Longview

Recently I was tasked with the assignment of going to a place of worship to experience another style different then the type of church I go to . I attend Rollins Church of Christ in Longview, Texas where the pastor is Reverend Ricky Lawler. We are a small place of worship which holds usually 85 to 100 people on Sunday Service. We had the option to choose to go to a Catholic church or Charismatic church. On November 5th, 2014 a fellow classmate and I decided to attend Wednesday night service at…

year ago now, I was visiting my grandparents in Salem, and I got a call from my dad. Long story short, my dad had a new girlfriend, and she and her two kids had moved into my house. I came back home to Washington and moved into a women’s shelter in Longview for a couple months so I could continue school at…

parents and teachers and all that was left was the test, interview, and speech. The test and interview were scheduled for the same day for all the districts in our area, which includes Daingerfield District, Mineola District, Paris District, and Longview District, plus our Area Officer’s test and interview. That experience was so intimidating, I had no idea who anyone was, my Ag teacher left me because she had to interview other district's candidates, and then my phone died, so it wasn't going…

Harry Truman said “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” We all search the meaning of courage. The definition of courage in Oxford English Dictionary is ‘the ability to do something that frightens one’. Traditionally, courage is often looked as physical bravery in which we see the hero making a sacrifice for the greater…

I am conducting and interview with Brit Minor from Gregg County Human Resources department. I am conducting my interview inside a room that is used to interview job candidates at Gregg County Court house in Longview Texas. The date is November 14, 2016. Ms. Minor is an administrative assistant. Because Gregg county has a smaller Human Resources department she handles new hire orientation, open job placement, and job descriptions. She also handles level one conflicts that come into the Gregg…

contest. This play’s book was written by Doug Wright, lyrics written by Amanda Green, and music done by Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green. Thanks to the collaboration of the production team, the audience was able to experience a grueling contest in Longview, Texas of 1995. Presented by a special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., this play was successful in getting the audience invested in their characters’ lives and the outcome of incredible contest. Hands on a Hardbody hit on many major…

In 1875, the Civil Rights Act was established which strived for equal rights among all races and ethnicity however it wasn’t long until African Americans were once again seen lower than their white peers. In 1883, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional and this ruling meant that individuals and private organizations could discriminate racially as they please. This was because the Fourteenth Amendment says that States could deny any citizen equal protection of…

On November 4th, 1969 in the Texas town of Uvalde, Matthew David McConaughey was born to his mother, Mary Kathleen. His father was a Mississippi-born gas station owner who ran an oil pipe supply business. Growing up in Longview, Texas, Matthew had little interest in his father’s oil business. He took a trip to Australia to get a change in scenery and returned with a slight accent. After coming home to Texas, Matthew attended the University of Texas in Austin originally for law, but, then he…

The Louisville Metro Police Department is required by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, which oversees training for the state, to have Domestic Violence Training every two years. This block of instruction is most commonly taught during mandated training. This year’s topics include proper completion and utilization of the Lethal Assessment (LAP) Form how to properly document victim’s injuries and take necessary photographs. The instructor from the Domestic Violence Unit also reviews the…

school printed in simple black text. As I read the first few pages, I learned the inventor of the world's largest earthmoving equipment, R.G. LeTourneau founded the school. In 1946, he bought the former military facility, Harmon General Hospital in Longview, Texas; one-hundred fifty-six acres and two hundred buildings.…