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Striding Toward Brain Health

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ongview’s Heritage Plaza will be the site on the morning of Saturday, September 23, where East Texans will come together for the annual five-kilometer Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Registration will commence at 7:30am. The opening ceremony will be at 8:30, and the walk itself will start at 9:00. To register online visit act.alz.org/easttexas. There is no charge for the walk, but contributions are encouraged to finance the crusade against this insidious illness that afflicts our loved ones and friends.

Artists have a limited amount of time to submit their work for the jurying phase of Gallery Main Street’s “On the Cutting Room Floor” fine art ...See GALLERY on Page 2

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Alzheimer’s is not a normal, unavoidable part of the aging process, but it is the most common form of dementia, which is a generic term describing memory loss and other cognitive ability loss to the point it interferes with sufferers’ daily lives. Alzheimer’s accounts for a full 60% to 80% of all dementia cases.

The older a person becomes the more likely he will develop Alzheimer’s. Many patients are aged 65 or ...See BRAIN HEALTH on Page 2

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Women in Tyler to announce Theme, seeking 2018 Nominees The Women in Tyler Planning Committee will announce the 2018 Women in Tyler ...See WOMEN on Page 3

UT Health Northeast Tyler ISD Students awarded Fraud Alert to Host Education Day AP Scholar Honors

UT Health Northeast will host a Cystic Fibrosis Education Day on August 18 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the Louise and Joseph Z. Ornelas Academic Amphitheater,

located on the UT Health campus.

The event is free and designed for healthcare providers, caregivers,

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seeking a career change, some industries have more opportunities than others. ...See OPPORTUNITY on Page 2

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UT Health Northeast Scientist to receive Award Larry K. Lowry, Ph.D., has been named a 2017 University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

recipient. Dr. Lowry is professor of occupational and environmental health sciences in the School of Community and Rural Health and director of

environmental health graduate programs in the department of occupational health sciences at UT Health Northeast.

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older, although it is not exclusively a disease of the extremely aged.

In this country, there are at least 200,000 patients 65 and younger with early onset Alzheimer’s. As a progressive disease, its symptoms worsen over time. At first memory loss is mild, but will gradually, steadily worsen until sufferers cannot even carry on a conversation or react to their environment.

Few realize that Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in America, having killed such famous people as Ronald Reagan, Charleston Hesston and Rita Hayworth. Most patients pass away after about eight years, but some linger on as long as 20, depending on age and other physical conditions.

Presently there is no cure, but ongoing research has produced treatments that can slow the progression of symptoms and improve sufferer’s quality of life and ease caregivers’ burden. There is a worldwide movement dedicated to improving Alzheimer’s treatment, delay its onset and prevent it from developing in the first place. The most common early symptom is an inability to retain newly learned information.

Like every other organ in the human body, the brain changes with the passage of time. Most people will develop memory problems, but drastic deterioration of memory, constant confusion. mood swings, disorientation, behavior changes and other significant problems with brain functions indicate the brain’s cells are failing.

These symptoms may worsen with patients

forgetting the meaning of events, time and place and developing unfounded suspicions about family, friends and caregivers.

Eventually, sufferers’ memory will essentially disappear, they will lose the ability to speak, walk and even swallow. Because of this mental disintegration, Alzheimer’s patients frequently fail to realize (or forget) that they have a problem.

When family and loved ones detect the signs of onset Alzheimer’s they should consult a doctor immediately. Local Alzheimer’s Association chapters can assist in locating physicians who specialize in treating dementia. Because treatment options are constantly improving, there is an excellent chance of slowing the illness’ progression and symptoms.

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family members, and friends of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Infection control and CF guidelines prohibit cystic fibrosis patients from attending this event.

Topics include new cystic fibrosis data, research, traveling with CF, and other related discussions.

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits are available by attending this event. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses AssociationApprover, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To obtain 4.5 contact hours, you must sign in, attend the entire activity, and complete the evaluation tool.

