1,571 TJC students make the Fall 2025 Deans’ and President’s lists

1,571 TJC students make the Fall 2025 Deans’ and President’s lists

Feb 6, 2026

TJC announces Fall 2025 Deans’ and President’s lists Tyler Junior College has recognized 1,571 students named to the president’s and dean’s lists for their outstanding academic achievements during the Fall 2025 semester. The president’s list consists of 562 students who completed 12 or

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Former NFL Player Convicted for $197M Medicare Fraud

Former NFL Player Convicted for $197M Medicare Fraud

Feb 4, 2026

A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted the owner of a marketing company, and former NFL player, for his role in a yearslong scheme to bill Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs

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Consistency matters: Moral clarity requires it

Consistency matters: Moral clarity requires it

Feb 2, 2026

By Armstrong Williams As I read the commentary across social media, legacy media and the broader public discourse surrounding the latest deadly shooting in Minnesota, I see something deeper than disagreement over facts or law. I see a nation struggling to reconcile rights,

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TO GIVE OR TO GET

TO GIVE OR TO GET

Feb 1, 2026

By Guido Ministries Little Billy Taylor had been sick for a while, and his friend came to see him every day. This touched Billy’s mother’s heart, so she thanked him for visiting her son so faithfully. “That’s O.K., Mrs. Taylor,” he said. “But

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City to Host Tree-Mendous Adoption Meeting to Kick Off 5,000-Tree Initiative

City to Host Tree-Mendous Adoption Meeting to Kick Off 5,000-Tree Initiative

Jan 28, 2026

ETR Staff Report The City of Longview invites residents to a community meeting to learn how they can help transform the local landscape through a major new reforestation effort. The Tree-Mendous Adoption Meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3,

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Giver or Gifts?

Giver or Gifts?

Jan 24, 2026

By Guido Ministries Two friends decided to get together for lunch. When they sat down, Janice noticed her friend Tina still wore her engagement ring despite a broken engagement. “My love for him is gone,” she admitted, “but my love for the ring

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Freedom from Fear

Freedom from Fear

Jan 18, 2026

By Guido Ministries Fear can grip us in the most unexpected moments. Some are irrational fears such as fearof heights or spiders. Some are rooted in truth such as an abused woman or someone who receives a cancer diagnosis. Our Lord offers a

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Tyler ISD Senior Earns Full-Ride Scholarship to Harvard University

Tyler ISD Senior Earns Full-Ride Scholarship to Harvard University

Jan 14, 2026

Catie Espiricueta has been awarded the prestigious QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship ETR Staff Report “I applied through QuestBridge because it is designed to connect low-income, high-achieving students to top schools that might otherwise feel out of reach because of cost or circumstances.”

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CHRISTUS Health launches oncology clinic in Longview

CHRISTUS Health launches oncology clinic in Longview

Jan 13, 2026

ETR Staff Report (LONGVIEW, Texas) – CHRISTUS Health has opened its first oncology clinic in Longview, a key step forward in the continued growth of the health system’s comprehensive cancer program. Located adjacent to the family medicine clinic inside CHRISTUS NorthPark, 323 E.

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“Friends in Both Places”

“Friends in Both Places”

Jan 9, 2026

By Guido Ministries Mark Twain, when asked about heaven and hell, remarked, “I’m silent of necessity. I have friends in both places.” Like him, we all know people on different paths. Yet, unlike Twain’s humorous silence, we’re called to speak boldly about our

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