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Senior success: Longview High School seniors received $3.3 million in scholarship offers and earned about 3,000 college credits

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:53:52 +0000

The district honored numerous students for their high school success, including 21 of the 24 International Baccalaureate students who will also collect up to 756 college hours for earning the IB diploma. Local scholarship offers accounted for about $1.15 million of the 2013 haul, according to Kay Ray, Longview High School’s coordinator of college scholarships …

Money still can’t buy happiness: And we finally have a nation that’s taking that reality to heart.

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:04:43 +0000

What makes us happy? In America, we’ve been asking this question ever since 1776, the year we declared for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Back then, Americans seeking more happiness had little more than guesswork to go by. Now we have help: a new science of happiness with years of research findings behind …

Famed healer comes to Good Shepard

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:13:25 +0000

Dr. Charles Secrest is one of the country’s most renowned urologists, and as of May 1 has joined Good Shepherd Medical Associates to further boost this institution’s success in bringing optimum health to all East Texans. Simply put, urological care in this region is better than ever. Patients have long traveled great distances to receive …

Don’t hang it up: Landlines create a lifeline for rural Texans

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:24:21 +0000

The past few decades have been one of breathtaking change in telephone communications technology. Nowadays, we Texans are able to connect with family, friends and business associates via traditional landline telephones, and through video, voice and data communications delivered over integrated wireline and wireless networks. Despite this remarkable leap in technology, universally available landline phone …

SB 1327: Toll road construction project and public utilities

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:01:16 +0000

East Texas Review Dear Editor: I sincerely hope the Legislature will enact SB 1327. This bill deals with toll road construction projects and public utilities, which operate in the right-of-way. Currently, any cost of moving public utilities is shared between the utility (and thus its customers) and the toll road project. If SB 1327 is …

‘Freezing’ your credit reports

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:32 +0000

Although the odds of having your identity stolen remain quite low, anyone who’s ever been had their bank or credit card account compromised knows what a pain it can be to unravel the mess. Sometimes enterprising hackers just need your Social Security number, address and date of birth to start opening new accounts in your …

Kickin’ off cancer: the 2013 Longview Cattle Baron’s Ball Kick-off Party, a huge success

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:09:32 +0000

Michelle Miller, Rachel Tipak, Ginger Cuthbert, Candy Blackburn, Levette Williams, Donna Blalock, Chaska Norwood, Jessica Trainer, Rachal Malone, Cindy Macon, Barbara Hawkins, Sherry generic viagra Amos-Wydermyer Longview Cattle Baron’s Ball recently kicked off the 25th year with Champagne and Chocolates at the Bella Mia Gallery. The Committee members are inviting the community to attend this …

Capping payday

Joycelyne Fadojutimi — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:29:53 +0000

A recently released statewide poll shows nearly two-thirds generic cialis (63 percent) of surveyed Texans age 45 and older support a state law that would cap the interest rates and fees payday loan companies can charge borrowers. The majority of those surveyed (79%) believe that these loans should be capped at 36% or less. AARP …

LRMC shows their holiday spirit

Kelly Bell — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:54:52 +0000

Kelly Bell 1-4-2013 Longview Regional Medical Center employees give back to the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County this holiday season. Longview Regional Medical Center (LRMC) spent Wednesday, December 12 hosting a hamburger and hot dog cookout to raise funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County. Held on the hospital campus, the event collected $1650 for this worthy …

SWEPCO proposes rate hike

Kelly Bell — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:33:44 +0000

The Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO, a unit of American Electric Power) has requested permission from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to raise electric power rates in Texas by about $83 million. Should this hike be approved it will go into effect in January and result in approximately an additional $12 monthly (16%) for Lone Star …