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ETBU awards Hispanic Servant Leadership Scholarships

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UTT Seeking Participants for Reading Program

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ast Texas Baptist University awarded four students, two male and two female, the ETBU Hispanic Christian Servant Leadership Schol-

arship for the 2017-2018 academic year. This scholarship program is a partnership between ETBU and the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas.

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Rebuilding Your Finances You can’t rewrite your credit history, but you can rebuild it. Whether you’ve undergone a major life event or filed for bankruptcy, reestablishing your

It’s that time of the week again.

Pet of the week is looking for a lovely home.

Pike is a 2-year old 38 pounds Dutch Shepherd.

He is very active, neutered and potty trained.

He is located at Longview Animal Care & Adoption Center 303 H.G. Mosley Pkwy.

Pike is available with a $25 adoption fee and approved application.

Give a Pet a new story and adopt PIKE today.

“There is a desperate need to impact the lives of the 58 percent of the Hispanic population in the US that are Millennials and Gen-Z’s. We thank

KC hires McKinstry to Pine Tree ISD Announces identify major energy New Theatre Teacher savings opps, cut costs Pine Tree ISD is proud

Protect Your Business Skimming is the name of a scam in which thieves steal information off of credit card magnetic strips to make fraudu-

These scholarships cover 50 percent of the recipients’ tuition and full room and board throughout the student’s undergraduate degree.

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to announce the district’s new theatre teacher Lisa Wright.

Mrs. Wright comes to Pine Tree ISD with 16 years of teaching experience in theatre, English, speech and finance. She has 35 years of performance and director experience in high school, college, community and musical theatre.

Mrs. Wright is married and has two children,

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Target Date Nears Enrollment Deadline to Apply to Longview University Center Programs Approaching ...See TARGET on Page 7

Brenda Vozza-Zeid

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Presidential Pardon

Rep. Al Green Statement on Introducing Legislation Preventing the President from Issuing a SelfPardon ...See PARDON on Page 3

Lisa Wright Chloe and Timmy.

“Four years ago, my husband and I attend...See PINE TREE on Page 2

Longview Physician Couple Take TMA Leadership Positions

Choosing Savings Options

God for East Texas Baptist University’s investment in the emerging leaders of Hispanic Baptists in Tex-

Husband and wife physicians from Longview have been selected for leadership positions in the Texas Medical Association (TMA). TMA held elections and appointments in conjunction with its TexMed conference and expo, ...See PHYSICIAN on Page 3

Medicaid cuts hurt rural seniors and rural communities

By Jordan Rasmussen Tucked within the text of both the House and Senate’s bills to repeal and replace See full Story on www.easttexasreview.com

Single-Payer: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You?

By Sally C. Pipes Hollywood loves a sequel.

This summer, studios are releasing a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean, a third edition of See full Story on www.easttexasreview.com

TAL welcomes Duncan The Texas Alliance for Life (TAL) Executive Director, Joe Pojman, Ph.D., and the TAL Board of ...See TAL on Page 7

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV

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July 27-August 3, 2017

KC hires McKinstry to ETBU awards identify major energy Hispanic Servant savings opps, cut costs

Leadership Scholarships

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as,” Executive Director of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas Jesse Rincones said.

“ETBU’s collaboration with Convención allows us to fulfill our mission to, ‘Equip, Activate, & Impact Together’.”

The 2017 recipients of the ETBU Hispanic Christian Servant Leader Scholarship are Omar D. Aguirre from Fort Worth, Jose Eduardo Hi from Dallas, Kayla A. Martinez from Gilmer, and Sarai A. Muniz from Phaar.

“It’s an honor for me to be selected as a recipient of the Hispanic Christian Servant Leader Scholarship,” Aguirre shared. “I am very grateful for the opportunity both the HBCT and ETBU have given me

to pursue a higher education.”

ETBU Vice President for Advancement Scott Bryant introduced the scholarship recipients to the crowd at the introductory session of the annual meeting of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas held at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio.

“It is wonderful for ETBU to partner with the Convención to provide the scholarships to students who are already serving in their local congregation,” Dr. Bryant said. “It is our hope that these students will be trained and prepared at ETBU to serve as future church leaders in Texas and beyond.”

The goal of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas is to be a family of diverse and spiritually healthy churches, con-

necting and developing resources to impact Texas and the world with the presence of Christ.

To learn more about ETBU’s partnership with the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas, visit http://www.hispanicbaptist.org/etbu.

“The churches of the Hispanic Baptist Convention are shaping communities across the state,” ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn said.

“We are honored to offer the ETBU Hispanic Christian Servant Leader Scholarships to four students who have been and will continue to be active servant leaders among their church congregations. ETBU is excited to have these quality Hispanic student leaders as new members of the East Texas Baptist family.”

Pine Tree ISD Announces New Theatre Teacher ...From Page 1

ed the premier Texas Shakespeare Festival Bard and Breakfast Theatre Educator Workshop in Kilgore under the direction of Meghan and Matthew Simpson and discovered for the first time that Texas had trees!! The superior quality and family spirit at TSF is reminiscent of my summers at Ashland Shakespeare Festival in Oregon, and we decided right there we’d try to move to the area.

