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Court Offers Citation Program From June 12 through July 12, the Tyler Municipal Court will offer a Citation Solution Program.

Any persons with unresolved Municipal Court cases and no current payment arrangement with the Court, regardless of year of the outstanding case, total amount owed or warrant status, may voluntarily appear and pay $50 as a down payment and enter into a written payment plan of $100 per month.

Brother of the Year Gregory Adams with Arthur Cook, Pete Lamothe, Eddy Williams and Calvin Brooks

Ticket sales have begun for the fourth annual Downtown Tyler Wine Swirl, which is slated for Saturday, June 24 from 6 to 10 p.m.

“Even though the event is not until June 24, more than half of the 500 tickets available have been sold,” said Beverly Abell of the City of Tyler Main Street Department.

See WINE SWIRL on Page 2 Feature twirler Abby Rhodes

Lawmakers will find themselves back in Austin this summer after Governor Greg Abbott announced a blockbuster 20-item special session on Tuesday.

An extra session was all but guaranteed by the failure of a critical piece of legislation extending the agency that regulates the practice of medicine in Texas.

By Keisha Roland The Mu Rho Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity honored Gregory Adams as the “Brother of the Year” during its annual Black and Gold Gala at The Summit Club.

The event honors students who have excelled, educators who have made a difference, and brothers who have exceeded expectations.

The fraternity also awarded several scholarships to these students: • Clintarius Starling from Gladewater High School. Starling plans to attend Baylor University majoring in Pediatric Medicine.

• Darian Rosa, junior at Wiley College majoring in Criminal Justice.

• J’Ven Wilson from Longview High School.

Wilson plans to attend Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida where he will major in music.

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“You need a little prayer, to have faith, walk upright and get a good education.”

KC Twirlers, Drum Majors 2017-18 Chosen Kilgore College held tryouts May 27 for the KC Twirlers and selected five new twirlers for the 2017-18 school year.

New twirlers are Morgan Turner from Whitehouse, Taylor Majors from Tatum, Haille Stephenson from Kilgore, Tricia Still from Kilgore and Morgan Moser from Hallsville.

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Abbott Sets July Special

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J’Ven Wilson and his mom LaShandra Blue

University of North Texas-Dallas Law School Earns Accreditation

By Kelly Bell, ETR The University of North Texas at Dallas held out for the best, and got it. Rather than settle for “any ole” law school credentials its law school went after and earned provisional approval for accreditation from the prestigious American Bar Association (ABA.) State Senator Royce West helped in the process that brought Dallas its first state-supported law school as a professional college of UNT-Dallas.

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Pine Tree ISD Gives Kids Bookbags

In order to promote students reading at home during the summer, Pine Tree ISD gave students attending summer learning in Pre-K through 4th grade bookbags filled with grade level appropriate books.

This reading initiative ensures students are provided opportunities to read during the summer in order to eliminate summer reading loss.

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2017 Miss Black and Gold Marche’Nique Lee’Na Bell (right) with last year’s winner, Maci Davis

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that Tom Smelker, director of Treasury Operations, has been named administrator of the future Texas Bullion Depository.

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Center for Rural Affairs Commits to Equality and Inclusion

By Brian Depew

Kilgore College will offer free advanced welding training beginning June 19 for displaced workers.

Courses include advanced pipe welding, advanced structural steel, pipe fitting and pressure vessels layout.

Amidst the turbulent political times for immigrants in our country, the Center for Rural Affairs reiterates its commitment to advancing a set of values that reflects the best of rural America. Among those values are responsibility placed upon each of us to contribute to our community and society, genuine opportunity for all to earn a living, raise a family, and prosper in a rural place, and fairness that allows all who contribute to the nation’s prosSee WELDERS on Page 2 perity to share in it.

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‘Heroes of Tomorrow’ Youth Camps

The City of Longview Partners and Prevention and Longview Fire Department will offer Heroes of Tomorrow (HOT) camp on Saturday, July 15. The free one-day camp will be held from 8:15 am - 3 p.m. at the Longview Fire Department Training Center, 411 American Legion Boulevard.

Students of the summer learning program show off their bookbags

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I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Luke 5:32 (KJV)

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Training for Welders to Start From Page 1

KC Twirlers, from left to right: Morgan Turner from Whitehouse, Kimberly Davis from Longview, Taylor Majors from Tatum, Brenda Perez from Overton, Jennifer Robinson from Union Grove, Bridgette Valdetero from Overton, Ashleigh Douglas from Longview, Haille Stephenson from Kilgore, Tricia Still from Kilgore, Alicia Fields from Overton, Morgan Moser from Hallsville and Isabella McAvoy from Gladewater.

KC Twirlers, Drum Majors Chosen From Page 1

Abby Rhodes of Bullard was named feature twirler and Jordan Fulham of Kilgore and Alec Reyes of Diboll were named drum majors for the Ranger Band.

