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Vol. 21 No. 015
April 20-27, 2017
Smith County Celebrates County Gov’t Month
DeVos Hails Trump’s “Buy American” Policy
Smith County is celebrating National County Government Month during the month of April. The celebration will showcase the various county departments and employees, and what they do for local citizens. The Smith County Commissioners Court has approved a resolution declaring April 2017 as National County Government Month in Smith County.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has hailed President Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” policy. The President signed this week an executive order directing federal agencies to implement the “Buy American, Hire American” rhetoric of his campaign during a visit to Snap-On Tools facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
See SMITH on Page 3 President Trump signs the “Buy American” executive order, as Education Secretary DeVos and other officials look on.
Longview Business Seminar-Expo Set
‘Evening of Jazz’ Slated at Pine Tree HS Theater
The Pine Tree ISD Fine Arts Department presents an evening of jazz on Thursday, April 20, at the Pine Tree HS Theater. The event, which will feature the East Texas Jazz Orchestra along with the Pine Tree Jazz Band, starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or in advance. Please contact the Pine Tree ISD Fine Arts office at 903-295-5011 or mturner@ptisd.org.
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Area businesses are encouraged to register for business- and employee-growth seminars offered at the Business Solutions Conference on May 9, 2017, at Maude Cobb Convention Center. The Longview Chamber of Commerce will host the conference, complete with
a Power Networking Breakfast, seminars, an expo floor with over 60 exhibitors, and a luncheon featuring actor, writer and producer, David A.R. White, from the God’s Not Dead movie series. “This conference provides area businesses the opportunity to come to one location in one day and
“The national trainings provided save businesses money because they are offered close to home and don’t require travel and overnight expenses. The accessibility to multiple vencreate endless collabora- dors and partners in one lotions,” Kelly Benton, Busi- cation on the expo floor save ness Solutions Conference time,” Benton said. Chair, said. See BUSINESS on Page 2
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Senate Panel Mulls School Aid Extension By Richard Bell A program to keep school districts from losing money under the 2006 school finance reform plan is set to end this year, but a new bill before the Senate Education Committee would extend that deadline to 2023. The Additional State Aid for Tax Reduction (ASATR) fund was intended to be a temporary stopgap for districts that would’ve lost money when the state capped local school property taxes.
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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
Spotlight on Noonday in Commissioners Court
Mayor Mike Turman has lived in Noonday all of his life and has served the city for two decades. During the Smith County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Turman gave a brief presentation about the history of Noonday and what type of city it is. Noonday was the first city to be invited to
UT Students Attend Honors Conference
Four undergraduate students from The University of Texas at Tyler Honors Program each presented their original research this year at the annual Great Plains Honors Conference in Beaumont. Honors students representing The University of Texas at Tyler were marketing major Ashley Atkins of Bryan, elementary education major Penny Dutton of Belton, kinesiology major Rebecca Floyd and history major Mary-Elizabeth Smith, both of Tyler.
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UT students sit it out during a lull at the conference, except for delegate Zachary Lewis (standing). Inset, left, directors Prix Berry and Rebecca McElyea; and two delegates, Melissa Ford and Clara Souza, show off their award.
UT Tyler Students Get UN Award
Students from The University of Texas at Tyler Model United Nations Program were recognized recently at the Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. In recognition of their excellence in the conference, The University of Texas at Tyler delegation, repre-
senting Bosnia and Herzegovina, received the “Outstanding Delegation Award.” The award is based on continually remaining “in character,” teamwork, leadership, speaking and negotiating abilities, knowledge of the issues and proper usage of the procedure rules.
Commissioners Court as part of Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran’s new initiative, “Connecting Communities.”
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Railroad Commissioner Concerned Over Border Protection Proposal
AUSTIN - Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton has sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expressing concerns regarding a proposal that would modify longstanding interpretations of rules for vessels transporting specialized equipment used by the offshore oil and gas industry. CBP’s flawed proposal has ex-
cluded important stakeholders that will be impacted by the proposed changes to decades-old interpretations, Sitton said. “As a Railroad Commissioner, it is my duty to express concerns when the oil and gas industry, which accounts for 30 percent of our state’s economy, is harmed by federal bureaucracy,” he said.
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Pine Tree Senior is SAVE Student of the Year
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Pine Tree High School Senior Izrell D. Adams has been recognized as a SAVE Student of the Year, at the National Youth Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina, according to the Pine Tree PACE Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Chapter 2189.
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Longview Business Conference Set
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Advocate Digital Media is sponsoring this conference, along with Keynote Speaker Sponsor, AAON, and Luncheon Sponsor, Spring Hill State Bank. Beginning at 7:30 a.m., Longview Chamber members will participate in a Power Networking Breakfast, which will allow members to make dozens of contacts in one hour. Immediately following the breakfast, the expo
floor will open to member and non-member businesses at 8:30 a.m., where exhibitors will make expo-only deals and share the latest in services and technology to help run businesses more effectively and efficiently. From 9:00-11:00 a.m., David A.R. White will sign copies of his book, Between Heaven & Hollywood. Seminars, which are available to all area businesses, will begin at
9:00 a.m. Topics offered throughout the day include: • Delivering Exceptional Customer Service, Game of Phones: Why Mobile Marketing is Important to Your Business • Standing Out in the Ad Crowd • Cyber Security – Let’s Go Phishing, and • First Impressions – What Your Customers Are and Aren’t Finding Out About You Online.