For more information or to reserve seating, contact Sabina Guerra at (903) 877-5271.

About UT Health Northeast For 70 years, UT Health Northeast has provided excellent patient care to the citizens of Texas and beyond. Signature programs include cancer, chest diseases, primary care, behavioral health, and public and community health, along with over 25 additional medical specialties. As the only university medical center in Northeast Texas, its mission also includes education and research. Graduate medical education residencies are in family medicine, rural family medicine, internal medicine, occupational medicine, and psychiatry with many newly trained physicians electing to stay in Northeast Texas, a medically underserved region of the state.

Graduate degrees include biotechnology and public health. In addition, scientists in the Center for Biomedical Research have been awarded more than $137 million in competitive funding since 2004. With an annual operating budget of over $200 million, UT Health Northeast is a major economic engine for the region.

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Exploding with Opportunity

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CareerBuilder and Emsi have outlined occupations in five fields that pay well and are in demand. Using information from their labor market database, which includes state and national employment resources and online job postings, they compiled a list of the hottest jobs for 2017 using three criteria: jobs that pay at least $20 an hour; fields that have grown faster than others from 2012 to 2016; and occupations that have a “critical mass” of jobs.

Here is a look at the occupations that are exploding with opportunity.

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS Over 7.9 million jobs in 2016 were in the field of business and financial operations. Positions that are in high demand include office manager, financial analyst, product-development specialist and operations manager. Employees in these careers earn an average of $35.09 an hour. From 2012 to 2016, this category grew 8 percent.

Roy Cohen, a career coach and author of “The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide,” says a new area in this industry is emerging to bridge the worlds of finance and technology. This hybrid of the two fields has been given the portmanteau “fintech.”

“Fintech requires professionals with hands-on product experience who can provide in-the-trenches insights as to how these products are structured and marketed,” he says, explaining that fintech workers need strong backgrounds in technology as programmers, project managers and technology liaisons.

“Compensation is rich” for these jobs, Cohen says. He notes that the ability to program and to serve as technology “interpreters” is essential so products can be developed and modified based on users’ needs and expectations.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Brush up on your computer skills.

The market for information technology careers has grown 12 percent in the past four years, and last year there were over 4.3 million IT jobs.

Workers earn an average of $40.82 an hour. Job titles in this field include

data scientist, product manager, mobile software engineer and front-end developer.

“Tech makes up eight of the top 15 highest-paying jobs for recent grads in 2017,” says Kevin Morris, an awardwinning resume writer and job-search coach for IT executives.

Morris says the technology industry is popular because tech is so integrated into our everyday lives through gaming, the internet and social media.

Additionally, IT skills are portable and global.

Education is important, but interest and aptitude in tech can be a career starter, too.

“While IT often requires rigorous training and a bachelor’s degree, many opportunities exist for high school graduates who simply love interacting with technology and have a knack for programming,” says Morris. “In certain areas like programming, gaming and product development, education level does not play an adverse role in career advancement.”

HEALTH CARE There will always be a need for medical professionals. And since 2012, there has been an 8 percent increase in health care jobs. In 2016, there were over 8.6 million health care jobs, in roles such as cardiologist, ICU nurse, physical therapist and family practitioner, just to name a few. The average hourly wage is $37.77.

SALES Employees who can sell products, services and more can expect to earn $19.06 an hour. Jobs in this industry, such as account manager, client services coordinator and business development manager, have increased 6 percent in the past four years. In 2016, there were over 16 million sales jobs.

SKILLED TRADES Skilled workers, including plumbers, electricians and HVAC technicians, are paid an average of $21.38 an hour. Jobs for skilled workers are up 8 percent since 2012. Last year there were over 13 million jobs in skilled trades.

Keep in mind that these salaries are just averages. Employees in these in-demand professions can earn significantly higher salaries than listed.

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exhibit. The artwork for this exhibit should “be inspired by imagining what could be left behind from creating a movie or a slide show.”

The deadline for entry is midnight on Friday, Aug. 18.