The new twirlers will join returning twirlers Kimberly Davis from Longview, Brenda Perez Drum majors Jordan Fulham of Kilgore and Alec Reyes of Diboll from Overton (West Rusk

High School), Jennifer Robinson from Union Grove, Bridgette Valdetero from Overton, Ashleigh Douglas from Longview (Trinity School of Texas), Alicia Fields from Overton (Arp High School) and Isabella McAvoy from Gladewater.

The KC Twirlers are one of the great prides at KC, performing at all home

football games, pep rallies and several school and community events throughout the year.

The KC Twirlers are under the direction of Paige Keitt of Henderson. The Ranger Band is under the direction of Glenn Wells.

For more information on the KC Twirlers visit www. kilgore.edu/twirlers.

Ways to Have Fun in the Sun, East Texas Style

It’s time for some fun in the sun, East Texas style!

East Texas offers a variety of ways enjoy summer, from cooling off in the area’s many swimming pools and splash pads, to embarking on animal adventures and picking berries.

Longview has two pools, the Longview Swim Center at 1111 W. Fairmont St., and Ingram Pool, at 1300 N. 10th St. in Ingram Park, which also features a ninehole disc golf course.

Both pools are open through mid-August. Upcoming events at the pools include Deck Art Days, set 1 to 6 p.m. on June 17, July 8 and July 22. During Deck Art Days sidewalk chalk will be available for children to show off their artistic talent while swimming at the pool.

The annual Itty Bitty Beach Party is set for July 15, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Dog Days of Summer, which signifies the end of the summer swim season, will be on August 12, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Longview also operates five spray areas, including the popular Jack M. Mann Splash Pad at Lear Park.

The splash pad opened in 2012 and became a hot attraction in the city and region. During summer, the park often is full.

The city’s other splash pads are: the Broughton Spray Pad at 801 Martin Luther King Blvd., the Rotary Park Spray Feature at 500 Baylor Drive, the Spring Hill Spray Pad at 738 Fenton Road and Stamper Splash Pad at 400 Fair St. Venture about an hour to an hour-and-a-half away to two Splash Kingdom water parks, in Canton and Shreveport. Splash Kingdom features a variety of water activities, including a wave pool, a lazy river, and many tube slide rides.

For those who want to be indoors while enjoying a dip, Waterpark at the Villages is an indoor water park in Flint that features a lazy river, wave pool, water slides and more. With 25,000-square-feet of space,

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the climate controlled water park bills itself as one of the largest in Texas.

For those looking to introduce children to animals, there’s the Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge in Tyler. The refuge has provided a home to abused, neglected or displaced big cats since 1997. It is open to the public Sunday through Saturday.

Also in Tyler is the Cald-

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well Zoo, home to tigers, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, flamingos, penguins and more. The zoo also provides educational opportunities and has a petting zoo where children can interact with animals.

In Jacksonville, Cherokee Trace Drive-thru Safari is a wildlife park that is home to more than two dozen exotic and endangered species. Visitors

can go at their own pace on their visit to this 300-acre preserve.

If berry patches are your cup of tea, try any of these pick-your-own farms.

Efurd Orchards in Pittsburg and The Greer Farm in Daingerfield each have areas for the public to pick their own berries when each type is in season. At Efurd, the public can find peaches.

People have been able to pick their own berries at The Greer Farm since 2005. About 10 acres of land at the farm is dedicated to berries, and the farm features five varieties of blueberries and four varieties of blackberries. Blackberries are in season until around July 4 and blueberries are in season until late July.

Efurd Orchards strawberries have been in season in May. When strawberry season ends, peach season begins. The public is not permitted to pick peaches, but there’s plenty for sale — like homemade peach ice cream, which is popular.

Candidates who apply should meet certain qualifications through the KC Workforce Development department.

The courses are offered free of charge thanks to a $500,000 grant by the Texas Workforce Commission Investment Council’s Wagner-Peyser 7(b) Grant Program.

To qualify for the tuition-free courses, individuals must be “displaced” in that they’ve been laid off because their employer closed a plant or division; moved or abolished their position; or simply had insufficient work for them; as well as some service members who leave the military.

“This grant provides displaced workers a tuition-free opportunity to obtain cutting-edge technology skills potentially leading to exciting career opportunities that produce living-wage compensation,” said Dr. Brenda Kays, KC president.

The first class offered will be Advanced Pipe Welding set for 4-10 p.m.

Monday, June 19. Courses will be customized to meet students’ schedules.

Classes will be held at KC’s Advanced Welding Academy, located at 4005 FM 349 in Kilgore.

Wagner-Peyser 7(b) grants, according to the TWC website, are federal funds allocated to each state’s office of the governor each year to fund workforce training and job placement services.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, more than 7 million American workers have been displaced from long-term jobs since 2008.

For more information on the classes call Brenda Brown at 903-983-8288 or Ross Eason, Tommie Williams or Clayton Eason at 903-988-7526.

Additional information is located at www.kilgore. edu/awa.

Class schedule: • Day classes: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays • Evening classes: 4-10 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays • Friday classes: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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“Wine Swirl tickets have sold out prior to the beginning of the event every year so far. I am sure people are buying early to make sure they are able to attend.”