Seminars range from $25 to $65 per session. At 11:30 a.m., over 400 community leaders will enjoy the Small Business Awards Luncheon, featuring author White as keynote speaker. White will share his journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur, despite the challenges he faced in Hollywood. After the luncheon, the expo floor will reopen and the afternoon seminars will begin. Author David White and his best-selling book, inset.
UT Tyler at State Honors Conference From Page 1
“The students did such a wonderful job. We are extremely proud of them,” said program coordinator Katherine Hellmann. Atkins’ poster titled, “Non-Profit Marketing,” explored how job-satisfaction and employee retention affects overall brand perception for non-profit companies. Through a survey distributed to employees of an East Texas Boys & Girls Club, she investigated job satisfaction in multiple dimensions. She showed a detailed account of how employee’s job satisfaction rates can affect a company’s success, and discussed how to attract and retain employees through non-monetary benefits. Dutton explored the question, “What does it look like for an effective elementary teacher to foster empathy in the classroom?” She compared psychological and educational research from both the U.S. and international countries to find effective ways to develop empathy. As the creator and coordinator for the “Special Olympics with Swoop” event through the past two years, Floyd analyzed data from the 2016 event to create a more successful event this year. Results from both years were compared, and conclusions for future years were also presented and discussed.
UT Tyler Students Get UN Recognition From Page 1
The UT Honor students include marketing major Ashley Atkins, elementary education major Penny Dutton, kinesiology major Rebecca Floyd and history major Mary-Elizabeth Smith.
Smith’s paper, titled “The Transatlantic Use of the Press in Early Modern Europe,” is about the early days of printing and the construction of books in this period. Through her training as a history major and working at the university archives department, Smith has constructed an interdisciplinary examination of the ways ideas, paper and technology collided at this moment in history. The University of Texas at Tyler Represented at State Honors Conference/
The University of Texas at Tyler Honors Program provides an intellectually rigorous, innovative education for students who want to be challenged and stimulated by new ideas, fresh ways of thinking and interdisciplinary opportunities. The program is open to all students from all majors. Honors students will have the opportunity to learn with some of the university’s most talented professors in small seminar style classes. Students who complete the program
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will earn a special Honors designation on their final transcript. This distinction will reflect each student’s enriched studies and accomplishments as a University of Texas at Tyler undergraduate. For more information, visit uttyler.edu/honors/ or email honors@uttyler.edu. One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service.
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Students honored were head delegate Caleb Morrison of Whitehouse, Clara Souza of Katy, Jorge Plata of Houston, Zachary Lewis of Friendswood and Melissa Ford of Cochabamba, Bolivia. This year more than 500 students from colleges around the southern region of the United States were in attendance – the largest conference yet. In addition, two delegates were recognized with individual awards. Souza and Ford both were recognized with their own “Outstanding Delegation Award” for their exemplary work during conference within the UNICEF-Executive Board Committee. Delegates also received superlative awards in which their peers nominated their fellow delegates. Souza and Ford received the superlative award for “Best Band-Aids” for their preparedness for wearing business professional shoes throughout the conference. Morrison received a personal superlative recognizing his attire throughout the conference with the superlative award for “Best Business Socks.” The University of Texas at Tyler alumnus and current graduate student Prix Berry also served as director of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development. This was Berry’s second conference as a SRMUN staff member. Berry previously served as the assistant director for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at SRMUN Charlotte 2016. Berry holds a master’s degree in political science from
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The University of Texas at Tyler and is currently working as a business operations analyst in the telecommunications field while seeking a second master’s in business management at the university. Berry, Morrison, Ford and Plata are among students who will represent The University of Texas at Tyler at the 2017 National Model United Nations Conference. The University of Texas at Tyler has continuously sent delegations to NMUNNY and others throughout the United States and world since 2006, when department chair Dr. Marcus Stadelmann began the program. The university is currently recruiting for the 2017-18 academic year. For more information, contact program coordinator Rebecca Jackson McElyea, rjackson@ uttyler.edu or visit uttyler. edu/politicalscience/mun/ index.php. One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at The University of Texas at Tyler.
Pine Tree Senior is SAVE Student of the Year
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“He is committed to developing a family culture which has minimized conflict and promoted service learning. He has participated in anti-violence/ anti-bullying events with pro-wrestlers leading rallies in elementary schools. “Because of his concern for youth violence in his city, Izrell initiated a relationship with Precinct Judge Tim Bryan expressing his desire to be involved in local city and community government to promote change. He meets with government officials, state representatives, and local
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business owners in discussion of current events and needed changes and plans for action in the community. Izrell has also been vital in establishing a mentor program for younger students. Congratulations, Izrell! “What a wonderful tribute to Izrell, honoring the hard work and passion he has in dedicating himself to promoting a violence free community and continuing to model excellence of self in interacting with others. Izrell plans to attend the University of Texas at Tyler in Tyler, Texas in the fall. His declared major is Political Science.”
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Smith County Celebrates County Gov’t Month From Page 1
Commissioners and Noonday Mayor: From left, Smith County Commissioners Terry Phillips and Jeff Warr, Constable Andy Dunklin, Noonday Alderman Vivian Turman, Noonday Mayor Mike Turman, Commissioner JoAnn Hampton, County Judge Nathaniel Moran and Commissioner Cary Nix.
