Love tops Big Pines
by Joycelyne Fadojutimi / ETR
Andrew Baxter, Espanranza Williams, Serena LeRoux, Natalie Everett, Keelie Graff, Amanda Turner, Stephanies Coates, Tallo Stephens, Kameron Dixon
1800 Positive Place in Marshall, Texas is true to its name. It is the home of very happy young Boys and Girls Club members.
Amanda Turner remembers her first visit when she was five-years old. But then, the club was not as beautiful and busy as it is today. She came back when she was 14. This year, she is a volunteer in the Club. She makes sure that she does all her assigned work which includes supervising young ones, giving out lunch and doing other chores as assigner.
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Powerful man of the WORD arrives in East Texas
by Joycelyne Fadojutimi / ETR
The Jacksons: Joshua, Kim, Parker, Tommy & Lauren
The Reverend Tommy Jackson is the new Lead Pastor of Rose Heights Church in Longview. This Warrior for the Lord is new to the area, but happy to be here after long service in the North Texas metroplex. He is already smitten by the unspoiled rural beauty of the piney woods of deep East Texas.
“I like the people, the beauty of the region, and it is not as large as Dallas,” he said.
A native of Victoria, Texas, Jackson invited Jesus Christ into his heart at age twelve, a year later he sub... MORE-->
Education, energy gets attention
by Kelly Bell/ Contributing Writer
More support for career technical education was the major point of comments recently made before the Governor’s Competitiveness Council by John Stroud, executive director of the Longview Economic Development Corporation.
“The high school drop out rate in Texas is 35% and as high as 50% along the border with Mexico. A major goal of a “competitiveness council” must be to keep more of our students in high school or otherwise we will have lost all opportunities for good jobs or going to a two-ye... MORE-->
Lonestar sized cooking, fun and giveaways for children, families
by Staff reports
Kidgits Super Duper Mini Chefs extravaganza is slated for this holiday weekend, Saturday July the 5th in the Longview Mall from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The entire family will enjoy a smorgasbord of activities. Children will have the opportunity to express their creativity with pasta.
Moreover, the extravaganza will feature children’s entertainment, a Playskool’s MR. POTATO HEAD MIX’N MATCH activity.
Kidgits members will also receive free fruit and veggie play sets including kids placema... MORE-->
UT Health Science Center to offers
Have you recently been diagnosed with diabetes? Are you struggling to cope with your diabetes? Do you want to know how to best manage your diabetes to maintain long-term health?
For more information or to register, call (903) 877-7569.
UTHSCT Website at www.uthct.edu.
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Combs issues preliminary franchise tax data
Comptroller Susan Combs issued her preliminary estimate of revenue from the revised franchise tax. Combs said that $4.2 billion has been collected to date. That amount, however, is still subject to any protests, appeals, settlements, and the like that will occur.
All those required to file a 2008 franchise tax return who have not submitted one to the comptroller are now late and are subject to penalties. Combs said that 133,000 payments have been received to date. Of those 133,000 payments, ... MORE-->
Critics slam electronic voting in committee
by Mark Lavergne/LSR
The integrity of the people’s votes may be in the hands of computer programmers, and large corporations, if the state and nation continues to move away from paper ballots and towards electronic voting machines that are intended to eliminate human error.
That, at least, was the message of several witnesses and activists at the House Elections Committee hearing on June 25.
Clint Curtis, who works in document management and encryption for NASA, told the committee that electronic voting mach... MORE-->
TEXAS TIMES - a core right, reaffirmed
As we celebrate Independence Day, we can also celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s recognition that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.
Our country’s founders understood the importance of this right, and secured it in the Bill of Rights immediately after the right to free speech and religion.
The founders had suffered under tyrannical government. They drafted the Second Amendment to ensure that citizens were never disarmed. I am proud that Texas h... MORE-->
Chesapeake Energy makes commitment to cyber innovation center
$100,000 given to support Bossier Initiative
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) recently continued its philanthropic activity in northwest Louisiana when Kevin McCotter, Chesapeake Director of Corporate Development, presented a $100,000 check to Cyber Innovation Center Executive Director Craig Spohn. The presentation took place in the offices of Bossier City Mayor Lorenz “Lo” Walker.
“We believe in responsible investing in communities where we conduct business,” McCotter said. “The Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) is a state-of-the... MORE-->
Rising fuel costs hits flying - Tyler Pounds Field nets funding
by Kelly Bell/ Contributing Writer
During its recent meeting, the Tyler City Council unanimously passed a proposal to allow Tyler Pounds Regional Airport to receive a $2.8 million Airport Improvement Program Grant from the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA). The Airport Advisory Boardunanimously approved the resolution during the June 3 meeting.
The grant will finance as much as 95% of the following projects:
* Design and clearing of the Runway Visibility Zone (RVZ)
* Phase III of the Perimeter Road Construction Projec... MORE-->
Have you seen this child?
Timothy M. Sherman has been missing since 6.08.08
Please if you see him, call 936.829.3301 or contact the Longview Police Department at 903.237.1199 or the Diboll Police Department at 936.829.5586
Timothy was born 4/17/92. He is a 16-year old with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 135-150 lbs
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America, land of the free and home of the blessed
by James J. Jackson
Happy Birthday, America. God has truly showered His grace upon you as a nation.
Many people today take delight in attacking America. Many people castigate the U.S. regularly, spewing hate-filled epithets about our nation. The problem is, the leading America-haters are American citizens. We have so much to be thankful for, yet so many of us strive to dwell upon the negative.