At a wine swirl, participants report to a central site (the T.B. Butler Plaza) to pick up a plate, glass and information on Swirl sites.

Restaurants and wineries are located in various buildings around the Downtown area. Ticket-holders are able to stroll from site to site while samplings tastes of wine and food. More than 20 restaurants and wineries will participate.

The Swirl will also host live entertainment, music, art and more.

“This year we are re-

vamping the process of checking in so patrons don’t have to wait to start tasting,” Abell said.

Ticket-holders will be able to pick up their Swirl glasses, plates and site passes at Gallery Main Street Thursday and Friday, June 22 and 23, so they can start “swirling” as soon as they arrive on Saturday the 24.

“On event day, the registration area will be moved from Gallery Main Street to the T.B. Butler Plaza, which allows for more room and the ability to get guests ready to enjoy in a more speedy fashion,” Abell said.

Tickets are $50 each. Nt proceeds help fund the City of Tyler Main Street, which has the obligation of fundraising much of its budget.

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From Page 1 Those who are unable to pay the authorized monthly installment will have the opportunity to schedule an appointment to see a judge and explain their circumstances.

This program will allow time for customers, with and without warrants, to voluntarily handle their court business. If an individual with a warrant participates in this program, their warrant will be lifted upon down payment.

This program is not available to defendants who have been arrested because of outstanding warrants.

For more information, please call Municipal Court at (903) 531-1266.

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Exposing Students to Success

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According to Calvin Brooks, chapter president, the Mu Rho Lambda Chapter lives up to its commitment of community service.

“Mu Rho Lambda Chapter has done great work in the Longview and East Texas communities. It makes me proud to reflect on our many accomplishments through events such as Boy Scouts of America, Big Brothers and Big Sisters; the MLK Celebration and Parade, Thanksgiving Food Drive, and Habitat for Humanity, to name a few,” said Brooks.

The gala crowned Marche’Nique Lee’Na Bell a Longview High School graduate and member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. as this year’s Miss Black & Gold. The pageant gives recognition, honor and encouragement to young ladies in the East Texas area for their achievements and accomplishments in schools, churches and communities.

Bell plans to attend Sam Houston State University with a major in Criminal Justice and concentrating on Forensic Science.

In addition, Margaret Parker, received the 2017 Community Achievement Award. Parker is a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church where J. D Palmer is pastor.

Parker has been an educator for several decades.

At one time, she was the principal of J. L. Everhart Elementary School.

She served in many organizations including Zonta Club, United Way, Longview Public Library and Longview Arts Council and Community Chal-

Daytral Brown, Mary Kidd, Lori Ceasar and Calvin Brooks

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lenge, Inc., which she funded. Parker said she was surprised and honored to receive the award.

Dale H. Long keynoted the event. He is the City of Dallas community outreach coordinator/ public information officer.

He worked for his city for more than 20 years. Long brought a great deal of enthusiasm to the evening.

His speech focused on education. Long continued to encourage the fraternity to continue assisting youth for educational success.

“Exposing our students to the world is important,” said Long. “Education is the equalizer. We have to sup-

port our teachers and focus more on the education aspects.” Long reiterated the importance of faith and education. “I cannot stress enough how to be successful,” said Long. “You need a little prayer, to have faith, walk upright and get a good Glenda Lamothe and Joann Adams education.”

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was founded in 1906 at Cornell University in New York. The fraternity utilizes an icon from Ancient Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza, as its symbol. Its aims are “Manly deeds, Scholarship, and Love for All Mankind,” and its motto is First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All.

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HOT is a free summer camp that provides 7th-12th graders hands-on experience and an inside look at the various careers options in firefighting, such as high angle rescue, water rescue, hazmat and Emergency Medical Services.

Parents are encouraged to attend a lunch session facilitated by one of the LFD Chiefs. The session will provide information for parents about career opportunities, skills and education needed to become a firefighter.

According to Fire Chief J.P. Steelman, “The HOT camp is an opportunity for

kids to learn about the fire department and what kind of training and education is needed for a career in the fire service. It’s so much more than just the stereotype of putting water on a building or rescuing cats.”

The HOT camps are one of the strategic ways the Longview Fire Department is seeking to broaden interest in fire service careers by targeting youth from throughout the diverse Longview community.

Keeta King of Partners in Prevention said, “Students who attended previous camps learned a great deal about the day-to-day tasks of our firefighters and

had an amazing time while doing so.

“In partnering with LFD, we hope to spark interest in children who may not view firefighting as an obtainable career due to their gender or race.”

Meals are provided by Raising Canes for students and parents.

To register for the HOT camp, please visit LongviewTexas.gov/HotCamp or call Keeta King with Partners in Prevention at 903-237-1019. To learn more about Partners in Prevention or the Longview Fire Department, please visit LongviewTexas.gov.

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Walk-ins and new patients are welcome at all locations!

A firefighter shows off the fire truck’s hose connections to HOT campers

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June 15-22, 2017

Efforts to Rewrite American History

George Orwell said, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”

In the former USSR, censorship, rewriting of history and eliminating undesirable people became part of Soviets’ effort to ensure that the correct ideological and political spin was put on their history. Deviation from official propaganda was punished by confinement in labor camps and execution.