“Our entry process is entirely online, so artists submit artwork easily and quickly,” said Beverly Abell of the City of Tyler Main Street Department.

Artists should visit www.

DowntownTylerArts. com and click on “Gallery Exhibits” and

then “Gallery Exhibit Information for Artists” in the left-hand column of the page. That link will lead artists to a page that provides all the information they need, as well as links to the actual entry service site.

A helpful feature of the entry process is a full description of exhibit themes. The following is offered for “On the Cutting Room Floor:” “Be inspired to create an artwork by imagining what could be left behind to create a movie or a slide show or chosen to be shown to a wide audience on a screen.

Or perhaps it is just your

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vision to distill and refine your unique idea of an artwork.”

Information on Gallery Main Street hours and rules for entering the exhibit jury process can be found at www.

DowntownTylerArts.com or by calling (903) 5936905 Gallery Main Street is a project of the City of Tyler Main Street Department in cooperation with the volunteers of the Downtown Tyler Arts Coalition and Heart of Tyler, Inc. The gallery opens a new juried exhibit approximately every eight weeks.

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The house was packed with Longview residents eager to get to know more about Islam and the Islamic center

Smith County Clerks’ receive Exemplary Award

The award was host of back up deputy and births in the county. unending drive to achieve presented to Mrs. clerks who work in the Other guidelines were the highest available achievement from the Phillips’ office at the department working to achieved by informing award each year and I’m Texas Department of State 63rd Annual Texas Vital achieve excellence in their medical certifiers and astounded at their ability Health Services, Vital Statistics Conference, held department on a daily justice of the peace offices to do all they do. I love Statistics Unit.

December 6-9, 2016, basis, which has allowed of the law regarding the each and every one of She recognized the in Austin. our office to obtain use of the Texas Electronic them and they are so department’s employees “Our Vital Statistics this award for six years Registrar, completing deserving of this honor.” for their work during Department consists of straight. Our back up an annual survey, and An additional the Smith County two ladies, Jimmie Alaniz Vital Statistics clerks are attending at least two distinction was obtained Commissioners Court. and Brenda Folmar, who Rebecca Felton, Veronica training conferences this year for the county “This marks the sixth have excelled in their field Arteaga, Nathaniel Fields, annually. clerk. Deputy Clerk year in a row for the Smith of expertise, organizing and Robin Holland.”

“I’m so overly proud Brenda Folmar was County Clerk’s Office to and streamlining the In order to meet the of the work each of awarded the honorable claim the 5-Star award, processing of our records requirements for the these deputy clerks (MRC) Master Registrar with four of those years in Vital Statistics. They Exemplary 5 Star do for the office,” Mrs. Certification Award. With being the prestigious have done an outstanding Award, which has been Phillips said. “Each one the number of clerks in 5-Star Exemplary award,” job and continue to given out since 2005, the of these amazing people the state only a handful Tariq Bashir and daughter Amna Tariq Tayseer Ali, Rehan Tariq, Fahad Noman, Anwar Khalifa, Zain Khen, Saad Noman Mrs. Phillips said. go above and beyond Smith County Clerk’s have a strong desire and are accepted into this “Although there are providing fast, efficient office monitors the 254 counties in Texas, records service for our Texas Electronic Registrar, there are 325 Local customers and to the works with local funeral Registrars in the State, State,” Mrs. Phillips said. homes and justice of the with only 21 receiving the “Not only are these ladies peace offices on a daily 5-Star Exemplary Award responsible for these basis to achieve timely this year. ” awards butare there are a and other. reporting of all deaths I enjoyed it all” said.

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we have the same blood “I believe in live and let flowing in our veins. We live,” said McLeroy. “Let respect every religion, and them worship the way we want to tell the commuthey want. They don’t nity who we are.”

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program. On average, about 25 MRC graduates complete the course each year, with Mrs. Folmar being one of them.

“Congratulations goes to Brenda Folmar for her hard work,” Mrs. Phillips said. “We’re so proud of her and her accomplishments.