My daughter graduated high school this year and will be attending East Texas Baptist University to study music. My family and I jumped at the chance to become a Pine Tree Pirate when a theatre position came open this year. I’m so excited to become a part of the fine arts family at PTISD! My son will be a part of the Pine Tree High School Marching Band.”

Aaron Turner Aaron Turner has been named Director of Bands for the district. Mr. Turner has been the Assistant Director of Bands

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Kilgore College has announced it is teaming with McKinstry, a national firm specializing in design, construction and energy services, to conduct a complete campus energy infrastructure audit and identify opportunities to save money.

The McKinstry experts will analyze all assets across college facilities, including indoor and outdoor lighting systems, HVAC and water consuming systems, building envelope areas such as windows and roofs as well as all other energy consuming systems to determine where the greatest opportunity for energy savings lies.

The KC Board of Trustees unanimously approved the collaboration June 26 after hearing presentations from McKinstry.

“After McKinstry’s presentation, the board knew this was the right course of action for the college to pursue,” said Dr. Brenda Kays, KC president. “The improvements McKinstry will provide to our campuses will have a direct effect on our students, faculty and staff. I applaud our board for having such foresight and forward-thinking vision.”

According to Kays, the ultimate goal of the project is to reduce energy and operating expenses and reinvest those funds to address deferred maintenance and enhance the student experience.

“This audit and the resulting upgrades will not only help our college better utilize existing budget dollars, but will also provide a more comfortable and attractive learning environment for everyone at Kilgore College,” Kays said. “We will be able to reallocate those existing funds in other ways that benefit our students - the heart of our campuses.”

After performing a thorough analysis of college facilities, McKinstry will develop a plan to implement facility upgrades that generate guaranteed savings.

“We realize that budgets in higher education are extremely tight right now, which is one of the many reasons we are proud to offer a savings guarantee and budget-neutral solutions as a part of our services,” said Michael Grabham, regional director for McKinstry. “We’re looking forward to rolling up our sleeves and partnering with Kilgore College as it continues to set a standard of excellence for community colleges across the country.”

McKinstry has a long-standing history of hiring military veterans and plans to hire KC graduates who are veterans to work on this project.

It is looking for graduates from KC programs such as process technology, instrumentation and electrical technology, industrial maintenance, welding technology, HVAC and refrigeration technology and/or occupational, safety and health technology.

McKinstry is a full-service, des i g n - bu i l d - op e r ate - an d - m ai nt ai n (DBOM) firm specializing in consulting, construction, energy and facility services.

The firm’s innovative, integrated delivery methodology provides clients with a single point of accountability that drives waste and redundancy out of the design/ build process. With professional staff and trades people throughout the United States and operations in more than 15 states, McKinstry advocates collaborative, sustainable solutions designed to ensure occupant comfort, improve systems efficiency, reduce facility operational costs and optimize profitability “For The Life of Your Building.” For more information, visit www.mckinstry.com.

Rebuilding Your Finances ...From Page 1

Aaron Turner since 2014 and has worked closely with Mr. Mark Melton, who continues as Pine Tree’s Director of Fine Arts, Jazz Band Director, and beginning trumpet teacher, as well as serving as the UIL Region IV Music Secretary.

credit rating takes time and discipline, so it’s helpful to create a plan you can stick to. You’ll need to demonstrate that you’re able to pay your bills on time every month and make regular repayments to a credit line.

Here are four ways you can begin to rebuild your financial credibility.

Apply for a credit builder loan.

This is a short-term loan, usually no more than $1,000, offered by banks and credit unions to consumers who want to boost their credit score.

The money borrowed is deposited into an interest bearing account, but cannot be accessed until it has been repaid. Once the loan has been repaid, the financial institution sends a good report to the credit bureaus. At the end of the loan tern, you receive the money and likely a better credit score. However, if you miss payments, it will also be reported.

Use a secured credit card account.

This is a line of credit that is 50 to 100 percent of a cash savings deposit.

For example, if you put $500 in the account, you can charge up to $500 on your secured card. If you consistently make your

payments on time, it could be possible to transform your secured card into an unsecured card from a credit card issuer, boosting your credit score.

Secured Card – These are cards given to customers with bad credit or without credit. They require an initial deposit (usually equal to the credit limit) in case cardholders are unable to pay off their cards.

Unsecured Card – Most credit cards are unsecured, which means there isn’t a deposit required in order for cardholders to obtain one.

Become an authorized user As an authorized user you are able to make charges on someone else’s credit card account, using a credit card that bears your own name. The card account history of the original cardholder will appear on your credit report, helping to improve your credit score.

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Make payments on time.

Even as you’re tackling existing debt, make sure you don’t add on to it by missing credit card and loan payments. If you’re not certain that you’ll be able to make a minimum payment by the deadline, contact your creditors ahead of time and explain your situation. Give them an estimate of when you’ll be able to repay your debt. If you let your creditors know in advance rather than seemingly skipping a payment, you’ll be demonstrating responsibility and credibility. Creditors may be more likely to trust that you’ll pay them back.

