May 1, 2018 The Our 24th Year of Publishing FREE Weekly (979) 849-5407 PLEASE mybulletinnewspaper.com © 2018 TAKE ONE LAKE JACKSON •Bulletin CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • ANGLETON DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY Giving up We all have coins is a skin in this penny foolish game of life By Peter Funt WIN FREE TICKETS By John Toth Special to The Bulletin Editor and Publisher Now that the nation has a $1.3 tril- The nurse was friendly, but to lion budget, lawmakers can resume the point, asking me all kinds of Here we go again, with our biggest Ticket Giveaway Contest of the year. We are planning to give questions while typing away on the debate about whether to pinch away two tickets to each entry slip we select randomly out of the old shoe box. There will be at least pennies. computer. This was the big day. six winners. To enter, just fill in all spaces of this form and mail to: The Bulletin, PO Box 2426, Angle- I had an appointment for a skin The threat to do away with pen- ton, TX 77516. Entry deadline is May 24, 2018. One entry per person. Please include city and zipcode. nies and nickels surfaces on Capitol cancer screening. Hill almost every year. Indeed, NAME______I’ve never had one, and my wife The Wall Street Journal printed had nagged me into getting it, just a spirited debate recently by two ADDRESS______to make sure highly accredited economists on that everything that vexing question. One scholar PHONE______EMAIL______was alright. But claimed the coins are “a nuisance,” what if it wasn’t? while the other wrote, “Money is the I LIKE THE BULLETIN BECAUSE ______Well, she said, lubricant that greases the wheels of it’s good to know commerce.” early on so that it As someone who spent formative can be treated. years scrounging for coins, let me Sully, meet Tammie, America’s new hero airline pilot RAMBLINGS Either way, there was no way offer what economists refer to as By The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board out. She made the appointment, and “my two cents” on this matter. A century after airplanes first took there I was, sitting next to the nurse. First, to dispel a myth. You can’t to the skies, the concept of flying “Would you mind if the doctor retrieve a coin from under a grate in confounds. Even though air travel is brings in an intern for the examina- the street by lowering a string tied to routine, leaving earth to float in an tion?” she asked. “They have to a piece of bubblegum, as I once saw engine-powered tube still feels – at learn somehow, you know.” in a movie. What you need is more some level, to most commercial air I was thinking, isn’t that what weight - for instance, a golf ball - and passengers – mysterious or scary. classrooms are for, and maybe a properly viscous liquid such as Any sense of terror is misplaced. cadavers? This was my first time (Continued on Page 4) Flying is safer than driving. Say it with a dermatologist, and I was with us: Flying is safe. already nervous – not about the Yet mistrust helps explain our examination, but about the what if. fascination with flight, and our Tears of joy How could I refuse? What differ- dread of air accidents. Southwest ence did it make? After all, she is Airlines 737 headed from New York studying to be a doctor, and one day to Dallas experienced a cataclysmic I may have to rely on her expertise engine failure, forcing it to divert to keep me alive. to Philadelphia. One passenger “Of course not. That’s fine,” I died, but the captain, a former Navy replied. fighter pilot named Tammie Jo “Great. Take off all your clothes Shults, was credited with landing (Continued on Page 10) (Continued on Page 7) Approved by all INSIDE THIS ISSUE Texas courts AI and banking May 5 Shortest class allowed by law Skin cancer risks Always entertaining! Brazosport College student Ashley Texas job numbers Lundy has a big reason to be very Always educational! Call today to make a reservation! happy. See Page 9 for story. Today’s Honolulu Page 2 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com AI predicted to wipe out half of banking jobs in a decade BASF, Yara contribute to Farm Bureau The Mercury News it’s going to take a big investment to “Unless banks deal with the per- Advances in artificial intelligence make that happen. formance issues that AI will cause and automation could replace as James D’Arezzo, CEO of for ultra-large databases, they many as half the nation’s financial Glendale, Calif.