Brenda’s Master Registrar Certification Plaque received at the December 2016, Annual Conference is proudly hanging in her department, along with all the aforementioned awards.”

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Is Trump Entering a Kill Box?

By Patrick Buchanan Given the bravery he showed in stepping out front as the first senator to endorse Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions deserves better from his boss than the Twitter-trashing he has lately received.

The attorney general has not only been loyal to Trump and his agenda, he has the respect and affection of ex-colleagues in Congress and, more broadly, of populists and conservatives nationally.

Trump’s tweets about Sessions are only demoralizing his base.

Yet the president is not wrong to be exasperated and enraged.

A yearlong FBI investigation into Russian hacking has failed to produce a single indictment. Yet the president watches impotently as a special counsel pulls together a lethal force, inside his own administration, whose undeclared ambition is to bring him down.

Trump’s behavior suggests that he sees the Mueller threat as potentially mortal.

How did we get to this peril point when there is no evidence that Trump or any senior aide colluded in the hacking? As for the June 2016 meeting with the Russians, called

by Donald Trump Jr. when told by a friend that Moscow had dirt on Hillary Clinton, even that was no crime.

Foolish, yes; criminal, no. So, again, how did we get to where talk of impeachment and presidential pardons fills the air?

First, Attorney General Sessions, as a campaign adviser and surrogate for Trump who had met with the Russian ambassador, had to recuse himself from the investigation. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein then assumed oversight authority.

Trump then fired FBI Director James Comey and boasted to Russia’s foreign minister about having gotten the “crazy nut job” off his case. His Oval Office comments leaked.

Comey then leaked notes of his meeting with Trump. Rosenstein then washed his hands of the mess by naming a special counsel.

And he chose a bulldog, ex-FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Hence, where are we?

Despite zero evidence of Trump or his aides colluding in the hacking, a counterintelligence investigation is evolving into a criminal investigation. Mueller is now hiring veteran investigators and prosecutors specializing in white-collar crime.

This is not a witch hunt.

It is an Easter egg hunt on the White House lawn, where the most colorful eggs are likely to be the tax returns and the financial records of Trump, who built a real estate empire in a town where winners brag about how they gutted the losers.

Every enemy of Trump is going to be dropping the dime on him to Mueller.

Moreover, there is no history of special counsels being appointed and applauded by the press, who went home without taking scalps.

Trump understands this.

Reports of his frustration and rage suggest that he knows he has been maneuvered, partly by his own mistakes, into a kill box from which there may be no bloodless exit.

What Trump needs is a leader at Justice who will confine the Mueller investigation to the Russian hacking, and keep Mueller’s men from roaming until they hit prosecutorial pay dirt.

Consider now Trump’s narrowing options.

He can fire Jeff Sessions.

But that will enrage Trump’s base to whom the

senator is a loyal soldier.

And anyone Trump nominates as AG would not be confirmed unless he or she pledged not to interfere with Mueller.

He could direct Rosenstein to fire Mueller. But Rosenstein would assume the Elliot Richardson role in the Saturday Night Massacre, when that AG refused to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, resigned, and was canonized as a martyr by the NeverNixon media.

Even if Trump finds a Justice Department loyalist to play the role of Solicitor General Robert Bork, who carried out Nixon’s orders and fired Cox, this would only mean Mueller’s departure. Mueller’s staff of prosecutors and investigators would still be there, beavering away.

When Archibald Cox was fired, Nixon ordered his entire office shut down.

Yet, within days of the firestorm, it was up and running again with a new special prosecutor. And impeachment resolutions were blossoming in the House.

Another Trump option would be to leave Mueller alone and hope for a benign outcome. But from reports of his rage at the recusal of Sessions and unwillingness of Rosenstein to restrict Mueller to the Russian hacking scandal, Trump seems to sense that an unrestricted investigation represents a mortal threat to his presidency.

