestruction of get idols. ble, you won’t get fussed at, Dustin, 4, has another and you will have more fun. version of a Gideon That means you will make lesson: “I learned you God happy and have a betdon’t have to hit ter relationship withorHim.” fight. Youthe justright smash Doing thing the jars and show and having fun may the sound light. Then you contradictory, but win!” the Bible Add calls this300 funtrumpets, state “blessandMany you’ve got the ed.” people think fun comes they picture.when Gideon andbreak rules. Many movies depict his 32,000 men were lawless people by having outnumbered moreall the fun. than four to one. God Remember told Gideon hethe hadmovie too “Bonnie and Clyde”? many soldiers in his Robbing banks looked like so outnumbered army. much fun in the movie. 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?
that all scared soldiers that would leave no should go home. doubt about the source Twenty-two thousand of their victory. soldiers hit the road. “You can learn That left 10,000. God from this that you ran the numbers again. can do anything Still too many. through God,” says Next came the Marshall, 11. etiquette test. If you God has a way of drink like a dog, you taking something small could stay. But if you and Good doingorsomething Too much television time for children: bad? get on your knees to big. People without real life, the “fun” ended few it’ll be grief/ To the law drink from the water, God have a way of when Bonnie Parker and a relief/ But it’s death for start packing. takingand something Clyde.” Clyde Barrow Read drove itinto Bonnie for yourself in the Book big and doing You don’t have to be a a hail of bullets fired by of Judges, Chapter 7. something lawmen waiting in ambush bank robber small. to know that General Gideon now Remember David wages along a tree-lined Louisiana the Bible says, “The had only 300 dog-faced of and It was sinGoliath? is death.” We’ve all road. soldiers, or soldiers small versus big. Don’t those wages. Many Shortly before her death, earned part of Bonnie Parker gave a poem times, who drank like dogs. forget the the second widow’s to her mother, proved that is not quotAshley, 8, which explains two scripture mites (Luke “but Jesus the giftsaid of God to beway prophetic. Here’s how ed: the God does 21:1-4). it is the poem ends:didn’t “They don’t eternal life in amount Christ Jesus math: “God was a small our Lord” (Romans 6:23). If think they’re tough or deswant Gideon to have of money, but a bigperate./ They know the law Bonnie had known the too many people, time reward in God’ssecGideon announced always wins./ They’ve been ond half, she mightshe have because they would kingdom, because shot at before/ But they do avoided a life of crime. all brag.” gave all she had. “Doing what is right is not ignore/ That death is God knows that men “God is going to fight always best because once the wages of sin. are great posers. Often, the battle for Gideon’s “Someday they’ll go you do it the first time, you they choose machismo army. can’t I believe stop that doing it,” down together/ And they’ll almost rather than humility God also is willing to bury them side by side./ To says Cecile, 10. that finds its strength fight my battles for in God. As for bragging me,” says Emily, 8. www.facebook.com/EastTexasReview • www.EastTexasReview.com • @EastTexasReview rights, God reduced Today, many their numbers and churches and crafted a battle plan Christians approach
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service to God with speaks of the a Psalm public23 relations Lord leadingEverything his people in mentality. paths of righteousness. must be huge, splashy A biblical proverb promises and well-funded. that the Lord will direct Gideon didn’t the paths of those who acgraduate from knowledge him inWest all their Point. The angel ways (Proverbs 3:6).of the Lord found Doing good him or evilhiding begins from enemy forces in with the decisions we make. a winethe press threshingwe Paths, directions wheat. The poor guy travel in life, start with pathwas in just trying make ways the brain.toWhatever we fix our minds on will some bread without influence our brain’s someone stealing it.pathways andLord our life’s paths. “The is with The results of a 17-year you, you mighty man study in the journal Science of valor!” said the angel reported that to 5.7Gideon. percent of of the Lord youths who watched I fully expect the nextless than one hour of television verse to read, “You a day committed aggrestalkin’ to me?” sive acts against others in In the ensuing subsequent years. That figdialogue, learn that ure jumped we to 22.5 percent God is the of the for those whoangel watched one Lord. And only God to three hours a day and can percent cause us be truly 28.8 fortothose who courageous when we’re watched more than three scared out of our wits. hours a day. Think about about this: You Think are what you think.inParents God specializes who consider seemingly television a overcoming benign babysitter should insurmountable odds. think again. Children are Almost 2,000 years ago, vulnerable to of thehell strangall the forces ers who invade your assembled against ahome through television. Doing man crucified between right begins by thinking two thieves. On right. Sunday morning, Jesus Memorize this truth: “For conquered them and so as he thinks in his heart, enemy isthe he”greatest (Proverbs 23:7). of all, death. Ask this question: If you truth: feedMemorize on a diet this of television “The Lord is with violence, what areyou, you you mighty prone to do? man of valor!” (Judges 6:12). Ask this question: Does God want to use you to overcome something very difficult?
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At least one person has died on Texas roadways every day since Nov. 7, 2000. In effort to end this grim and deadly 17-year milestone, the Texas Department of Transportation, through its #EndTheStreakTX campaign, reminds drivers to stay alert, obey traffic laws and take personal responsibility behind the wheel. “It’s heartbreaking to know somebody has lost a spouse, child, friend or neighbor every day for the past 17 years on Texas roadways,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 94 percent of these deadly crashes are due to driver error -- things like distracted driving, speeding and drunk driving. We can stop this deadly streak if every driver makes it a priority to be safe, focused and responsible. Let’s end the streak.”
To help raise awareness of this tragic, daily statistic, TxDOT is asking people to change their social media profile pictures to the image available for download here. Throughout November, TxDOT’s social media pages will share facts and information about the last 17 years of roadway fatalities and invite Texans to publicly show their commitment to ending the streak of deadly days by sharing these posts with the hashtag #EndTheStreakTX. TxDOT also will invite the public to share personal stories of loved ones lost in car crashes on its social media pages using photo and video testimonials with the hashtag #EndTheStreakTX. Since Nov. 7, 2000, fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes on Texas roadways have numbered 59,388. The leading causes of fatalities continue to be failure to stay in one lane, alcohol and speed. To decrease the chances of roadway crashes and fatalities, TxDOT reminds drivers to: • Buckle seatbelts – all passengers need to be buckled • Pay attention – put phone away and avoid distractions • Never drink and drive – drunk driving kills; get a sober ride home • Drive the speed limit – obey speed limits and drive slower when weather conditions warrant
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June 22-29, November 16-23, 2017
Local Physician Physician Talks Talks
Dr. Christopher ChristopherYancey Yancey
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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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