Today there are efforts to rewrite history in the U.S., albeit the punishment is not so draconian as that in the Soviet Union. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu had a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee monument removed last month. Former Mem-

Walter E. Williams phis Mayor A C Wharton wanted the statue of Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, as well as the graves of Forrest and his wife, removed from the city park. In Richmond, Virginia, there have been calls for the removal of the Mon-

New Orleans monuments no more: Robert E. Lee (left) and Andrew Jackson

ument Avenue statues of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Gens.

Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and J.E.B. Stuart.

It’s not only Confederate statues that have come under attack. Just by having the name of a Confederate,

such as J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia, brings up calls for a name change. These history rewriters have enjoyed nearly total success in getting the Confederate flag removed from state capitol grounds and other public places.

Slavery is an undeniable fact of our history.

The costly war fought to end it is also a part of the nation’s history. Neither will go away through cultural cleansing. Removing statues of Confederates and renaming buildings are just a small part of the true agenda of America’s leftists. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, and there’s a monument that bears his name — the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. George Washington also owned slaves, and there’s a monument to him, as well — the Washington Monument in Washington.

Will the people who call for removal of statues in New Orleans and Richmond

also call for the removal of the Washington, D.C., monuments honoring slaveholders Jefferson and Washington? Will the people demanding a change in the name of J.E.B. Stuart High School also demand that the name of the nation’s capital be changed?

These leftists might demand that the name of my place of work — George Mason University — be changed. Even though Mason was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which became a part of our Constitution’s Bill of Rights, he owned slaves. Not too far from my university is James Madison University. Will its name be changed?

Even though Madison is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution,” he did own slaves.

Rewriting American history is going to be challenging. Just imagine the task of purifying the nation’s currency. Slave owner George Washington’s

picture graces the $1 bill.

Slave owner Thomas Jefferson’s picture is on the $2 bill. Slave-owning Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s picture is on our $50 bill. Benjamin Franklin’s picture is on the $100 bill.

The challenges of rewriting American history are endless, going beyond relatively trivial challenges such as finding new pictures for our currency. At least half of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were slave owners. Also consider that roughly half of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia were slave owners. Do those facts invalidate the U.S. Constitution, and would the history rewriters want us to convene a new convention to purge and purify our Constitution?

The job of tyrants and busybodies is never done.

When they accomplish one goal, they move their agenda to something else.

If we Americans give them an inch, they’ll take a yard.

So I say, don’t give them an inch in the first place. The hate-America types use every tool at their disposal to achieve their agenda of discrediting and demeaning our history. Our history of slavery is simply a convenient tool to further their cause.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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The Furor Over Bill Maher Using the ‘N-Word’

By Larry Elder As to Bill Maher’s recent use of the N-word on live television, the comedian is probably scratching his head.

What exactly are the rules on when, where, how and if the word can be used? Can a non-black, attempting a joke, use the word in public?

On his HBO show, Maher had the following exchange with Nebraska’s Republican Sen. Ben Sasse about adults dressing in costumes for Halloween.

Sasse: “It’s frowned upon — we don’t do that quite as much.”

Maher: “I gotta get to Nebraska more.”

Sasse: “You’re welcome. We’d love to have you work in the fields with us.”

Maher: “Work in the fields? Senator, I’m a house n——-.”

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The reaction came fast and hard. Several black celebrities slammed him.

Chance the Rapper wants Maher’s show canceled, tweeting: “Please HBO Do Not Air Another Episode of Real Time With Bill Maher.” Actor Jeffrey Wright tweeted: “’House n——-,’ eh, Bill Maher? Hi, I’m black twitter. ... When even house n——-ship is appropriated, there’s pretty much nothing left. And, I mean, who really wants Bill Mahar, with guest Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, when he uttered the controversial word that s—-?” He later added: “On an historical note, Bill Maher is the first person ever a concert, granted white fans their “only opportunity” to think being a ‘house n——-’ is hip.” to use the N-word while singing the lyrics to one of his After HBO criticized Maher’s “deeply offensive com- songs. Black comedians like Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, ment,” comedian D.L. Hughley, who uses the N-word in Chris Rock, Katt Williams and Kevin Hart have used that his standup, said: “Now that HBO apologized for Bill Ma- word. Today teenagers of all races and both genders conher saying n——-, how about they hire a few? I ain’t seen sider it hip to call each other the N-word. black people on HBO since ‘The Wire!’”