And all the talk of impeachment and pardons suggests that this city can

also see what lies over the next hill. After all, we have been here before.

From his history, Mueller is not a man to be intimidated by charges of bias. These will only steel his resolve to pursue with his subpoena power every document he wants, including tax returns, until he has satisfied himself.

The president is unlikely to view this process with indulgence, and patience does not appear to rank high among his virtues.

We are headed for a collision between President Trump and Director Mueller.

Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of a new book, “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.” To find out more about Patrick Buchanan and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at www.creators.com.

Conflicting Visions

By Walter E. Williams For the most part, people share common goals.

Most of us want poor people to enjoy higher standards of living, greater traffic safety, more world peace, greater racial harmony, cleaner air and water, and less crime. Despite the fact that people have common goals, we often see them grouped into contentious factions, fighting tooth and nail to promote polar opposite government policies in the name of achieving a commonly held goal. The conflict is centered around the means to achieve goals rather than the goals themselves. The policies that become law often have the unintended consequence of sabotaging the achievement of the stated goal.

Let’s look at a policy pushed by advocacy groups, politicians and poorly trained, perhaps dishonest, economists — mandated increases in the minimum wage. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman claimed in a 2014 interview with Business Insider that there is actually not much risk of significantly higher wages hurting workers. He argued that low-wage workers are in non-tradable industries for which production cannot be moved overseas and are in industries in which labor cannot be easily replaced by technology. Krugman’s vision is one that my George Mason University colleagues and I try to correct.

Those who argue that the price of something can be raised without people having a response to it have what economists call a zero-elasticity vision of the world. For them, labor prices can rise and employers will employ just as much labor after the price increase as before. There is no evidence anywhere that people have no response to the

change in price of anything. Plus, the longer a price change remains in effect the greater the response to it.

Let’s examine Krugman’s assertion that lowskilled labor cannot be easily replaced by technology.

Momentum Machines has built a robot that can “slice toppings like tomatoes and pickles immediately before it places the slice onto your burger, giving you the freshest burger possible.” The robot is “more consistent, more sanitary, and can produce about 360 hamburgers per hour.” Let’s Pizza is a pizza-making vending machine from Europe that can make four different kinds of pizza in about 2 1/2 minutes.

Kay S. Hymowitz’s recent article “The Mother of All Disruptions,” in a special issue of City Journal, gives numerous examples of jobs loss through technology.

According to The New York Times, 89,000 workers in general merchandise lost their jobs between the beginning of November 2016 and the end of March. And it’s not just the U.S. where robots are replacing labor.

Foxconn’s iPhone-making facility in China has replaced 60,000 workers with robots.

The economic phenomenon that people who call for higher minimum wages ignore is that when the price of anything rises, people seek substitutes. We see it with anything. When the price of oil rose, people sought ways to use less of it through purchasing more insulation for their homes and fuel-efficient cars. When the price of beef rose, people sought cheaper substitutes such as pork and chicken. The substitution effect of price changes is omnipresent, but do-gooders and politicians seem to suggest that labor markets are an exception. It’s bad enough when do-gooders and politicians have that vision, but it is utterly disgusting and inexcusable for a trained economist to buy into that zeroelasticity vision.

It’s not just Krugman. On the eve of the 2007 minimum wage increase, 650 of my fellow economists, including a couple of Nobel laureates, signed a petition that read, “We believe that a modest increase in the minimum wage would improve the well-being of lowwage workers and would not have the adverse effects that critics have claimed.” At the time, I wrote that I felt professional embarrassment for them; however, I felt proud that not a single member of our distinguished George Mason University economic faculty signed the petition.

Convincing people of how the world really works in hopes of promoting more humane policies requires examination and falsification of false visions and premises. That’s a tough job with little prospect for completion.

