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CNB helps Habitat: Commits $30,000.00 to Longview Habitat for Humanity...
Brad Tidwell, president and chief executive officer of Citizens National Bank recently announced that the bank has pledged a capital donation of $30,000 to Longview Habitat for Humanity. “Citizens...
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Bossing the poor around:How about a bill banning soda sales at the House of...
I spent a few months on food stamps this year. As a single woman in San Diego, I qualified for $70 a month — less than a dollar per meal. But I’m lucky and I’m unusual because many of my friends are...
View ArticleLower income? Don’t pass up the saver’s credit
In 2002, Congress passed legislation to create an income tax credit designed to encourage lower- and middle-income people to save money for retirement. The saver’s credit, worth up to $1,000 a year for...
View ArticleCharting a better path for our public schools:Even middle-class students no...
Nearly 60 years after the Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education decision, separate but unequal school systems still stunt our nation’s potential. After the 1954 ruling, segregating...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov Glitches are not the biggest problem: Focus needs to be on...
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee on the technical problems that have plagued the...
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Grand bargain or raw deal? Many elderly
Many elderly Americans are close enough to poverty’s edge that Social Security cuts of any size could push them over the brink. Following the government shutdown drama, politicians in Washington...
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Thou Shalt Not Tolerate Inequality: By rejecting a “deified Market,” Pope...
Sometimes you don’t have to say anything “new” to make news. Consider the “apostolic exhortation” the Vatican recently released. This statement from Pope Francis, observers note, didn’t really break...
View ArticleOrganizations Collaborate for Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive
East Texans are invited to help “Stuff-A-Bus” with non-perishable food items as part of a coordinated community food drive effort. Longview Transit, in partnership with Longview ISD, Pine Tree ISD, and...
View ArticleUninsured Youth
In their quest to land a job, any job, many young adults will sacrifice what used to be called “fringe benefits” to gain a foot in the door. But many entry-level jobs either offer no healthcare...
View ArticleFighting Poverty With Real American Values
A recent forum on fighting poverty, sponsored by the Jack Kemp Foundation and moderated by House Speaker Paul Ryan and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, showed why the Republican Party is America’s party...
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