They say that America is hated around the world, but they are wrong. In fact, most people of the world still love Am... MORE-->
Federal disaster insurance could be ... disastrous
by Bud Schauerte / LSR
Two pieces of legislation dealing with disaster insurance protection now are making their ways, by fits and starts, through the U.S. Congress.
Both proposals, were they to become laws, would fundamentally transform the current system of state regulated homeowners insurance into dual state/Federal regulatory programs.
One bill (HR 3121) proposes that windstorm insurance protection be made available to those who have acquired flood insurance through the Federal government’s National Flood ... MORE-->
Teen made pregnancy pact
by Armstrong Williams
By now you’ve heard about the teenage girls from Gloucester, Massachusetts who may or may not have made a pact to become pregnant. Well, let me disavow you of the belief that there was no pact. Regardless of what Lindsay Oliver – one of the pregnant teens – says about there being no pact, don’t believe it. Eighteen teenage girls at the same school and same time don’t just get pregnant by coincidence (four girls from Gloucester High School (GHS) got pregnant last year for reference). Principal J... MORE-->
Governments can’t create wealth
by Kenneth L. Russell
But neither can people create very much wealth without intelligent people in charge of government that know the difference between money and wealth.
A person on the government payroll may or may not create wealth. A teacher does not create wealth but he/she plays a critical roll in the education of its citizens so that with jobs they can create wealth.
A policeman on the government payroll does not create wealth but one of his jobs is to protect wealth.
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Watch out for gray leaf spot in St. Augustine grass!
by Dennis Smith
Have you every noticed small spots on the leaf blades of your St. Augustinegrass? It could be a sign that gray leaf spot has infected your lawn. Gray leaf spot disease, slows grow-in, thins established stands and can kill large areas of St. Augustinegrass turf during the frequent warm rainy periods or by irrigating too often in the summer.
Gray leaf spot is a fungus that attacks St. Augustinegrass, as well as several other turf grass species including perennial ryegrass, bermudagrass, fescue... MORE-->
Lonestar blazing heat: Sun safety in the summer
by Jill Parker
It’s that time again in Texas when the temperatures get up to three digit numbers, but it isn’t just the heat that is getting to you. The sun also emits UV rays which can be harmful to the skin. Did you know that excessive exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of the sun is the most important preventable cause of all skin cancers? Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and according to the National Cancer Institute it is estimated that there will be 62,480 new cases in the United State... MORE-->
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars?
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars? There seems to be a lot of controversy over whether hydrogen can really be generated and stored in such a way to be practical?
-- Stephane Kuziora, Thunder Bay, ON
The jury is still out on whether hydrogen will ultimately be our environmental savior, replacing the fossil fuels responsible for global warming and various nagging forms of pollution. Two main hurdles stand in the way of mass production and widespread consum... MORE-->
“From Riches to Rags…to Riches”
by Dr. David Dykes
People have always been fascinated with rags to riches stories. One of my favorites is the fascinating story of Colonel Harlan Sanders. Harlan Sanders quit school after the seventh grade and worked in a series of odd jobs until he was in his forties. That’s when he opened a gas station near Corbin, Kentucky. He had always loved cooking, so he perfected a special batter using 11 herbs and spices, and cooked his chicken in a pressure cooker. For years he sold his chicken to people who stopped to b... MORE-->
Food & Fun for the Fourth: Celebrate with a fabulous party with family & friends
Marinated butterflied leg of American lamb, grilled to perfection, feeds a crowd deliciously. It’s easy. Try Mint-Raspberry Marinade to complement lamb’s rich flavor. Combine 1/3 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint and 1 minced garlic clove.
Sweet Northwest cherries, available June through August, are nutrient dense and loaded with important antioxidants. Choose firm, plump, shiny cherries and store in the refrigerator, ready for healthy snacking or... MORE-->
Can you live to be 150?
Antioxidants are part of the secret to longevity
The French know and love their red wine. What they may not know are the health benefits offered up in each and every glass. Despite diets typically high in saturated fat, the French have relatively low incidences of heart disease and they may be living longer and feeling younger. They could have the wine to thank for that because of a relatively unknown antioxidant found in the beverage: resveratrol.
Many people are familiar with the term antioxidant. Antioxidants do just what their name impl... MORE-->
Did you know?
The number of vegetarians throughout the country appears to be on the rise. In 2006, the Vegetarian Resource Group, via a poll conducted by Harris Interactive(R), asked Americans 18 and older which foods, if any, they never eat. The list included meat, poultry, fish or seafood, dairy products, eggs, and honey. By definition, 2.3 percent of respondents were found to be vegetarian, replying that they never ate meat, fish or poultry. Nearly triple that amount, 6.7 percent, replied that they never a... MORE-->
Love tops Big Pines
Powerful man of the WORD arrives in East Texas
Education, energy gets attention
Lonestar sized cooking, fun and giveaways for children, families
UT Health Science Center to offers 
Combs issues preliminary franchise tax data
Critics slam electronic voting in committee
TEXAS TIMES - a core right, reaffirmed
Chesapeake Energy makes commitment to cyber innovation center
Rising fuel costs hits flying - Tyler Pounds Field nets funding 
Have you seen this child?
Teen made pregnancy pact
Watch out for gray leaf spot in St. Augustine grass!
Lonestar blazing heat: Sun safety in the summer
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that hydrogen can replace oil to run our cars?
“From Riches to Rags…to Riches” 
Food & Fun for the Fourth: Celebrate with a fabulous party with family & friends
Can you live to be 150?