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

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number of the adult household member who signs the application or, if the adult does not have a social security number, check the box for “No Social Security number” 4. Signature of an adult household member attesting that the information provided is correct CATEGORICAL OR PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY Pine Tree Independent School District is working with local agencies to identify all children who are categorically and program eligible. Pine Tree I. S. D. will notify the households of these children that they do not need to complete an application. Any household that does not receive a letter and feels it should have should contact Michelle Mitchell, School Nutrition Director, 903295-5087, mmitchell@ ptisd.org.

Any household that wishes to decline benefits should contact Michelle Mitchell, School Nutrition Director, 903-295-5087, mmitchell@ptisd.org.

Applications may be submitted anytime during the school year. The information households provide on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility. Applications may also be verified by the school officials at any time during the school year.

DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY Under the provisions of the free and reducedprice meal policy, Michelle Mitchell, School Nutrition Director will review applications and determine eligibility. Households or guardians dissatisfied with the Reviewing Official’s eligibility determination may wish to discuss the decision with the Reviewing Official on an informal basis. Households wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision may make a request either orally or in writing to Dr. Valerie Baxter, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Human Services, P. O. Box 5878, Longview,TX 75608 903295-5000 UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the household should contact the school.

Such changes may make the children of the household eligible for benefits if the household’s income falls at or below the attached current income eligibility guidelines.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded

by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda. gov/complaint_filing_ cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.

To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@ usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Texas Sales Tax Holiday during the state’s annual sales tax holiday.

This year, the sales tax holiday is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-13.

The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced below $100 from sales tax, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend during the weekend.

“Most folks won’t hear the back-toschool bell for another month, but it’s never too early to take advantage of the opportunity to save money on everything

UT Health Northeast Scientist to receive Award

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The Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards are the board’s highest honor. They are offered annually in recognition of faculty members at UT System’s nine academic and six health institutions who have demonstrated extraordinary classroom performance and innovation in undergraduate instruction.

Dr. Lowry’s award includes $25,000 in recognition of performance and innovation.

Faculty members undergo a series of rigorous evaluations by students, peer faculty, and external reviewers.

The review panels consider a range of activities and criteria in their evaluations of a candidate’s teaching performance, including classroom expertise, curricula quality, innovative course development, and student learning outcomes.

“Dr. Lowry has been and continues to be a mentor to so many students in the field of occupational health,” said

Dr. Kirk Calhoun, president, UT Health Northeast. “His dedication helps students to succeed in their careers, which improves the specialty of occupational health for everyone. As a representative of the UT Health campus, Dr. Lowry is very deserving to be recognized with this special honor.”

“I am passionate about teaching and feel that I have succeeded not only when my students excel, but when I learn from my students,” said Dr. Lowry. “I am grateful for this award from the Board of Regents, and I thank them for their recognition.”

About The UT System Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards Established by the Board of Regents in 2008, the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards complement a wide range of System-wide efforts that underscore the Board of Regents’ commitment to ensuring the UT System is a place of intellectual exploration and discovery, educational excellence and unparalleled opportunity.

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However, “Good Farming Practices” does not address cover crops, so there is an Adding a dispute with a crop insurance additional set of guidelines that direct when company is the last thing farmers need. farmers should terminate cover crops before Kevin Glanz, a farmer near Manchester, Iowa, has planted cover crops for five years. planting their main crop to remain eligible for crop insurance.

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Last year, his crop insurance agent raised insurance bills (or premiums), indemnities, concerns. After three in-person inspections and expense reimbursement to crop insurance companies. as part of a quality control audit, Kevin Congress is beginning work on the understood if he filed a claim in the fall, his loss may not be covered due to a cover crop next farm bill, and we urge our elected representatives to consider policies that practice. encourage crop insurance companies to Crop insurance is managed by the support conservation practices, such as cover federal government, which underwrites crops. policies. In addition, the U.S. Department Farmers and good stewards like Kevin of Agriculture has established “Good Farming Practices” to help define good crop need to know they can depend on their crop T:5.73” insurance. management and stewardship.

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Flipping Houses — It’s Not Like TV ...From Page 1

By Nathaniel Sillin Flipping a house can seem like a walk in the park when it’s wrapped into a few montages during a half-hour TV segment. Find a rundown property. Buy it.