Noonday: Home of Sweet Onions
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Best known for its sweet onions, Noonday has a population of 777 people and is located about 10 miles southwest of downtown Tyler. Noonday was formed in 1876, when two men moved there to start the Noonday Baptist Church. It was named Noonday after the community in Georgia where one of the founders was from, Turman said. The area surrounding the church became known as Noonday. In the early 1900s, the Noonday post office moved to Flint, so about half of the Noonday residents have a Flint address. The other half have a Tyler zip code, he said. The town was incorporated in 1981. Noonday is a farming community that remains known for its sweet onions. “If you’ve ever had one, you’ll never forget it,” Turman said of their famous crop. Turman’s family has lived in Noonday since 1858. Turman, 70, built and repaired bridges for the railroad for 28 years. Now retired, he began serving on the Noonday City Council in 1997, and has been the mayor since 2004. The City of Noonday has
a mayor and five alderman. Turman’s wife, Vivian, has served as one of the alderman for eight years. Turman serves as the city’s third mayor. The Mayor Pro-Tem is Bobby Smith, and the alderman include Mrs. Turman, as well as Susan Robertson, Karl Artmire and David Minick. Noonday had its own school before it became part of the Tyler Independent School District in 1958. The old Noonday school now houses the Noonday Community Center, which contains the city offices, the library and a food pantry, which serves more than 500 families per month. The community center is also a designated voting place for Smith County, Turman said. The city has no property tax so its revenue comes from a half-cent sales tax and franchise fees. He said they help support the Noonday Volunteer Fire Department. The city also has a part-time secretary and a part-time police officer. Turman said Noonday has zoning regulations and is financially sound. There is a lot of land in and around Noonday for sale right now. “Our city is growing, and our future does look bright in Noonday,” he said.
“County Government Month is a time when we want our citizens to learn more about county government,” Commissioner JoAnn Hampton said. “County government is where the rubber meets the road – we are the government closest to the people.” Commissioner Hampton invited people to check out their county facilities, such as the Smith County Courthouse and Courthouse Annex, and learn more about what the more than 800 county employees do for the residents. She said county officials are also willing to go speak about county government to local groups. The theme for this year’s celebration of National County Government Month (NCGM) is “Brilliant Ideas at Work,” to showcase how counties are trailblazing new approach-
es to seize opportunities and overcome community challenges. Throughout the month, Smith County will be posting stories and photos of county employees, departments and programs to educate the public about Smith County’s “Brilliant Ideas at Work.” On each weekday throughout April, a Fact of the Day will be posted on https://www. facebook.com/SmithCountyTexas/ and on Twitter @ SmithCountyNews. “We are excited to be highlighting what we do in the county,” Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran said. “We want to serve you.” Since 1991 the National Association of Counties (NACo) has encouraged counties across the country to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of counties. For more information, visit www.smith-county.com.
Region 7 Education Service Center marked this week its 50th Anniversary with a celebration at the lobby of the Service Center. Executive Director Elizabeth Abernethy welcomed guests to the event. A short video was also shown and refreshments were served. Region 7 ESC serves 106
school districts, the largest amount of school districts of any ESC. Counties served by Region 7 include: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Nacogdoches, Rains, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Panola, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood.
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Commissioner Jeff Warr serves Precinct 1, which includes Noonday. “I’d like to thank Mike,” Warr said, adding that he has known him for many years and served with him on the Tyler Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. “Noonday is a great community and has one of the largest traffic volumes, up and down U.S. Highway 155.” Moran thanked the mayor for giving a presentation about Noonday to the Commissioners Court. “That’s fantastic informa-
tion Mayor Turman,” Moran said. “In fact, I’m pretty sure I didn’t know 90 percent of what you just said … You have a great history and a great city.”
About “Connecting Communities” This month, Moran announced the “Connecting Communities” initiative, in which cities within Smith County will be periodically highlighted during Commissioners Court over the next year. Because Smith County and the 11 cities within its boundaries represent and service the same citizens, it is important they work together, and have close ties and communication, Moran said. Municipalities within Smith County include Tyler, Lindale, Whitehouse, Arp,
Troup, Bullard, Winona, New Chapel Hill, Noonday, Overton and Hideaway. City leaders will be invited to Commissioners Court to be recognized and give presentations about their city, and information about each city’s future plans. “We thought April – County Government Month -- would be a perfect time to roll out this new initiative,” Moran said. “We are excited to build stronger relationships with city leaders throughout Smith County.”
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April 20-27, 2017
Be Wary of Warrior Trump
Somehow, firing Tomahawk missiles at Syria suddenly changed people’s opinions of President Trump. Now they call him a “serious” leader. William Kristol said Trump’s action “reassures you.” Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain, long critical of Trump, now say he “deserves the support of the American people.” Politicians from France, the U.K., the EU, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Australia expressed their support. So did Hillary Clinton. “Why is war such an alluring illusion?” asks Jeffrey Tucker, of the Foundation for Economic Education. “Good intentions are never enough to justify government intervention in anything. This is especially true in war, the meanest, deadliest, and most destructive government program ever conceived. And yet we keep doing it.” Trump says pictures of Syrian children killed by nerve gas moved him to order the attack. His supporters say launching the missiles was the “moral” thing to do. But Syria’s dictator killed more children in the past. In 2013, after a horrible chemical attack, Trump tweeted, “Do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside ... If the U.S. attacks Syria and hits the wrong targets, killing civilians, there will be worldwide hell to pay. Stay away.” Fortunately, it appears that these missile strikes didn’t kill civilians. But four years ago Trump also said, “What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict?” What changed? Just seeing pictures on TV? For years, we’ve tried to sort out who is on which side
in Syria. Last week’s attack was an awfully fast switch to military action. Both Democratic and Republican interventionists focus on Assad as the bad guy. Many say getting rid of him will make the Syrian public less likely to side with ISIS. Maybe. But they’ve been completely wrong before about the aftermath of war. In Syria, dozens of factions are fighting each other. We don’t know the motives of all of them. Some rebels Assad wants to crush are openly allied with ISIS. None of this makes Assad a good guy, but it means we don’t know what will replace him if he gets toppled. Fourteen years ago, many people thought nothing could be worse for Iraq than Saddam Hussein. The groups unleashed when Saddam fell were worse. Before that, our support of “freedom fighters” in Afghanistan helped arm the Taliban and eventually ISIS. Today, they kill Americans with weapons American taxpayers paid for. In Libya, Tucker reminds us, “(T)he US intervened with airstrikes to overthrow a terrible dictator but instead of unleashing freedom, the results unleashed a terror army that continues to spread violence and death ... (I) t is not enough merely to bomb a government or regime into disgrace, resignation or obliteration. It is grossly irresponsible not to ask the question: what comes after?” We don’t even know for certain that it was the Syrian president who used nerve gas. He claims his regime attacked anti-government militias with conventional bombs, and one must have hit gas that the militias themselves stored.