HBO, where Maher’s show airs, is subscriber-, not adOver at MSNBC, the Rev. Al Sharpton said: “There are vertiser-, based. It airs lots of R-rated movies and other no exceptions that make this acceptable. Yes, comedians edgy content. So it’s akin to paying to see Maher’s nightare expected to cross some hard lines. I get it. But let’s be club act. You expect it to be risque. Complaining about clear. Free speech comes with a responsibility to speak up profane language on HBO is like complaining about hearwhen folks use that word, and that’s what I’m doing now. ing “Jesus” on “The 700 Club.” ... You cannot allow anyone to act like there’s anything Maher has said worse without the furor. In his standup, funny in any context about using that word. You have to for example, he called Sarah Palin the C-word and even have one standard, no matter who it is.” described her son, who has Down syndrome, as “retardYes, this is same Sharpton who called the then-Mayor ed.” He has called her a “dumb t—-” — a derisive slang of New York City David Dinkins, a black man, a “n——- word for female genitalia. On his show, he called Palin whore.” Sharpton, whom President Donald Trump has and Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican tax lawyer called “a con man,” rose to fame by championing the who ran for president, “two bimbos.” cause of Tawana Brawley. This then 15-year-old black But “house n——-” is the red line that Maher crossed?

New York teen falsely told police that she had been raped The real problem is the normalizing of the word “n——and sodomized by a group of white men. One of his asso- .” At a mall, I saw two young black boys running. One got ciates broke from him and said that Sharpton knew that ahead of the other. In this mall, whose customers were Brawley was lying. But Sharpton, said the former associ- mostly white, the black kid lagging behind said, “Hey, ate, insisted that fanning this “controversy” would make n——-. Wait up!” I recently received the following letter: them “the biggest n——-s in New York.” He lectures Ma“I am a 60-year-old white man. The other day, I listened her on racial etiquette? to three black men in the neighboring backyard repeatedMaher, in using the N-word, is one of many comedi- ly using the N-word. The phrase I heard most was, ‘that ans who do so, and not the only non-black. Comedian Jay n-word said’ or ‘that n-word is’ or ‘that n-word did.’ Why Mohr uses the word, in standup and on Twitter, and does does this word qualify as a ‘hate crime’ if a white person so without the sort of backlash we’re seeing against Ma- says it when blacks say it all the time?” her. To add to the confusion, rapper Kanye West, during Excellent question. Let’s ask Sharpton.

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Business

June 15-22, 2017

By Kristen Castillo Forget going out to eat.

These days, the fashionable way to eat a meal is to make it yourself, using recipes and ingredients from kits customized and delivered to your doorstep. The concept? Consumers subscribe and receive packages that include everything the at-home chef will need, including main ingredients, sauces and spices, all pre-measured.

A market-research survey shows that the U.S. meal-kit market had $1.5 billion in sales in 2016. Over 150 brands are vying for athome chefs’ business.

The kits are popular with a variety of consumers, including those who don’t consider themselves cooks but want to try making a nice dinner without worrying about grocery shopping and prepping for the meal.

• Home Chef (www.homechef.com) Investment banker Pat Vihtelic loved cooking but hated going to the grocery.

Four years ago, he quit his job, taught himself to code and started a meal-kit service, Home Chef, which

nowadays delivers 2.5 million meals a month.

Subscribers get one food box a week with fresh ingredients and instructions on how to prepare restaurant-quality meals.

Food: Home Chef has a focus on healthy meals.

Current menu items include herb chicken, steak tacos and shrimp bisque.

Advantage: They label foods for allergens, such as soy, nuts, dairy and gluten.

Price: No binding contracts. There’s a weekly box subscription, which can be edited, skipped or paused. No senior discounts available.

• Silver Cuisine (www.silver.bistromd.com) Designed by doctors to provide meals for patients who are diabetic or otherwise on restrictive diets, such as low-sodium or heart-healthy. Silver Cuisine is a senior meal-delivery service from bistroMD. Food: Lunch and dinner choices include salmon, pork and stew. Morning meals include omelets, pancakes and breakfast sandwiches.

Advantage: Unlike meal kits, which consumers

have to prepare, Silver Cuisine entrees are delivered fully prepped. All consumers have to do is heat the food. These meals should be unpacked as soon as they’re delivered. They can be frozen for up to a year afterward.

Price: No minimum order, no membership fees and no contract. Shipping is $9.95. Senior discounts available for AARP members.

• Martha & Marley Spoon (marleyspoon.com) Not only does this meal kit do the meal planning and grocery shopping for you; it chooses from 18,000 Martha Stewart recipes.

Every week, Martha & Marley Spoon subscribers get a delivery of a chilled box filled with fresh, seasonal ingredients and recipe cards with photographs and step-by-step instructions.

Food: A variety, from burgers and mac and cheese to Mexican meals.

There are also vegetarian options. Ten recipes are featured weekly. They offer two plans: a two-person

Multigenerational Living

By Marilyn Murray Wilson

I just love it when I learn about an experiment that has turned out to be a winwin for everyone involved. Don’t you?

Back in 1982, the Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly organization in Chicago, or H.O.M.E., started as an experiment in innovative housing options for low-income seniors. Pat Crowley House was the first multigenerational home operated by H.O.M.E. It pairs senior citizens with college students (there are now three homes). Seniors pay 80 percent of their income to cover the cost of food, rent and toiletries. In exchange for regular chores, such as tidying the seniors’ rooms, cooking meals for them on weekends and helping with laundry, the young resident assistants get free room and board.