-based Condusiv will not be able to take the money services workers over the next Technologies, says that’s where gained by eliminating positions and decade, industry experts say, but things are headed. spend it on the new services and products they will need in order to stay competitive,” he said. Intensive hardware upgrades are often cited as an answer to the problem, but D’Arezzo said that’s prohibitively expensive. He cited a recent announcement from the Tokyo Institute of Technology Global LET’S GIVE HER THOSE PSYCH MEDS IMMEDIATELY: A Scientific and Computing Center as woman started choking her boyfriend from behind as they were sitting an example. in his truck in a parking lot in Your County, Pa., after she read his emails The center is developing a super- and found out he was cheating on her. He bit her arm and threw one of computer to meet the demands of her shoes out of the vehicle to get her to go after it. She did. He drove off artificial intelligence and big data BASF & Yara International made a $10,000 donation to Brazoria- with her psych medications, which she told police she wanted back. applications. But existing supercom- Galveston County Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Education program at the OLD HABITS DIE HARD: A man, facing a stolen car charge in puters tend to cost $50 million to grand opening/ribbon cutting celebration of the new Yara Freeport LLC Hartford, Conn., came to court in a stolen car. several hundred million dollars. Ammonia Plant. Pictured are Deana Fuchs, Ag Program Coordinator, I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE But senior banking executives James Northrup, Cindy Suggs (BASF), Tom Ferguson & Donald Fuchs. CREAM: An ice cream van driver hit a rival ice cream guy with a shovel increasingly agree on the inevitabil- after the rival pulled into his usual selling spot in South Close, England. ity of artificial intelligence-based COME AND GET ME, COPPER! Police arrested a convicted felon services – and the job losses they who was living in a vacant store in Orland Park, Ill., with two loaded will create. pistols, 100 rounds of ammunition and a bobcat. THEY’RE NOT REALLY FROM VIENNA, YOU KNOW: A man, brandishing a hatchet, stormed into a store in Nashville, and stole a can of Vienna sausages and some beef jerky. TV ZOMBIES AND DRUGS NOT A GOOD MIX: A man rammed a stolen car into the terminal of the airport in Peoria, Ill., boarded an empty plane, and then came out and threw a brick through the rear window of the squad car of the county deputy who came to put a stop to it. He said he planned to steal the officer’s car and drive it to Florida. He did it because he thought he was being chased by zombies. Drugs were said to be a factor. YOU’RE A LITTLE LATE, BUB: A burglar broke into a café in Sydney, Australia, then ran out and returned with a pair of underpants on his head to disguise himself from the surveillance camera which had already filmed him. IT’S TIME TO PAR-TAY! A van driver was pulled over in Cam- ABOUT US bridgeshire, England because the vehicle’s front end was suspiciously squished to the ground. This was because he was transporting 5,000 John and Sharon cans of high-test Polish lager. The van was 3,300 pounds over the legal Toth, Owners and limit. Publishers NOT THE EDUCATION WE HAD IN MIND: A student at a Since July 4, 1994 middle school in Austin used his parents’ credit card to pay a stripper to come to his school at 11:30 in the morning. The lady in question showed THE BULLETIN is distrib- up at the address provided, and, when she saw that it was Gresham uted each Tuesday by J&S Middle School, called the front office and explained what happened. The Communications, Inc.. E-mail student is facing “disciplinary action.” letters and press releases WELL, WELL, WHAT HAVE WE HERE? Police uncovered a to [email protected]. major marijuana growing farm inside a home in West Yorks, England, because heat from growing lamps melted the snow on the roof after Faxed or mailed announce- a major storm. It was the only roof on the block that wasn’t covered in ments are no longer snow. accepted. For advertising SO THE EVIDENCE IS MOUNTING: Police in Ontario have information, call (979) 849- brought 144 charges against four people for a string of cottage, home 5407. Advertising and news and hunting camp break-ins in Renfrew County. Officers have recovered release deadline is 5 p.m. on a “large quantity of stolen property.” Tuesday. Our 24th year of publishing! www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 1, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 3 Strange but True By Bill Sones Since much of this data will be nent. “Even trained sniffer dogs and Rich Sones, Ph.D. publicly available, the city is encour- have a hard time distinguishing THAT’S A SMART LIGHT aging software developers to build between identical twins, unless the Q. Smart technology is taking targeted apps that might identify twins are on different diets.” center stage in many venues, the quietest walking route for those How human body odor can act including San Diego, California. interested in easy conversation; or like a scented fingerprint is still What is the far-reaching innova- employ traffic and location data to unclear, but PET scans indicate tion being ensconced there? help visually impaired people safely that human scent affects the brain A. Sensor-laden streetlights navigate street crossings (a “digital differently than other scents, light- (developed and operated by Cur- cane” app); or find hot spots in real ing up areas responsible for social rent, a subsidiary of General Elec- time “by tracking where pedestrians processing. Much