I don’t know if that’s true, but I have a hard time being as confident as people like John McCain about what’s going on over in the Middle East. Even if Assad was responsible for the nerve gas, it’s not obvious that using nerve gas is a more horrendous crime than fighting wars by other means. Nearly everyone seems to think so, and chemical weapons do drift in the air, making them more likely to kill civilians. But families torn apart by conventional bombs take little consolation in knowing that what killed their relatives wasn’t poison gas. If Trump turns out to be like most past presidents, he’ll see his popularity rise because he took military action. George W. Bush’s approval rating spiked 10 percent after he invaded Iraq. When his father invaded, his approval rating jumped 28 percent. Trump loves being popular. I fear his new slogan may be “Syria first, then North Korea, then...”
Texas is a national leader in the development of clean energy. We have more wind power capacity than any other state and all but five countries. The solar power market in Texas is also taking off as the manufactured cost of panels have been reduced. Clean energy involves more than a commitment to the development of renewables. It includes investments in new technologies that can make conventional generation cleaner, too. A good example of the Texas commitment to clean energy and clean technology is carbon capture and storage, or CCS. Texas is home to the largest post-combustion carbon capture system in the world, the Petra Nova project built by NRG in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy and the state of Texas. Petra Nova began operations two months ago. It
perfect example of our twin commitment to being good stewards of both the economy and the environment. We have only begun to realize the potential of captured carbon as both a fuel source and feedstock. But we cannot assume that the rest of the world will stand by idly when it comes to perfecting CCS and developing new applications. The United States needs to remain on the leading edge of CCS and other energy technologies, just as we led the way on hydraulic fracturing, which is transforming America’s energy economy. The shale energy boom demonstrates how the effectiveness of new technologies are leading the way in developing cleaner sources of energy. Natural gas is a cleaner fuel source for electricity generation than other fossil fuels, and the advent of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling is making this abundant gas available across the United States from the bor-
Our commitment to develop renewable sources, to tap the potential of our shale formations, and to develop the technology needed to make our air cleaner and our economy stronger means Texas remains positioned as the nation’s energy leader.
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Christi Craddick burns coal, but by using new technology, 90 percent of CO2 emissions are captured — roughly 1.6 million tons of CO2 a year. These emissions are then transferred by pipeline to a nearby oilfield and injected into the ground as part of a process called “enhanced oil field recovery.” This process is expected to boost production from 300 barrels a day to 15,000 barrels a day. An innovative technology, CCS protects the climate while expanding conventional production. It is a
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The Strange and Thankfully Short Ascendancy of Steve Bannon By Froma Harrop
President Trump didn’t exactly boot Steve Bannon from his ruling circle of relatives and Wall Street hotshots he might like to have as relatives. True, he threw Bannon off the National Security Council in an abrupt manner. And he piled further indignity on the self-proclaimed architect of his surprising electoral win by telling the media, “Steve is a guy who works for me.” But the political aide was allowed to keep his desk. It made sense for Trump to keep the noisy peddler of lunatic conspiracies on the inside — as insurance against Bannon’s directing the feral talents of Breitbart News against his presidency. And from the Bannon perspective, eviction from the White House power center would have turned him into just another right-winger with an inflammatory website. Some defenders of Republican unity, however, were taken aback by the brutality of the demotion. “There’s something low, unseemly and ugly in the efforts to take him out so publicly and humiliatingly, to turn him into a human oil spot on the tarmac,” columnist Peggy Noonan wrote. Personally, I’d have gone a step further and applied WD-40 to remove the spot. Seeing such a toxic person-
ality buzzing around the White House was quite a blot on national honor. It was Trump’s capable national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, who reportedly had Bannon kicked off the NSC. For that, we thank him. And some gratitude also goes to Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka for their role in getting Bannon out of our faces. Not that the young couple, however charming and grounded they are, have any business pulling the levers in Washington. They utterly lack experience. Sorry, but it’s impossible to find redeeming social value in Stephen Bannon. His vows to turn America into a white nationalist dystopia alone should have disqualified him from an influential government role (in this country, anyway). Then there was his grandiose call for the “deconstruction of the administrative state,” whatever that meant. And we won’t forget Bannon’s dark complaints about South Asians running tech companies in Silicon Valley. “A country is more than an economy,” Bannon said by way of explanation. “We’re a civic society.” Set aside the lack of imagination to envision folks of South Asian origin as part of our civic society. What we see is a smoldering pile of insecurity.