Once you’re on the right track again, be sure to create an emergency fund to deal with difficult, unforeseen financial situations. Creating an emergency fund with three to six months of living expenses will enable you to cover many of the unexpected expenses you may face. Learn more about emergency funds.

Confirm that your financial activity is reported to the three major credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – to be sure that your repayments are positively affecting your credit score.

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Choosing Savings Options

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LONGVIEW: Muslims Seek Longview Physician Couple Take TMA Leadership Positions Peaceful Co-Existence

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that enable you to put money aside annually.

You can also receive tax breaks for these funds.

Annuities are investment agreements in which payments to insurance companies are invested for you. The annuities are then paid back on a future date or series of dates. Withdrawals are taxed but fortunately, there are no annual contribution limits.

Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are similar to traditional IRA accounts in that the contributions are tax deductible, but they are specifically for health care spending, including doctor visits, prescription medications, dental and eye care and other health-related costs.

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Presidential Pardon ...From Page 1

Congressman Al Green (D-TX09) released the following statement today, on introducing legislation to prevent the President from issuing a self-pardon: “At the heart of American Jurisprudence is the fundamental premise that “No one is above the law.”

This Officerincludes John Rollsthe Presiwas on dent ofduty the atUnited States the opening of America.

“The presidential power to pardon is the power

to forgive for the smallest federal offense to the most egregious federal crime. If this is true, no President should be empowered to self-pardon (forgive himself or herself).

“To allow presidential self-pardons would allow a President guilty of the federal crime of treason against the United States of America to forgive/ pardon himself. To allow such would not only place the President above the law, it would make the

President his own final judge, jury, and prosecutor. The President would in fact become the law. The United States of America would become a country of laws for all but the President.

“To permit the President to self-pardon would place the President above the law and beyond justice. Love for my country compels me to file legislation to prevent the President from being above the law and beyond justice.”

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Opinion

July 27-August 3, 2017

McCain the Patriot

By Mark Shields In this unheroic era when prominent American males prove their abiding patriotism by prominently displaying an American flag pin in the lapel of their suit jacket, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., remains seriously out of step.

McCain has never been a flag waver. With the steady devotion of a lifetime of service, McCain has instead chosen to defend what our flag stands for.

Nowhere has that been clearer than in the continuing political debate over whether the United States should use torture to extract information from captured terrorists.

Major national leaders, including former Vice President Dick Cheney (who received five student draft deferments to avoid going to Vietnam and later said, “I had other priorities in the ‘60s than

military service”) and President Donald Trump (for whom avoiding sexually transmitted diseases in New York during his draft-eligible years was his “personal Vietnam” and who once said, “I would bring back waterboarding, and I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse”), don’t shrink from the challenge of defending Americans’ license to torture.

Forget that the United States Senate ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the binding U.N. Convention against Torture, which outlawed cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners. And who was the president who urged the Senate “to demonstrate unequivocally our desire to bring an end to the abhorrent practice of torture”? Ronald Reagan, that’s who.

John McCain, patriot, is the only national candidate of either major party to ever make his

all-out opposition to torture a signature plank in his presidential platform: “The enemy we fight has no respect for human life or human rights. They don’t deserve our sympathy. But this isn’t about who they are. This is about who we are. These are the values that distinguish us from our enemies, and we can never, never allow our enemies to take those values away.”

With the grave diagnosis from McCain’s doctors, this could be the right time to ask ourselves: Is the patriot no longer that admirable citizen who puts the common good ahead of his personal comfort or profit, who sacrifices herself for the safety of the beloved nation?

In 2017, that definition of patriotism seems both dated and naive. Today’s shrunken patriotism is increasingly the province of the belligerent talk show host or the combat-

ive armchair commando who — at a safe distance, with no personal or family skin in the game and while not making any personal sacrifice — endorses a get-tough policy using U.S. military power and people.

To such hypocrisy, John McCain has spoken: “All wars are awful. ... Nothing, not the valor with which it is fought nor the nobility of the cause it serves, can glorify war. Whatever gains are secured by war, it is the loss the veteran remembers most keenly.

Only a fool or a fraud sentimentalizes the cruel and merciless reality of war.”

For 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war, McCain endured merciless cruelty. His North Vietnamese torturers broke his bones and his teeth, but not his spirit. He came home to fearlessly fight big money in American politics, big tobacco in Washington and presidents of both parties.

McCain is not a plaster saint; he is prickly and can be short-tempered.

But he has shown us time

and again what it means to be an American patriot.

People from almost everywhere — not the Kremlin, we can be sure — are today praying for McCain’s health. Charles de Gaulle is said to have noted that the cemeteries of Europe are full of indispensable men. John McCain may not be indispensable, but he is irreplaceable.

To find out more about Mark Shields and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

Collusion? What About Chinagate and Ted Kennedy’s Outreach to the USSR?

Bill Clinton

By Larry Elder During President Bill Clinton’s 1996 campaign for re-election, several individuals allegedly worked on behalf of the Chinese government to influence the presidential election in favor of Clinton.