The arrangement has been so successful in Chicago that in response to soaring housing costs in New York City, New York University will soon start a program that will let students live in local senior citizens’ spare bedrooms. The home stay program will cut students’ housing bill -- currently $14,000 per year -- in half. And it will initially consist of 10 mature juniors, seniors or graduate students.

The Pat Crowley House was originally conceived to find a practical housing option for low-income seniors. Students of DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, The University of Illinois at Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago exchange 20 hours a week of light housekeeping, grocery shopping and computer lessons for a free private bedroom. During the past 34 years, this intergenerational housing experiment has proven to be a much more healthy, familylike setting, and it has helped cash-strapped students at the same time.

The residents’ rent payment covers 56 percent of the houses’ costs, and an additional 5 percent is covered by a Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund

box, ideal for two adults or an individual who wants leftovers; and a family box, which feeds two adults and two kids.

Advantage: They’re flexible, allowing customers to choose what foods, when and for how many people.

Price: It’s cheaper when you order more dishes.

The price per portion ranges from $8.70 to $12. Delivery is free.

• GreenChef (www.greenchef.com) The first USDA-certified organic meal-kit company, GreenChef sources fresh, sustainable and organic ingredients.

Food: The menus differ with subscribers’ dietary preferences. All of GreenChef’s sauces and dressings are made from scratch.

Advantage: This kit is popular with consumers looking for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and paleo meals.

Price: They offer two-person and family plans. Shipping is $9 per box. You can skip or cancel at any time.

• Blue Apron (www.blueapron.com) One of the most popu-

lar meal-kit services, Blue Apron is focused on delivering fresh ingredients and original recipes.

Food: Recent recipes include salmon, quinoa bowls, pizza and lentil salad.

Advantage: Partnered with over 150 farms, Blue Apron’s meal-kit model delivers food from the farm to Blue Apron’s kitchen to consumers’ homes.

They’re committed to reducing food waste.

Price: Starts at $8.74 per serving. They offer two-person plans and family plans and allow customers to input dietary preferences, such as if they’re vegetarian. There’s no commitment, and you can skip or cancel at any time. Free shopping on orders over $50. No senior discounts.

• Purple Carrot (www.purplecarrot.com) This meal kit features plant-based recipes using seasonal ingredients. Once a week, you’ll get a box with fresh pre-measured ingredients and recipes for meals that can be made in less than 40 minutes.

Food: Think tofu steaks; spicy farro and broccolini;

grant. The rest of the money comes from donations. Similar to the situations seen on the “Forever Young” reality show (on which five people over the age of 70 live in a house with five people in their 20s), the residents of the Pat Crowley House develop their own version of family. Each resident gets his or her own bedroom, but bathrooms, living spaces and snacks in the refrigerator are shared. A cook prepares meals five days a week, and trips to the movies, museums and stores are agreed-upon organized activities.

Here are seven suggested tips for successful multigenerational living: 1) Treat your living arrangement the same way you would treat a family-based partnership.

2) Outline each person’s expectations and responsibilities as soon as possible.

3) Take one another’s needs into account, and remember to communicate clearly.

4) Look for things that you might have in common with someone of a different generation (books, movies, music, TV shows, etc.).

5) Be open to learning things from a housemate who is much older (or much younger) than you.

6) Share special times (birthdays, holidays, etc.) with housemates of different generations.

7) Learn how to ask for help and accept it. For example, he can help you with the computer, and you can help him with a needle and thread.

This sort of experimental living arrangement is almost guaranteed to work its way across America during the next decade.

Why? Historically, 5 to 10 percent of the U.S. population has been age 65 and over.

But that number is expected to grow to 20 percent within the next 40 years, according to Renae Smith-Ray of the Center for Research on Health and Aging. As she told the Chicago Tribune: “We’re going to need to begin thinking outside the box much more regularly to deal with the needs of our aging population. This type of housing arrangement is one terrific example of that.”

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and zucchini lasagna.

Advantage: All items are 100 percent plant-based.

Price: Meals for one to two people start at $11.33 per plate.

• Postmates (www.postmates.com) While this service does not offer meal kits, Postmates is an option for getting a wide variety of food delivered to your door.

An on-demand delivery service in 40 major markets across the country, Postmates’ local couriers can drop off goods from the grocery store or restaurant meals.

Food: Order anything you want, from smoothies to burgers to donuts to breakfast. Log onto the website or app to find restaurants nearby and then choose what you want to order.

Advantage: Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Price: Pay for your food’s order and tack on a shipping fee. With Postmates Plus, a monthly subscription, users get free delivery for orders that cost more than $25.

6 Gospel Spotlight

June 15-22, 2017

What Is the Golden Rule?

By Carey Kinsolving

What did Jesus mean when he said, “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them”?

“If you are mean to someone, then they will start being mean back to you,” says Blain, 7.

Brooke, 9, looks to agriculture to interpret the golden rule: “If we plant something good, we get something good back. But if you plant something bad, you get somethingbad back.”

Every farmer knows that even the most fertile farmland will remain barren unless good seed is sown.