You’d think that one who made a pile at Goldman Sachs and then did fairly well in Hollywood would not feel threatened by the success of others. Or does he believe in some demented form of white racial preferences for the CEO set? Any self-respecting ubermensch would also not meekly report to the office right after suffering a narcissistic injury of gothic dimensions. After all, Trump dismantled his claims to dominance like a mean kid pulling wings off an insect. Even a lesser ego would have quit in anger. I believe in freedom of speech and defend the right of racists to mutter from the sanctity of their bunkers. What bothers me more than the nastiness is the stupidity. And though the right to be stupid is also sacrosanct, seeing it ensconced at the highest levels of American government was startling. By now, the public is so confused about what normal governance looks like that removing an obvious head case from the group overseeing national security gets hailed as evidence of good judgment. Well, it is, in the low-bar way of the Trump era. So let’s savor the moment that Bannon lost his wings. The oil spot may fade on its own in time. Meanwhile, no thanks for the memory.
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Government Makes the Poor Poorer
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and have $1 million or more in an estate. Social Security robs nearly every low- and middle-income family with a or all the obsessing in Washington full-time worker of at least $1 million over their lifetime. over income inequality, why isn’t there more outrage over government What a deal! When it comes to the trades of moving companies, policies that exacerbate the problem? There are hundreds of programs that realtors, hairstylists, limousine services, physical therapists and others, occupational licensing laws stunt increase poverty in America. Last small-business startups, destroy jobs and raise prices for week, at the Heritage Foundation lower-income consumers. What about the right to make forum on this very topic, my colleagues exposed many a living? Big-government advocates defend these statist of these programs. barriers to entry by arguing that they are needed to upEconomist Don Boudreaux of George Mason University unmasked two such policies. One is trade protection- hold professional service quality. Professor Boudreaux shows evidence to the contrary: Licensing requirements ism. Trade barriers raise prices and act as a regressive reduce service quality by shrinking competition in the tax on Americans, Boudreaux explains. They also stunt industry. the very process of innovation that makes goods and Arguably, the program that has most hindered upward services widely available to people at affordable mobility is the government school system in inner cities. prices to begin with. Think about the conStudy after study finds abysmal educational outcomes sumers who shop for those everyday low and even unsafe environments for schoolchildren deprices at Wal-Mart: They’re not Hillary spite cities spending upward of $20,000 per child. At Clinton. The minimum wage clearly fits into this inner-city Catholic schools, these same kids could be category, as well. In every other industry, receiving a better education at half the cost. Yet liberals oppose school-choice programs that would raise educaBoudreaux notes, when something is more expensive we buy less of it. Why do tional achievement and future earnings. (Look at their disgraceful treatment of Donald Trump’s education some economists think that isn’t the case chief, Betsy DeVos.) when it comes to buying labor? The minimum wage prevents people from entering the workforce and gaining the skills that can There are hundreds of programs eventually land them higher-income jobs. that increase poverty in America, This is so obvious that one wonders why liberals keep championing the minimum-wage like: Trade barriers that raise cause. prices, minimum wage that limits Marlo Lewis Jr. of the Competitive Enterbuying power, “green” prise Institute points out that the fuel-economy standards promoted by the leftist enpolicies that add thousands of vironmentalists add thousands of dollars dollars to the cost of a new car. to the cost of a new car. He estimates that these “green” policies could mean that, The Social Security is every year, 5 million fewer Americans can the “greatest swindle of all”. afford a new car. Another green policy that hurts the poor is the anti-fracking crusade. In my book with These examples merely scratch the surface of scores Kathleen Hartnett White, “Fueling Freedom: of governmental polices that are regressive. Could Exposing the Mad War on Energy,” we point the gridlock and polarization in Washington be ended out that the lower cost of electricity due to by a bipartisan movement to identify and reform laws cheap shale natural gas has benefited low-in- that hurt those at the bottom of the income scale? One come households to the tune of well over $4 universal goal that we should all agree on is equality of billion a year. This is four times the benefit opportunity — which these laws squelch. of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Where are Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Program. If liberals really care about the Pelosi and the class warriors when it comes to reversing poor, they should do away with LIHEAP government policies that are stealing money and opporand promote fracking. tunities from low-income families? Do they care more Social Security is the greatest swindle about protecting the poor or protecting big government? of all. A new study by Peter Ferrara for the It’s time to really find out. Committee to Unleash Prosperity shows that if the Stephen Moore is a distinguished visiting fellow at the average poor person who works 40 hours a week could Heritage Foundation and a senior economic analyst with simply put their payroll tax dollars into a personal 401(k) CNN. To find out more about Stephen Moore, visit the retirement account and tap into the power of compound Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. interest, they would retire with a larger monthly benefit
— I t ’ s s e N s ot Like TV u o H Flipping
By Nathaniel Sillin
Flipping a house can seem like a walk in the park when it’s wrapped into a few montages during a half-hour TV segment. Find a run-down property. Buy it. Take out a few walls, paint, replace carpets, upgrade the kitchen and voilà – you could make tens of thousands of dollars in just a short time. Reality is seldom so straightforward. Flipping a home can be risky, and there’s no guarantee you’ll profit. Buying a home Finding and buying the right house at the right price point can be difficult. The shows often start with the submission of a winning offer on a home. You may not realize that it takes a lot of work to determine what a potentially good flip looks like and find a property to match. Experienced flippers have learned how to estimate costs and work backward. A rule of thumb in the industry is to take 70 percent of the potential selling price (what’s known as the after-repair value, or ARV), subtract the renovation costs and use that as the maximum buying price. You’ll need a lot of background information, including comparable selling prices of similar homes, to figure out the right numbers. The ability to be honest with yourself while estimating the cost of parts and labor is also important. For example, if you estimate that you could sell your renovated home for $200,000, you’d start at $140,000 (70 percent of a $200,000). If you calculate that the renovation costs will be $40,000, you’ll arrive at the maximum buying price of $100,000. The 30 percent margin that remains if everything goes according to