“Chinagate” began when the Los Angeles Times reported, a couple months before the ‘96 election, the following: “The Democratic National Committee has returned a $250,000 contribution from a recently established sub-

sidiary of a South Korean electronics company because it violated a ban on donations from foreign nationals in U.S. elections, a party spokesman said Friday. ...

“David Eichenbaum, DNC communications director ... said that the DNC fund-raiser who was responsible for the contribution was under the impression, erroneously as it turned out, that it fulfilled the legal qualifications. He said it was unclear whether the fund-raiser was misled or there had been a misunderstanding.”

DNC did the standard “Oops, we made a boo-boo, here’s your money back, it’s all OK now” dog and pony show. That worked for a while. But a few months later, on Feb. 13, 1997, The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Brian Duffy reported: “A Justice Department investigation into improper political fund-raising activities has uncovered evidence that representatives of the People’s Republic of China sought to direct contributions from foreign sources to the Democratic National Committee before the 1996 presidential campaign, officials familiar with the inquiry said. ...

“The Chinese effort to win influence with the Clinton administration can be traced to 1993, one source said. ... Some investigators suspected a Chinese connection to the current fund-raising scandal because several DNC contributors and major fund-raisers had ties to Beijing. Last February, Charles Yah Lin Trie, a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee, used his influence with party officials to bring Wang Jun, head of a weapons trading company owned by the Chinese military, to a White House coffee with Clinton.

“Wang also heads a prominent, state-owned investment conglomerate. Clinton has since said he should not have met with Wang, and $640,000 in checks that Trie delivered to president’s legal defense fund has been returned because of questions about the source of the funds.”

The DNC vice chairman and fundraiser at the center of the DNC’s illegal contribution was formerly a top executive involved with Asian and Chinese corporations, with some holdings sold to the Chinese government. Before joining the DNC, he left his corporate job with a large severance and worked at the Commerce Department for 18 months, where he enjoyed a top-secret clearance. Evidence showed more than 70 calls from his Commerce office to a bank controlled by his former corporation; memos of calls from Chinese embassy officials; three meetings scheduled with Chinese government officials; a breakfast and a dinner at the Chinese embassy; and at least one visit to the “residence of the Chinese ambassador.”

After a year of investigation, FBI director Louis Freeh sent Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno a 22page memorandum, stating, “It is difficult to imagine a more compelling situation for appointing an independent counsel.”

Several months later, Charles LaBella, head of the Justice Department’s campaign-finance task force, also sent a report to Reno recommending she appoint an independent counsel. The evidence, LaBella said, “suggests a level of knowledge within the White House — including the president’s and first lady’s offices — concerning the injection of foreign funds into the reelection effort.” He also said, “If these allegations involved anyone other than the president, vice president, senior White House or DNC and Clinton/Gore ‘96 officials, an appropriate investigation would have commenced months ago without hesitation.”

Reno, however, declined all requests for an independent counsel.

Before Chinagate, Sen. Ted Kennedy, thinking of running for president in 1988, reportedly offered to help the Soviets influence the 1984 election. Desperate to stop President Ronald Reagan’s re-election, Kennedy, as first reported in The London Times in 1992, reached out via an intermediary to the Soviet KGB. The London Times revealed a 1983 KGB document from KGB chief Viktor Chebrikov to the then-leader of the USSR, Yuri Andropov. Chebrikov relayed an offer presented to the Soviet leaders from Kennedy, delivered in person by “Sen. Edward Kennedy’s close friend and trusted confidant” John Tunney, a former Democratic senator who was Kennedy’s law school roommate.

Kennedy, according to the memo, offered to help the Soviets deal with Reagan, whom Kennedy perceived as a warmonger. Kennedy would “arm Soviet officials with explanations regarding problems of nuclear disarmament so they may be better prepared and more convincing during appearances in the USA.” In exchange, Kennedy wanted Soviet aid in challenging Reagan’s re-election. Kennedy offered to use his influential friends in liberal American media to arrange television interviews for Andropov. This would soften the Soviets’ image, Kennedy suggested, and help brand Reagan as reckless and dangerous.

The memo said, “Kennedy does not discount that during the 1984 campaign, the Democratic Party may officially turn to him to lead the fight against the Republicans and elect their candidate president.”

To summarize, there was no special prosecutor for Chinagate. And few in the media followed up on the Kennedy/KGB story when it broke. This explains why Trump supporters, despite the selective hyperventilation over Russian “collusion,” still back their man.

Larry Elder is a best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an “Elderado,” visit www.LarryElder.com. Follow Larry on Twitter @larryelder. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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Business

July 27-August 3, 2017

Mike Pence’s Opportunity

By Steve Chapman Donald Trump and those around him have made a long series of mistakes stemming from his campaign’s contacts with Russians and subsequent inquiries into the matter, which raise the real possibility of his impeachment. But none of those compares to his biggest blunder: choosing Mike Pence as his running mate.

Pence is in a delicate position, which may be why he is seldom seen or heard from these days. On the one hand, his job as vice president obligates him to be a loyal member of the administration. On the other, he needs to maintain good relations with congressional Republicans, many of whom find Trump exasperating.