It’s the same with human relationships. The thing to remember is that not every seed sprouts and produces fruit. Because you never know which seed will sprout, you have to keep sowing good seed.

“If you are nice to another person, then they will probably be nice back to you. And so then you and he will be friends,” says Daniel, 7.

Yes, you might even reap friends from the golden rule. There are few things in life more valuable than good friends.

“Don’t tease or make fun of somebody if you wouldn’t want them to tease you,” says Marci, 10. “Put yourself in the other person’s shoes before you say or do something mean. Think of

God Uses Trials to Make Us Triumph

By Michael A. Guido, D.D.

the consequences.”

If we consistently live and act as though the entire universe revolves around us, we’re going to reap a barren life. Because we’re so busy tripping over our own selfishness, we’ll never be able to put ourselves in anyone else’s shoes.

For Christopher, 7, the golden rule is practical: “Show respect to other people. Today, I will not fight.”

A minimal starting place for the golden rule would be to stop abusing others.

The people on the receiving end of your abuse will be greatly relieved if you stop whatever you’re doing that drives them crazy.

“Do what they want you to do, but don’t boss them around,” says Peyton, 12.

Most bad relationships revolve around a struggle

for control. A story about improving marriages on network television featured a woman who treated her husband as though he were one of her three boys.

As an exercise, the marriage counselor recommended the wives go out to dinner with their husbands and resist all temptation to control. It was difficult, but the controlling wife asked her husband to choose what she should wear, where they should go and so forth. At the end of the evening, they were actually holding hands and showing genuine affection.

Obviously, control is not just a problem in marriages. It’s part of the fall. Men and women want to control everything in their lives, including God. One thing is sure: God will never submit

to our control.

God is a person with whom you can have a relationship. Like any person, he has feelings. We cause him grief and pain when we ignore him or don’t treat him with the respect and honor he deserves. If you’re a parent or grandparent, what is the one thing you want from your children or grandchildren? Love.

Jesus said, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12).

Clearly, love is the essence of the golden rule.

Think about this: Go beyond the golden rule. Show more consideration to people than you would want or yourself.

Memorize this truth: “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12).

Ask this question: Can you treat others with more consideration than you would want for yourself?

Lord Kelvin is recognized as one of the greatest Scottish engineers, mathematicians and physicists of his day. He had a profound influence on the scientific thought of his generation.

On one occasion, while he was conducting an experiment with his students, it turned into a disaster.

Looking at each of them he said, “Gentlemen, when you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery.”

This is not only true in learning, it is true in living.

When David was face to face with a major difficulty, he made a discovery that lasted throughout his entire life. Faced with a dilemma he cried to God, “Give me relief from my distress, be merciful to me and hear my prayer, O God.” If it had not been for the pain he experienced, we would not have his psalms of praise. If he had not been tested and tried through his trials, we would not understand the triumphs he enjoyed. If he had not struggled to survive, we would not understand the strength he received from God. Joseph began his path to a palace from a prison. He became the prime minister of Egypt after he served a sentence as a prisoner. Can anyone forget the boils of Job? Ultimately, they became a blessing to him.

Whatever God brings into our lives is not to destroy or defeat us, but to develop us and our faith and to enable us to discover His goodness and grace.

Prayer: Father, we thank You for working in us and through us to develop us into Your likeness. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Scripture for the Week: Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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Center for Rural Affairs Commits to Equality From Page 1

Texas senators, with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (left, seated), during a recent session discussing the bathroom bill

Abbott Schedules July Special

From Page 1

The agenda announced

by Abbott far exceeds what most expected for the special. “If I’m going to ask taxpayers to foot the bill for a special session, I intend to make it count,” he said.

First, the Senate has to pass the Texas Medical Board Sunset bill.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said in a late May press conference that he expects that should only take the body a few days. After that, the call will be opened wide, with topics ranging from maternal mortality and school finance to city regulations.

Both of the issues Patrick said he wants on the call will be there: legislation to regulate who can use what bathrooms in public buildings, commonly called “the bathroom bill” and legislation to deal with property tax growth.

A chunk of the eligible topics deal with reining in the power of cities. Legislation that would prevent cities from regulating what people do with trees growing on private property, bills to prevent cities from changing rules in the middle of construction projects, and measures to speed up city permitting are all on the slate.

Also back is a bill that would require that voters have a say before the area in which they live gets annexed by a municipality; that bill died to a filibuster on the second-to-last day of the 85th Regular Session.

Abbott announced that though he had signed the texting-and-driving ban bill into law on Tuesday, he also wants a law to preempt all additional city regulations relating to mobile device use while driving.

Other issues include a number of education bills that didn’t make it through the regular session.

Abbott wants a bill to raise teacher pay by $1000 across the board. He said that tweaks to the existing school finance structure can accomplish that without additional revenue.

He also wants a bill to let the parents of disabled children apply for public funds to pay for private school tuition.

Rounding out the education topics is a call for a bill to create an interim commission on school finance, a bill that passed the Senate but died in the House.