plan isn’t entirely profit; you may still have expenses like closing costs or reimbursing your investors. You need a lot of working capital. While paying cash for a home can expedite the sale and increase profits, it might not be an option for beginner flippers. However, traditional lenders don’t necessarily offer financing for flips, especially if you’re trying
to fix up a dilapidated home. Even when they do, you might not be able to borrow enough to cover all your expenses. Instead, some flippers turn to hard-money lenders, private individuals or companies that issue short-term loans backed by real assets (such as the home you’re buying). With either traditional or hard-money lenders, expect the financing costs to be
higher than what you’d pay for a mortgage if you’re buying a home to live in. Keeping an eye on your total budget is essential. If you borrow enough money to make the purchase but don’t have cash on hand to pay for the renovations and unexpected contingencies, you’ll be stuck before you even start. In addition to the purchase price, you’ll need money for renovations, upgrades, inspections and permits. Also, consider the cost of ownership between the purchase and sale. Carrying costs, including utilities, financing, insurance and property maintenance, can add up each month. You want to move fast. One thing you pick up from TV is that time is of the essence. In competitive markets, you’ll need to move quickly to evaluate a home and put in an offer before someone else buys it. Successful flippers may have a real estate license or work with a real estate agent to get access to the multiple listing service (MLS), a directory of homes that are for sale. Others look for homes that are for sale by owner (FSBO) or use direct mail campaigns to reach out to prospective sellers. Once you buy the home, there’s another race against time to complete the work and make a sale. Working with a trusted contractor and real estate attorney could expedite the project. Once you’ve developed a strong working relationship, you may even want to invite others to join your team and contribute their work in exchange for a cut of the profits. Bottom line: Flipping homes can be profitable, particularly for those who have professional real estate experience, but don’t expect it to be easy money. Months of hard work can go into a flip without any guarantee of success.
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6 Gospel Spotlight
April 20-27, 2017
That Sunday After Easter By Jonathan Parnell, Pastor, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Let’s Trust in the Lord with All our Heart By Michael A. Guido, D.D. A young boy climbed to the top of a ladder. As he stood there, his father held out his arms and said to him, “Jump!” As he jumped, the father moved away from the ladder and allowed the boy to fall to the ground. “That’s to teach you,” said his dad, “not to trust anybody.” All of us know what it is like to be disappointed when we thought we could trust someone and then are betrayed. We know the feeling of falling flat on our faces when we thought that the outstretched arms would be there to catch us. Not only is it embarrassing, but it hurts. Not only does it hurt, but it makes us cautious and fearful of putting our trust in anyone at anytime. But there is One who is trustworthy. We read in God’s Word that we are to “trust in the Lord with all our heart.” For some, it is difficult to trust God because so many have let us down and we fear that He will do the same. But we have His Word that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Not only do we have His Word that He will be with us in this life, but we know that if we place our faith in Him, we will inherit eternal life and be with Him in the next. Visit us at: SowerMinistries.org
Few of us remember those Sundays that come the week after Easter. By then the pastel finery is packed away in our closets. The lunch is not as great. The anticipation for corporate worship has dropped down from the seasonal high we felt just a week before. There is less excitement, less panache, less décor — and more resemblance to that original Easter so many Sundays ago. It’s easy to forget that the Easter morning of A.D. 33 didn’t come with big hats and bowties. Those disciples huddled together in fear, not faith. They tended their wounds, not flaunted their tidiness. And then — then — they worshipped Jesus. They worshipped Jesus not because of what they had to offer, but because he bombarded their worlds with hope. He exploded the walls of their wretchedness with the irrefutable fact that the grave had not won, that death had been defeated, that the guilt and power of sin had been slain. They were astonished, at best; despairing, at worst; helpless, in the least — and Jesus walked in with his life-changing peace. Jesus stepped into their space in the same way he steps into ours by his Spirit — as the resurrected Christ, the reigning King, the Lord of all. He comes as the one who is not served by human hands as though he needed anything, but who gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. He comes as the one whose glory is not contrived by our praise, but whose glory compels our praise — even today, even on this “normal” Sunday. Or, perhaps, he compels our praise especially on this normal Sunday because we’re reminded that worship is not about us bringing our best, but about finding him as better. We come to
‘The Incredultiy of St. Thomas’, a 1622 painting by Dutch master Hendrick ter Brugghen
It’s easy to forget that the Easter morning of A.D. 33 didn’t come with big hats and bowties. Those disciples huddled together in fear, not faith. They tended their wounds, not flaunted their tidiness. And then — then — they worshipped Jesus. They worshipped Jesus because he bombarded their worlds with hope. him who first came to us. And we come not to give, but to receive. We come as those who need to hear his voice, feel his nearness, know his love. We come to get God, to say together,
humbly and gladly in the Spirit’s power, with the heart of Psalm 116:12–13, What shall we render the Lord Jesus for all his resurrection benefits? We will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon his name.