Pence has to give every sign of appearing to support Trump in advancing his agen-

da, lest his boss turn on him. That means cheerfully endorsing the nonsense that flows nonstop from Trump’s mouth, including brazen lies.

But Pence can’t go too far. He needs to avoid being completely contaminated by a president who violates every norm of ethics, behaves like a stooge of Vladimir Putin and keeps wading deeper into a scandal that may bring indictments. Pence has to look loyal without making his toadyism too slavish.

Fortunately for him, he’s blessed with great adaptability in advancing his interests. A sanctimonious churchgoer who could pair up with a casino magnate, adulterer and self-declared sexual assailant without alienating followers of Jesus is not to be underestimated.

Still, Pence has a tricky path to negotiate,

as vice presidents serving unpopular presidents have often learned. Hubert Humphrey, once a darling of liberals, became their nemesis for refusing to break with President Lyndon Johnson on the Vietnam War and lost the 1968 election to Richard Nixon.

Al Gore defended Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal but criticized his behavior once the impeachment crisis was over. His association with Clinton was both too close and not close enough, and it contributed to his narrow 2000 defeat.

Unlike everyone else in the administration, Pence does not serve at Trump’s pleasure. Trump can demand that he do his bidding, but he can’t fire him. Because Pence has been a GOP soldier for so long, Trump can’t really damage him among the Republican rank and file. All this gives Pence a measure of freedom to protect himself from his boss.

More importantly, the vice president retains the esteem of congressional Republicans, who see him as their best friend in the administration and a reliable voice for conservative principles. Unlike Trump, he understands them, their political needs and the realities of legislating.

He also doesn’t throw them under the bus.

Trump infuriated House Republicans who had voted for an unpopular Obamacare replacement bill by calling it “mean,” even after celebrating it with them at the White House. Pence wouldn’t do that. His ability to stay on the good side of both his boss and his party reflects his political savvy and talent for self-preservation.

That’s why he presents such a threat to Trump. Richard Nixon’s best safeguard against impeachment was Vice President

Spiro Agnew because congressional Democrats so loathed Agnew. When Agnew resigned after being charged in a bribery investigation, Nixon lost that shield.

He replaced Agnew with Rep. Gerald Ford, whom he saw as another “insurance policy” because, as Nixon biographer Jonathan Aitken wrote, “Ford was regarded by both Nixon and by many of his fellow Congressmen as decent but dumb.” The more unthinkable a vice president is for the top job the more the president can get away with.

But this one is not unthinkable. Most Republicans in Congress would much rather deal with President Pence than with President Trump. He would be better at working with them and less prone to embarrassing them.

Anyone as conservative on abortion, gay rights and almost every other issue as Pence doesn’t qualify as a Democratic dream. But Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer would probably prefer a mentally stable rightwing puritan to an unpredictable, thinskinned narcissist. It would be less stressful to worry that Pence will attack reproductive freedom than to worry that Trump will nuke North Korea.

Trump may soon wish he had chosen for his running mate someone like Chris Christie or Ted Cruz. If he continues to self-destruct and the investigations produce more damaging revelations, members of Congress in both parties will eventually exhaust their patience, take a long look at Pence and say, “What are we waiting for?”

Steve Chapman blogs at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman.

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6 Gospel Spotlight Valleys – Why Do People Have to Die? Why Is Doing What is Right 6Dark Gospel Spotlight Help Death’s 6 Shadow Gospel Spotlight

July 27-August 3, 2017 June 22-29, 2017

June 22-29, 2017

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By Carey Kinsolving

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June 22-29, 2017

People die because “God wants more angels,” Psalm 23 speaks of the

By Carey Kinsolving says Katie, 6.

Lord leading his people in Though some people paths of righteousness. A “When you have a baby act like angels and othbiblical proverb promises sister, and sometimes you ers like the devil, angels that the Lord will direct trick her, then God will not Psalm 23 speaks of the

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Lord leading his people in people.

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Film Festival tickets on sale Protect Your Business ...From Page 1

The Downtown Tyler Film Festival is pleased to announce that tickets for the Sept. 27 through Sept. 30 event are now on sale at www.TylerFilmFest.com and www.

LibertyTyler.com.

The daily pass for Wednesday through Friday is only $5; Saturday night’s “Best of the Fest,” which includes food and drinks at the post-party, is $10; the Producer’s all-access pass is available for only $20.

A celebration of storytelling through film, the Downtown Tyler Film Festival has grown to be an international film festival comprised of short films from around the world; England, Spain, Iran and more.

The festival also seeks to encourage Texas independent films.

All entries are 15 minutes or less and represent a variety of genres including comedy, drama, documentary and science fiction. The top short films from each night will be re-shown in the “Best of the Fest” screening on Saturday night. Contest winners will be announced and will receive cash prizes.

More information is available at www.

TylerFilmFest.com or by following @TylerFilmFest on Facebook. Any inquiries should be made to the City of Tyler Communications Department at (903) 5311272 or via email to PublicRelations@TylerTexas.com.