more informa- tric) that can monitor temperature are congregating or heading.” And tion can be extracted from body and humidity, spot parking spaces, there’s more to come. odor than from normal odors, says listen for gunshots and track air pol- Do smart streetlights have a Lundstrom. lution, reports Tekla Perry in “IEEE future in your city? Stay tuned! Spectrum” magazine. GOOD DAY SUNSHINE Why streetlights? According to DON’T MOVE. I SMELL YOU Q. It may not take much to Austin Ashe, Current’s general man- Q. There may be more to get you interested in a daytime ager for intelligent cities, because “nose-witness identification” excursion in the sun. Long ago, they “have power, ubiquity, and than meets the eye. How so? what was it that started mam- the perfect elevation - high enough A. Researchers from Portugal mals doing this? to cover a reasonable radius, low and Sweden had male university A. Though mammals date back enough to capture a lot of important students watch a video of a man at least 160 million years, most data.” assaulting a woman while sniffing a were small and spent their first 100 Some 3,200 such lights will help scent they were told was that of the million years in the dark, possibly San Diego determine, for example, suspect, reports “Discover” maga- only foraging at night, says Claire “what intersections are the most zine. Later, when given a “lineup” Asher in “New Scientist” magazine. dangerous and need to be rede- of five odor samples and asked The dinosaur extinction 66 million signed, based on information on to identify the person they had years ago may have “opened up near misses, not just the accident smelled, the “witnesses” pinpointed new niches for mammals, particu- data.” the would-be suspect an impres- larly daytime foraging.” sive 75% of the time. And expanding on the city’s exist- Today, many mammals are As Swedish neuroscientist Johan ing ShotSpotter, the lights will not active during the day (diurnal) Lundstrom explains: Every person only locate the source of gun fire but but have eyes adapted to dark- has a unique scent, like a finger- also detect other sounds like break- ness. Interested in determining print, with a large genetic compo- ing glass or cars crashing. the advent of diurnality, Tel Aviv University Roi Maor and colleagues compared the lifestyles of 2415 living mammals with their related but extinct ancestors and found that diurnality appeared 65.8 mil- lion years ago — a few hundred thousand years after the dinosaur extinction (“Nature Ecology & Evolution”). According to the research, monkeys and apes and other simian primates - our direct ances- tors - were the first solely diurnal group with visual systems specially adapted to daytime. As nocturnals, it would have been hard to com- municate, explains Maor, so their sunny lifestyles might have affected their sociability. (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at [email protected])

Commercial property for lease. 307 S. Gulf Blvd, Freeport. Please tell our advertisers that you (979) 329-0856 saw their ads in The Bulletin Page 4 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com drop coins in winter they are less lect pennies by year. Hard as I tried, tificates, ranging from $25 to $200. Giving up coins is penny foolish likely to pick them up. “That,” he I never found a 1943-S Lincoln You read that right: gift certificates notes, “leaves an accumulation penny accidentally struck in bronze for money! (Continued from Page 1) more than 45 years over to the of coins that appear in the spring by the San Francisco mint. One According to the Mint: “Online honey. This works every time. Ruston Origin Bank in Ruston, La. when the snow begins to melt off.” of those sold at auction in 2016 Gift Certificates make shopping Oddly, however, well-chewed He walked out with a check for When I was 7 my parents gave for $282,000. I also failed to find a easy!” And, best of all, they “do not gum is useful when flattening coins $5,136 (and 14 cents). me a blue cardboard folder to col- 1943-D bronze cent, which eight expire.” on railroad tracks. Too often the The News-Star newspaper years ago sold for $1,700,000. The Mint will also sell you coins passing train kicks your coin into quoted a bank official as saying, “It SIDELINE CHATTER I think where we’re going with all sealed in plastic, known as proof the bed of gravel, making it hard to was not a typical day at the bank.” this is that pennies and nickels are sets. Each set contains a dollar find. A tiny wad of gum will secure A blogger named Jayme Kinsey, By Dwight Perry less crucial to the economy than coin, five quarters, one half-dollar, the coin and is easily pealed off who has found $3.01 on “store The Seattle Times (TNS) they are to our psyche. a dime, a Jefferson nickel and a after the coin is squished. floors” so far this year, offers this Four career MLB saves for We all know that some day coins Lincoln penny - a $2.91 value! - for I always pick up pennies on the advice: Always carry hand sanitizer Blaine Boyer? Make it five will disappear, as will mail