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State
April 20-27, 2017
Distracted Driving Policies Help Minimize Risk By Mechele Mills
April is the National Safety Council’s (NSC) National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and as multitasking behind the wheel seems to be a growing trend, drivers become more at risk. This also creates major challenges for businesses whose job descriptions include driving. BBB advises companies who have employees who drive to implement policies and procedures which keep their business and their employees out of harm’s way. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4,836 U.S. workers lost their lives in workplace accidents during 2015. Overall, transportation incidents accounted for 58 percent of those killed. In the state of Texas, 238 of the 527 reported fatal work-related injuries in were the result of transportation accidents involving cars, trucks or motorcycles. Designing safety policies that not only comply, but exceed federal rules, regulations or state laws help prevent employees from being vulnerable to injury and their companies from being exposed to liability and financial costs. While no state has a law prohibiting all cell phone use while driving, employers are putting policies in place banning the use of handheld and hands-free devices. “Companies with strong safety cultures take action by reducing risk in areas that protect their employees and the communities in which they operate”, said Mechele Agbayani Mills, President and CEO of BBB Serving Central East Texas. “Actions such as banning the use of cell phones while driving is just one way of reducing risk.” A basic driving policy should include: • Specific prohibitions which could be considered distractions, such as texting with a cell phone or other smart device, not using a hands-free device (although many studies show this is also dangerous), use of headphones, playing electronic games, or watching television. • Cell phone conversation restrictions (length of time, subject matter, guidelines for emotionally charged conversations) • Prohibited driving while impaired (physically or mentally), or when in a fatigued state. Suggestions on safe driving practices should include: • Do not reach for something that would cause you to move your body and hands from their proper driving positions or that would cause you to take your eyes off the road.
Billboards, a logo and an infographic are among the ways the Texas Department of Transportation is raising awareness on distracted driving
• If you must drink something, use a straw and avoid open cups that might easily spill. • Choose foods that are simple and easy to hold and manipulate with one hand and never take both hands off the wheel at the same time. • Preselect radio stations. • If conversing with a passenger or co-driver, keep your eyes focused on the road ahead. • Do not look at the person with whom you are speaking. Avoid any discussion, or conversation, that is contentious or causes you to lose focus on your driving responsibilities. • Never write or handle paperwork while the vehicle is in motion. • Do not read a map or atlas while the vehicle is in motion. Study your map and directions while parked. • Pre-program your GPS with origin and destination points before moving your vehicle.
Senate Panel Mulls State Aid Extension for Schools From Page 1
But bill author and Brenham Senator Lois Kolkhorst says that there are still hundreds of school districts that depend on the money. “Many school districts were able to grow out of that, but there are some that still remain in,” she said. “The arbitrary number of 2017 as it sunsets...I’m not sure it was scientific, it just gave a cliff and said that most of the school districts should’ve grown out of this.” The Legislature has tweaked ASATR twice since 2006 and in 2011 added a sunset provision, setting the program to expire on September 1 of 2017. It was hoped that eventually all school districts would see enough revenue growth through increases in property value that the program would be unnecessary. Kolkhorst told members, however, that up to 227 districts could be eligible for ASATR funds next year. Some get a small proportion of their total budget from the fund and could manage the potential loss. Others, such Grand Saline ISD in northeast Texas, get more than a third of their day-to-day operation funding from the program and
could face steep cuts. “We are one of those that will probably never get out of ASATR,” said Micah Lewis, Superintendent for Grand Saline ISD in testimony before the committee. “We’re going to lose roughly a little over a million dollars if something is not done. By the numbers, we’d have to cut about 20 teachers and we don’t have 20 teachers to cut.” The bill, SB 419, would cost the state an additional $400 million over the next two years, money that isn’t set aside in the Senate version of the state budget. It remains pending before the committee. In session Tuesday, the Senate approved a bill the author says will protect taxpayers from picking up the bill for a proposed privately-funded high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. Georgetown Senator Charles Schwertner, whose Senate District 5 lies in the center of the proposed route, has been a prominent critic of the rail project and wants to make sure that taxpayers aren’t on the hook if the project fails. His bill, SB 977, would prohibit any state money from going toward construction or maintenance of the program. It would continue to allow the Texas De-
partment of Transportation to work with the company in its capacity as a transportation regulator. “It is not my intention in any way to keep TxDOT from doing its job,” said Schwertner. “However, at the same time I do want to protect Texas taxpayers and do not believe that Texas taxpayers should be signing up to subsidize or bailout a high speed rail project five years, ten years or twenty years from now.” Another bill passed Tuesday by Schwertner, SB 979, would require any land taken through eminent domain by the railroad project company be used for the purpose it was taken for, or be offered back to the original owner for repurchase. Also Tuesday, the Senate approved a bill that would prevent cities from banning short term rentals. These are rentals of less than 30 days, commonly booked through websites or phone apps, that allow property owners to find short term tenants who only need a place to stay for a few weeks or less. SB 451 by North Richland Hills Senator Kelly Hancock, would still allow municipalities to enforce health and safety codes as well as noise, traffic, and sanitation ordinances.
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DeVos Hails Trump’s “Buy” Railroad Commissioner and “Hire American” Policy nies for skilled workers From Page 1 Concerned like the ones Snap-On From Page 1
“This proposal would stifle our offshore energy production, cost the state millions of dollars, and cost jobs on the Gulf Coast.” In his letter, Commissioner Sitton called for CBP, at the very least, to implement a formal rulemaking proceeding. He also called attention to the fact that the proposal, as written, does not include a comprehensive list of rule interpretations that will be changed. The Notice is styled as “Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points,” 51 Customs Bulletin 3 at 1 (Jan. 18, 2017).