Please note that some films feature mature content. Parents are urged to use discretion and refer to the festival schedule and program guide for film content.

UTT Seeking Participants for Reading Program ...From Page 1

The University of Texas at Tyler is currently seeking participants for a reading program that promotes early childhood literacy instruction, Dr. Ross Sherman, College of Education and Psychology dean, announced.

The Born to Read program provides Tyler area expectant mothers and legal guardians of children up to a year old the tools they need to promote and support their children’s early language and literacy development. The cost is free to the first 55 parents who sign up by August 30. To register, call 903.566.7016.

Parents must attend two seminars to be held September 2017 and January 2018 and all other program activities through July 30, 2018.

“The program’s purpose is to promote children’s early language and literacy skills, while helping parents understand their critical role as their child’s first and most important

teacher,” said Dr. KouiderMokhtari, The University of Texas at Tyler Anderson-Vukelja-Wright Endowed Professor of Literacy Education. “Participating parents will receive an initial literary tool kit, which includes books and valuable resources that help and encourage parents to raise a reader.”

Mokhtari engages in research, teaching and service initiatives aimed at advancing literacy instruction and increasing students’ literacy achievement outcomes.

A 2017 literacy grant from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society made the program possible. Program sponsors are The University of Texas at Tyler K-16 Literacy Center, Tyler Sunrise Rotary Club and Tyler Family Circle of Care.

Dr. MuthukrishnanSathyamoorthy, The University of Texas at Tyler College of Engineering associate dean, was also instrumental in the colleges’ efforts to establish the pro-

gram as the rotary club’s past president.

“Tyler Sunrise Rotary Club has been supporting this program for the last eight years, and the club is pleased to be an enthusiastic partner in this enhanced effort to continue to help the Tyler community,” said Sathyamoorthy.

For more information, contact Mokhtari, 903.566.7177 or k m o k h t a r i @ u t t y l e r. edu or Sathyamoorthy, 903.565.5939 or msathyamoorthy@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. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at The University of Texas at Tyler, which has an enrollment of almost 10,000 high-ability students. The University of Texas at Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.

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Directors announce the hiring of Melissa Duncan as the new Director of Communications.

“Continuing our commitment to pro-life issues across Texas we strongly believe Melissa is a great asset to TAL. With years of experience and respect, we are eager to have her join

our team and expand our work towards the mission of changing hearts and saving lives,” said Dr. Pojman.

Melissa has over 20 years of communications

Target Date Nears Classes for the Fall 2017 semester at The University of Texas at Tyler Longview University Center will begin on August 28, Dr. Van Patterson, Longview University Center director, announced.

“In response to numerous student requests we have added an Anatomy and Physiology course and lab, Statistics, Nutrition for Allied Health, Drafting, Fundamentals of Management, and Lean Six Sigma - Quality to the fall schedule,” said Patterson. “Each of these fulfills one or more course requirements for students pursuing degrees in nursing, criminal justice or industrial technology.”

In addition, students hoping for admission to the bachelor of science in nursing program should be aware that the last day to apply is September 1. Opportunities are available for students considering becoming a nurse or going back to school to earn their bachelor’s degree (LVN to BSN).

However, classes are filling up and interested students should apply soon in order to be ready to begin the spring 2018 semester.

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lent purchases. Not only are the number of reported incidents increasing, attacks are becoming more sophisticated as devices are more difficult to detect.

Recently, local authorities arrested five individuals involved in a credit card skimming ring which resulted in millions of dollars being stolen from East Texas residents. While this particular group targeted gas stations, credit card skimming can occur at any kind or size of retail outlet. Better Business Bureau advises all companies who process credit card transaction to know what to look for and how to report this scam.

BBB provides the following considerations to help business owners prevent skimming schemes from happening at their establishments: Inspect the equipment. Look for loose attachments, broken security seals and wiggle card readers regularly, particularly if you have gas pumps, remote locations or kiosks. Check for scratching and/or glue residue around the card slot.

Make sure your software is kept up to date.

Keep an eye out for hidden cameras.

Criminals often use a camera to obtain PIN numbers associated with the credit cards they skim. Watch for anything which may have a tiny hole or slot in which a tiny camera may be aimed at the keypad.

Make sure it’s not an inside job. Some credit card skimming rings plant employees in jobs which require them to handle credit card transactions. They are provided with portable skimmers and are paid for every credit card they swipe through the device. By the time the skimming is discovered, they are no longer working for the company.

Educate staff. Skimming is a crime

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which can often be prevented with proper training. Employees should be instructed on how to spot skimming devices installed on point of sale equipment as well as how to report suspicious activity.

Become Europay, Mastercard Visa (EMV) compliant. EMV chip transactions will decline instances of fraudulent activity. EMV creates a unique transaction code per transaction, making skimming methods ineffective.

Consider newer methods of payment.

Services like Apple Pay, or Android Pay tokenize credit card information so your customers’ personal information is never compromised. If a criminal intercepts the information, they will only get a useless virtual credit card number.

If your business has been victimized by credit card skimming: • Secure your equipment to stop additional loss.

• Notify local law enforcement, BBB and your credit card merchant.