Take out a few walls, paint, replace carpets, upgrade the kitchen and voilà – you could make tens of thousands of dollars in just a short time. Reality is seldom so straightforward. Flipping a home can be risky, and there’s no guarantee you’ll profit.

Finding and buying the right house at the right price point can be difficult. The shows often start with the submission of a winning offer on a home. You may not realize that it takes a lot of work to determine what a potentially good flip looks like and find a property to match.

Experienced flippers have learned how to estimate costs and work backward. A rule of thumb in the industry is to take 70 percent of the potential selling price (what’s known as the

after-repair value, or ARV), subtract the renovation costs and use that as the maximum buying price.

You’ll need a lot of background information, including comparable selling prices of similar homes, to figure out the right numbers. The ability to be honest with yourself while estimating the cost of parts and labor is also important.

For example, if you estimate that you could sell your renovated home for $200,000, you’d start at $140,000 (70 percent of a $200,000). If you calculate that the renovation costs will be $40,000, you’ll arrive at the maximum buying price of $100,000.

The 30 percent margin that remains if everything goes according to plan isn’t entirely profit; you may still have expenses like closing costs or reimbursing your investors.

You need a lot of working capital. While paying cash for a home can expedite the sale and increase profits, it might not be an option for beginner flippers.

However, traditional lenders don’t necessarily offer financing for flips,

especially if you’re trying to fix up a dilapidated home. Even when they do, you might not be able to borrow enough to cover all your expenses.

Instead, some flippers turn to hard-money lenders, private individuals or companies that issue short-term loans backed by real assets (such as the home you’re buying).

With either traditional or hard-money lenders, expect the financing costs to be higher than what you’d pay for a mortgage if you’re buying a home to live in.

Keeping an eye on your total budget is essential. If you borrow enough money to make the purchase but don’t have cash on hand to pay for the renovations and unexpected contingencies, you’ll be stuck before you even start.

In addition to the purchase price, you’ll need money for renovations, upgrades, inspections and permits. Also, consider the cost of ownership between the purchase and sale.

Carrying costs, including utilities, financing, insurance and property maintenance, can add up each month.

You want to move fast.

One thing you pick up from TV is that time is of the essence. In competitive markets, you’ll need to move quickly to evaluate a home and put in an offer before someone else buys it.

Successful flippers may have a real estate license or work with a real estate agent to get access to the multiple listing service (MLS), a directory of homes that are for sale.

Others look for homes that are for sale by owner (FSBO) or use direct mail campaigns to reach out to prospective sellers.

Once you buy the home, there’s another race against time to complete the work and make a sale. Working with a trusted contractor and real estate attorney could expedite the project.

Once you’ve developed a strong working relationship, you may even

Tyler ISD Students awarded AP Scholar Honors ...From Page 1

Each year, the Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Board recognizes students who have demonstrated significant achievement on AP Exams through the AP Scholar Awards. Tyler ISD has learned that 86 students were named as AP Scholars based on scores from last year’s AP Exams. This number is a significant increase over last year’s impressive number of 62 students.

In 2017, 48 Tyler ISD students were named AP Scholar, 16 students were named AP Scholar with Honor and 22 students received AP Scholar with Distinction. Most notably, two students were honored as 2017 National AP Scholars: Jacob Mackey, REL Valedictorian and Mary Claire Neal, REL Salutatorian.

“These positive student outcomes are a direct reflection of the dedication and commitment our advanced academics teachers and students have as we continue to exceed our goals,” Gary Brown, Tyler ISD executive director of college and career, said. “Congratulations and thank you for a job well done.”

The chart below outlines the growth in number of Tyler ISD AP Scholars over recent years: • AP Scholar - Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams; • AP Scholar with Honor - Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams; • AP Scholar with Distinction - Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams; • National AP Scholar - Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

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Health

June 22-29, August 3-9, 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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