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Oklahoma’s Biblical irony
There’s an almost biblical irony to Oklahoma’s latest tornado disaster. Not a funny irony, but the grim, tragic kind so common to acts of God. Four months before this twister, five of Oklahoma’s seven...
View ArticleNone of my business: We have a cockeyed view of poverty in America.
It was late, I was grumpy, and the woman in front of me was ing cigarettes. I noticed the items in her cart: snacks, colas, and frozen foods. I looked at how she dressed, considered the carton of...
View ArticleLone Star State: Tax breaks for job hunters
Summertime is the season that often leads to major life decisions, such as ing a home, moving or a job change. If you are looking for a new job that is in the same line of work, you may be able to...
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Depending on the kindness of strangers:The only sure result of Detroit’s...
The other shoe finally dropped in Detroit. The once-proud city — variously known as “Motown,” “the Arsenal of Democracy,” and “the City of Champions” — filed for bankruptcy. There’s a local effort...
View ArticleImprovement talk
District 3 residents started arriving early at Broughton Community Center for the latest town hall meeting. Extra chairs had to be brought in for the bigger-than-expected crowd. These residents aired...
View ArticleThe values divide: The showdown in Washington isn’t just about political...
There’s a lot of talk about how polarized the country is today. Sometimes that polarization is more than about partisan politics — it’s about real differences in values. Take the House Republicans’...
View ArticleFalse employer scams:TWC encourages Texans to protect personally identifiable...
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) today warned Texas job seekers to be aware of unscrupulous people posing as potential employers who may try to obtain personally identifiable information such as...
View ArticleLEDCO staff member elected
Kelly Kinsey, Youth Career Development Director of the Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) in Longview, Texas was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the Career and...
View ArticleNationStar Brings Jobs to Longview
NATIONSTAR CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER moving to Longview bringing hundreds of new jobs to the area -The Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) is pleased to announce that Nationstar Mortgage,...
View ArticleA Stronger Economy Will Also Destroy Jobs
In South Africa, people who speak Afrikaans use the word “robot” to mean the same thing it means in English. But it is also the word for “traffic light.” Why? Before automated signals, motorists on...
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