• Communicate with all affected parties, including staff and customers. Inform them that you are taking necessary steps to ensure there are no additional incidents.

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Health

June 22-29, July 27-August 3, 2017

Local Physician Physician Talks Talks

Dr. Christopher ChristopherYancey Yancey

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By Joycelyne Joycelyne Fadojutimi and Kelly Kelly Bell, Bell, East East Texas Review By Fadojutimi and Texas Review r. Christopher Yancey is a local.

He He r. Christopher Yancey is a local. attended Mozelle Johnston Elementaattended Mozelle Johnston Elemenry School, Judson MiddleMiddle SchoolSchool and tary School, Judson and Longview High His School.

His Longview High School. brothers brothers became but became engineers, butengineers, when the oilfields whenproducing, the oilfields stopped stopped one of thoseproducbrothone Christopher of those brothers ers ing, advised to takeadvised another Christopher to take route--specifically thehad onethe route--specifically theanother one leading to medicine. He leading to medicine.

He had the grades and did indeed grades and did indeed take this direction. He has spent the take 20 this direction.

He has spent the past 20 years as a past years as a beloved specialist in delivering babies beloved specialist in delivering babies and treating some and treating some forms of infertility. He loves his work, forms of infertility.

He loves his work, and his patients and his patients love him. love him. has served as Chief of the Division of OB/GYN Yancey Yancey has served Medical as ChiefCenter. of the Division of OB/ at Longview Regional He matriculated GYN at Longview Regional Medical Center.

He matricfrom the University of Texas Medical School in Houston ulated from theofUniversity Texas Medical in and University MississippiofMedical Center inSchool Jackson, Houston and University of Mississippi Medical Center Mississippi. He is a member of the American Medical in Jackson, Mississippi.

HeAssociation, is a member of the the Wiser American Association, Texas Medical and MedicalIn Association, TexasisMedical and Society. addition, Yancey a FellowAssociation, of the American the Wiser Society.

In addition, Yancey is a Fellow of the College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

“I love delivering babies,” he says. “My work has diversi“I love delivering babies,” he says. “My work has ty of what I do. There is more than delivering babies in my diversity of what I do. There is more than delivering practice. I have delivered everybody, and have walked with babies in my practice. I have delivered everybody, and some to the grave.” have walked with some to the grave.”

Still some of his patients are have difficulty having chilStill some of his patients are have difficulty having dren. This condition is known as infertility. Infertility is children. This condition is known as infertility. Infertility the inability of a sexually active, non-contracepting couple is the inability of a sexually active, non-contracepting to achieve pregnancy in one year. couple to achieve pregnancy in one year.

Some while Some of of his hispatients patientscannot cannotbecome becomepregnant, pregnant, while others cannot carry a pregnancy full term.

The emotional others cannot carry a pregnancy full term. The emotionheartbreak of this statestate is crushing.

When couples cannot al heartbreak of this is crushing.

When couples conceive, it is vital that both husband and wife see doccannot conceive, it is vital that both husband andthe wife tor because in 30% of cases, the problem lies with the man. see the doctor because in 30% of cases, the problem lies Age another factor. withisthe man. Age is another factor.

A 21-year-old woman has has time A 21-year-old woman time on on her herside, side,but butififa a woman to to attend to her woman is is 38 38 and and still stillchildless, childless,she sheneeds needs attend to biological clock while it is still ticking.

There are many her biological clock while it is still ticking. There are factors to consider. many factors to consider.

Smoking, specific lifestyles and some medications can

Smoking, specific lifestyles and some medications can cause infertility.

Women who smoke increase the chanccause infertility.

Women who smoke increase the chances they will be unable to become pregnant or will suffer es they will be unable to become or willtheir suffer miscarriage.

Yancey urges them to pregnant wisely manage miscarriage.

Yancey urges them to wisely manage their lifestyles so as to not work against themselves. lifestyles so as to not work against themselves.

“Healthcare is a relationship,” he says. “So, I do my part “Healthcare is part a relationship,” says.

“So, the I dogoal my of and you do your so the couplehecan achieve part and you do your part so the couple can achieve the having a baby.” goal of having a baby.”

Yancey treats specific aspects of infertility, recommends Yancey treatsspecialists specific aspects of infertility, recomother infertility if necessary, and sends husmends other infertility specialists if necessary, and sends bands to urologists for examination and treatment when husbands to urologists for examination and treatment needed. He also has personal reasons for pursuing this when needed. He also has personal reasons for pursuing calling. this calling.

“My wife and I always wanted a large family, but wanted “My wife and I always wanted a large family, but to wait until I finished school,” he says. “The prospect of wanted to wait until I finished school,” he says. “The starting a family was exciting. First bath, first words, first prospect of starting a family was exciting. First bath, first steps, riding a bike,riding coaching littlecoaching league, dance words, first steps, a bike, little recitals, league, pinewood derby, fishing, bedtime stories, tea parties, playdance recitals, pinewood derby, fishing, bedtime stories, ing dress up, building forts.

It was all too exciting.

When tea parties, playing dress up, building forts. It was all too do we start?