“The buy and hire American order I’m about to sign will protect workers and students like you,” Trump told a crowd of technical students and manufacturing employees at the headquarters of the Wisconsin-based manufacturer. “It’s America first, you better believe it,” the President said. “It’s time. It’s time, right?” DeVos joined President Trump in the ceremony, along with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Sean Duffy. “One of America’s greatest resources is the entrepreneurial spirit and hard work of its people,” DeVos said in a statement. “There’s a real demand among American compa-
Tools employs,” she said. “To strengthen our economy, we need a skilled and educated workforce. That’s why this Administration is committed to supporting and highlighting career and technical education.” DeVos lauded the President for his commitment to American workers and students. “I applaud the President for his commitment to our nation’s students and workers, and his efforts to ensure we have a workforce equipped to fill American jobs that are open and readily available today,” she said. “Snap-On’s partnership with Gateway Technical College is a great example of what can be achieved when business and education collaborate,” she added.
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Health
April 20-27, 2017
Local Physician
Talks Conception Dr. Christopher Yancey
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By Joycelyne Fadojutimi and Kelly Bell, East Texas Review r. Christopher Yancey is a local. He attended Mozelle Johnston Elementary School, Judson Middle School and Longview High School. His brothers became engineers, but when the oilfields stopped producing, one of those brothers advised Christopher to take another route--specifically the one leading to medicine. He had the grades and did indeed take this direction. He has spent the past 20 years as a beloved specialist in delivering babies and treating some forms of infertility. He loves his work, and his patients love him. Yancey has served as Chief of the Division of OB/ GYN at Longview Regional Medical Center. He matriculated from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, and the Wiser Society. In addition, Yancey is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “I love delivering babies,” he says. “My work has diversity of what I do. There is more than delivering babies in my practice. I have delivered everybody, and have walked with some to the grave.” Still some of his patients are have difficulty having children. This condition is known as infertility. Infertility is the inability of a sexually active, non-contracepting couple to achieve pregnancy in one year. Some of his patients cannot become pregnant, while others cannot carry a pregnancy full term. The emotional heartbreak of this state is crushing. When couples cannot conceive, it is vital that both husband and wife see the doctor because in 30% of cases, the problem lies with the man. Age is another factor. A 21-year-old woman has time on her side, but if a woman is 38 and still childless, she needs to attend to her biological clock while it is still ticking. There are many factors to consider.
Smoking, specific lifestyles and some medications can cause infertility. Women who smoke increase the chances they will be unable to become pregnant or will suffer miscarriage. Yancey urges them to wisely manage their lifestyles so as to not work against themselves. “Healthcare is a relationship,” he says. “So, I do my part and you do your part so the couple can achieve the goal of having a baby.” Yancey treats specific aspects of infertility, recommends other infertility specialists if necessary, and sends husbands to urologists for examination and treatment when needed. He also has personal reasons for pursuing this calling. “My wife and I always wanted a large family, but wanted to wait until I finished school,” he says. “The prospect of starting a family was exciting. First bath, first words, first steps, riding a bike, coaching little league, dance recitals, pinewood derby, fishing, bedtime stories, tea parties, playing dress up, building forts. It was all too exciting. When do we start? Sign us up.” It did not work out as expected. One year, two years, and then three with no babies. When they went to an infertility specialist he could find no problem to treat, and told them they would likely never have children. Knowing she would be crushed, Yancey did not share this last bit of information with his wife. The loneliness of infertility set in--the sensation of having lost something precious before even having had it. It is a problem one has to experience to understand. The afflicted must resist becoming embittered, especially around those blessed with children. It was doubly difficult for Yancey because of the medical capacity in which he served. “I was an obstetrical resident in a large, inner-city hospital. We cared for people who did not want to get pregnant,” he says. “We cared for people who did not need to get pregnant. We cared for patients with serious drug problems, prostitutes, people angry at their unwanted pregnancies. I didn’t understand. It just wasn’t fair.” Yancey gave his wife a yellow lab puppy--Sadie Haw-
kins Dance. This wonderful canine became a substitute child. Climbing fences, climbing onto furniture and climbing onto them. She was priceless therapy, going everywhere with them. “She loved riding in the car. We would never dream of putting her in a kennel if we went on a trip, so she went with us,” he says. “She was our child and she was our therapy, but what she did most for us was be there. She would be there as we suffered the pain of infertility. She never spoke, she never gave advice, she never told us she knew ‘how we felt.’ A lesson in unconditional love.” In time the couple’s problem was solved, and they were blessed with two wonderful children who came to love Sadie as much as their parents did. She was their first child. Their struggle with infertility taught them the value of life, and Sadie taught them the value of “being there.” Yancey’s devotion to his work and a compulsive fixation on doing everything in his power to help his patients has actually led to him being labeled “overcautious.” He readily admits to this, and that this tendency stems from his own, personal experience with the heartbreak of infertility. His treatment of childless couples and his success in treating them means he has no interest in case numbers. “I’ve never kept up with how many babies I’ve delivered because then they just become a number,” he says. “Every delivery is its own story, life and family--not just a number.” He knows well how infertility infuses its victims with a life perspective incomprehensible to those who have never experienced it. “This life perspective deepened for me because of a yellow Labrador who provided comfort and taught empathy,” he says. At age 13, Sadie developed a tumor that slowly crippled her. As she slipped away, all Dr. Phillip Yancey could do was “be there” for her. He was. For more information or to contact Dr Christopher Yancey, please call (903) 757-6042.
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