Abbott also added a miscellany of his priorities to the call as well, like further measures to regulate abortion in the state, a panel to study the problem of maternal mortality in Tex-

as, bills to crack down on mail-in ballot fraud, stronger caps on state and local government spending and a prohibition on public sector unions automatically deducting dues from member paychecks.

The first called session is scheduled to open on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. It can last a maximum of 30 days, but the Governor has the discretion to call as many sessions as he wants.

Though the issues on the table for the July session are extensive, Abbott indicated that he thinks one session is more than enough time to deal with them. “Legislators have six weeks to prepare for the special session, and then another thirty days to pass these proposals,” he said.

“If they fail, it’s not for lack of time, it would be because of a lack of will.”

UNT-Dallas Law School Gains Accreditation

From Page 1

“The vision that birthed the law school became a reality today, and its first graduates, who were hooded just weeks ago, are the beneficiaries of a law school education that was tailor-made for them,” he said.

“My sincere hope is that the first graduates of each successive class will find fulfillment and success in their respective jobs and areas of law and go out into the city, the state and the world and find further success whether it be at a big-time Manhattan firm, a local solo practice, in government service or providing much-needed legal aid to Texans living in poverty, or to those who live in the ‘justice gap’ who do not qualify for legal aid, but cannot afford legal services or anything in between.”

West went further in his praise of the university’s

ed four-year college or university in Dallas.

Inclusive of the law school the university this spring has an enrollment of 2979 students. Summer classes have since begun.

“This is a great day in the history of the law school and the University of North Texas at Dallas, and will serve as a reminder of what can be accomplished when like people with like minds The UNT-Dallas Law School building facade and created the first public- come together for the realiaccomplishment.

“It is also my hope that ly supported law school in zation of a common cause,” said West. many of the lawyers creat- Dallas. ed by UNTD’s college of law will stay and practice in the community, helping to strengthen it through their professional work, volunteerism and participation in local schools,” he said. “Their alma mater will stand from this day forward as the first ABA-accredited, public law school in the city of Dallas.”

Sponsored by West, Senate Bill 956 passed in 2009

It is located in the University of North Texas System building in downtown Dallas, but is slated to relocate to the historic Old Municipal Building at 106 South Harwood Street after already-in-progress renovations are complete.

Back in 1999, West oversaw legislation that created the University of North Texas at Dallas. Before then, there was no state-support-

Based on these values, we are committed to equity and inclusion for all residents of rural America.

From the first Native people in North America to the present, waves of newcomers have shaped rural America into the place we are proud to call home. Today, immigrants, refugees, and US-born folks with roots all over the world are living their American dreams in rural America. As in generations past, shifting demographics bring challenges and change alongside tremendous opportunity and benefits.

We work through the challenges and embrace the changes because we know that diversity makes us stronger and more resilient. New ideas grow when we live in diverse communities. Rural economies thrive when new arrivals join.

Towns become more stable and more vibrant when young families move in.

The Center leads several initiatives to include rural America’s newest residents in advancing shared values.

Our work provides training and access to credit to new Latino-owned businesses.

Bilingual and bicultural farmer training programs offer skill building in production, business, and marketing to Latino farmers.

Intercultural leadership programs help rural leaders of all ethnicities and backgrounds in newly diverse towns build inclusivity.

Our values guide us to come together despite our differences and to work together for a better future.

We invite you to join us in putting the values of responsibility, opportunity, and fairness into action in our shared work on behalf of strong rural communities.

Bullion Chief Named From Page 1

Smelker will oversee the depository and work closely with the vendor ultimately selected to build and operate the depository. Smelker brings nearly 30 years of experience with the State Treasury to his new role, including 10 years serving as director of Treasury Operations.

“Tom was the clear choice for this position, and I am grateful he has once again answered the call to service,” Hegar said. “I am confident he will provide the leadership necessary to make the Texas Bullion Depository a success. Tom’s extensive knowledge of the inner workings of state government and the legislative process, combined with his deep understanding of the state’s finances and financial systems, give him a unique skillset that I believe will provide tremendous value to this historic endeavor.”

Smelker was tapped by former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to examine the idea of a state-owned depository, originally proposed in legislation introduced in 2013. That legislation never passed, but when its current iteration began working its way through

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the Texas Legislature in 2015, Smelker was again called upon to research and evaluate the agency’s role as envisioned by House Bill 483.

“Tom has been involved in this from the beginning,” Hegar said. “He’s been an integral part at every step of the process, so this is really an extension of a job he’s been doing since the legislation first started moving through the Legislature.”

As director of Treasury Operations, Smelker oversees the day-to-day functions of the State Treasury, which receives and processes state agency deposits averaging more than $500 million daily, pays more than 3 million state warrants annually and manages 530 bank accounts.

“I am honored to have been asked to serve as the first administrator of the first ever state-run gold bullion depository,” Smelker said. “I’m looking forward to meeting the challenges ahead and creating a safe and secure facility where Texans and Texas businesses can store their gold.”

Smelker is a graduate of the University of Texas and holds the professional certification of Certified Cash Manager.

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Health

June 15-22, 2017

Local Physician Talks

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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