Signdo uswe up.start? ” exciting.

When Sign us up.”

It did not work out as and It did not work out as expected. expected.One Oneyear, year,two twoyears, years, thenthen threethree with with no babies.

WhenWhen they went an infertility and no babies. they to went to an inspecialist he could find no problem to treat, and told fertility specialist he could find no problem to treat,them and theythem wouldthey likely neverlikely have never children.

Knowing sheKnowwould told would have children. be crushed, Yancey did not share thisdid lastnot bitshare of informaing she would be crushed, Yancey this last tion with his wife. bit of information with his wife.

The loneliness ofof The lonelinessofofinfertility infertilityset setin–the in--thesensation sensation having lost something having had having somethingprecious preciousbefore beforeeven even having had it. It It is a problem understand. it. problem one onehas hastotoexperience experiencetoto understand.

The afflicted must mustresist resistbecoming becomingembittered, embittered, espeThe afflicted especially cially around with children.

It was difficult doubly around those those blessedblessed with children.

It was doubly difficult for Yancey because of the medical capacity for Yancey because of the medical capacity in which hein which served.he served.

“I obstetricalresident residentininaalarge, large,inner-city inner-cityhospihos“I was was an an obstetrical pital.

We cared for people who did not want to get pregtal. We cared for people who did not want to get pregnant,” nant,” says.

“Wefor cared forwho people did not need he says.he“We cared people didwho not need to get to get pregnant.

We cared for patients with serious drug pregnant. We cared for patients with serious drug probproblems, prostitutes, people angry at their unwanted lems, prostitutes, people angry at their unwanted pregnanpregnancies.

I didn’t understand.

It just fair.” cies. I didn’t understand.

It just wasn’t fair.wasn’t ” Yancey gavehis hiswife wifeaayellow yellowlab labpuppy–Sadie puppy--Sadie HawYancey gave Haw-Lo-

kins Dance. This canine Yancey becamekins a substitute cal Physician Talkswonderful Dr. Christopher Dance. child.

Climbing fences, climbing onto furniture This wonderful canine became a substitute child. and climbing them.

She was going Climbingonto fences, climbing ontopriceless furnituretherapy, and climbing everywhere with them. onto them. She was priceless therapy, going everywhere “She loved riding in the car. We would never dream of with them. putting her in a kennel if we on a trip, so dream she went “She loved riding in the car.went We would never of with us,” he says.

“She was our child and she was our putting her in a kennel if we went on a trip, so she went therapy, what“She she was did most for us was there.

She with us,”but he says. our child and shebe was our therwould be there as we suffered the pain of infertility. She apy, but what she did most for us was be there. She would never spoke, she never gave advice, she never told us be there as we suffered the pain of infertility. She never she knew ‘how we felt.’ A lesson in unconditional love.” spoke, she never gave advice, she never told us she knew In time the couple’s problem was solved, and they ‘how we felt.’ A lesson in unconditional love.” were blessed with two wonderful children who came to In time the couple’s problem was solved, and they were love Sadie as much as their parents did. She was their blessed with two struggle wonderfulwith children who taught came tothem love first child.

Their infertility Sadie as much as their parents did.

She was their first the value of life, and Sadie taught them the value of child.

Their struggle “being there.” with infertility taught them the value of life, and Sadie them “being there.” fixaYancey’staught devotion tothe hisvalue workof and a compulsive Yancey’s devotion to his work and a compulsive tion on doing everything in his power to help his fixation patients on doing everything in his power to help his patients has actually led to him being labeled “overcautious.”has actually ledadmits to himto being “overcautious. ” Hestems readily He readily this,labeled and that this tendency admits this,personal and that this tendencywith stems his own, from histoown, experience thefrom heartbreak personal experience with theofheartbreak of infertility.

His of infertility.

His treatment childless couples and his treatment of childless couples and his success in treating success in treating them means he has no interest in themnumbers. means he has no interest in case numbers. case “I’ve never never kept up with “I’ve with how how many manybabies babiesI’ve I’vedelivered delivbecause then they a number, ” he says.he says. ered because thenjust theybecome just become a number,” “Every itsown ownstory, story,life lifeand andfamily–not family--notjust a “Every delivery delivery isisits just a number.” number. ” He how infertility infertility infuses infusesits itsvictims victimswith witha He knows knows well well how alife lifeperspective perspective incomprehensible to those incomprehensible to those whowho havehave never never experienced it. experienced it.

“This deepenedfor forme mebecause because a “This life life perspective perspective deepened ofof a yelyellow Labrador who provided comfort taught low Labrador who provided comfort andand taught empathy,” empathy,” he says. he says.

At developedaatumor tumorthat thatslowly slowlycrippled cripAtage age 13, 13, Sadie Sadie developed pled her.she Asslipped she slipped Dr. Phillip her. As away, away, all Dr.all Phillip YanceyYancey could do could do was “be there” for her.

He was. was “be there” for her. He was.

For or to to contact contact Dr DrChristopher Christopher For more more information information or Yancey, call(903) (903)757-6042.

757-6042.

Yancey, please please call

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