deliver- $27.95. ground, but I’m no match for Otha or wipes and, when walking, try to The veteran Royals reliever ies on Saturdays, but there’s no Why would lawmakers want to Anders. When he turned 73 two look as often as possible. rushed to the front of the team bus reason to rush it. mess up a business like that? years ago, Mr. Anders needed Another blogger, Jeffrey Strain, and grabbed the steering wheel to Besides, making money is a A list of Peter Funt’s upcoming dental work, so he took the pennies suggests looking for coins in melt- keep it under control after a chunk great business. Although the U.S. live appearances is available at he had been tossing into jars for ing snow because when people of ice flew through the windshield, Mint loses a bit producing pennies www.CandidCamera.com. injuring the driver. and nickels, its overall coin opera- Peter Funt is a writer and “That guy Fred was a trouper,” tion turned a profit last year - a speaker. His book, “Cau- Boyer told the Athletic, deflecting the profit! - of almost $400 million. tiously Optimistic,” is avail- credit to the driver. “He had shards You want to know how clever the able at Amazon.com and in his face, and he was locked in on government is at making money? CandidCamera.com.©2018 Peter trying to get the bus slowed down.” At USMint.gov you can buy gift cer- Funt. Don’t chew on this The Metropolitan King County Council approved a ban on vaping and chewing tobacco in sports facilities — particularly the Mariners’ Safeco Field — effective May 19. In other words, Skoal’s out for summer. Type-O personality Tony Frisco, 87, of East Palatka, Fla., has given 100 gallons of blood over his lifetime. Even more amazing: He wasn’t even a hockey player! Butt II? Journeyman NFL got hit with a four- game ban for PEDs. Let’s hope he doesn’t try using the “my butt backed into a needle” excuse. That 5-hole’s a doozy Because of a scheduling logjam, the telecast of Game 4 of the Devils- Lightning playoff series got moved to the Golf Channel. Disoriented broadcasters never did figure out whether Nikita Kucherov’s hockey stick was a sand wedge or a 9-iron. Russian to judgment A frustrated fan of Russian soccer team Luch-Energiya Vladivostok smuggled a live rooster into a match and hurled it at beleaguered man- ager Aleksandr Grigoryan. Futbol pundits immediately declared it the throw-in of the season. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 1, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 5 Television Q&A By Rich Heldenfels women accused Franco of sexual Tribune News Service misconduct on different projects; Q: Has “Scorpion” been on he has denied the charges. In its last mission? I didn’t see any February “The Deuce” co-creator promos about the April 16 epi- David Simon told Variety that on the sode being the season finale. But show: “We have no complainant or it looked as though it may have complaint or any awareness of any been the series finale. Will it be incident of concern involving Mr. coming back? Franco. A: In a press release about the Nor has HBO been approached April 16 episode, CBS called it the with any complaint. In our experi- season finale of “Scorpion.” CBS ence, he was entirely professional has not said what “Scorpion’s” as an actor, director, and producer.” future is, and final word may have Q: When will our favorite to wait until mid-May when CBS socially inept narcissist Larry unveils its full plans for 2018-19. David be back with more “Curb CBS has already picked up 17 other Your Enthusiasm”? shows for next season, including 10 A: New episodes of “Curb” dramas. always seemed to depend on when They include: “48 Hours,” “60 Min- Larry David felt like making more, utes,” “The Amazing Race,” “The Big and sometimes he was not in the Bang Theory,” “Blue Bloods,” “Bull,” mood. “Hawaii Five-0,” “Madam Secretary,” The eighth season, for example, “MacGyver,” “Mom,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: ended in September 2011 and the Los Angeles,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” ninth did not begin until October “SEAL Team,” “Survivor,” “S.W.A.T.” 2017. Yes, six years later. But and “Young Sheldon.” HBO announced plans for Season Q: Greetings! I was wonder- 10 last December, not long after ing if “The Deuce” will still be on the ninth season ended, and that HBO or is it cancelled? I know caused hope that we might get new James Franco has some “Me episodes late this year. Too” problems. At best, before the ninth season A: A second season of the HBO began, David promised the Hol- drama about the sex and porn lywood Reporter that “if I do another businesses in New York City is in season, I’m not going to wait five production. Earlier this year five years.” Page 6 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com

• Skin cancer in patients with skin aren’t commonly exposed to the of color is often diagnosed in its sun, like the palms of the hands, Skin cancer later stages, when it’s more difficult the soles of the feet, the groin and to treat. the inside of the mouth. They also facts • Research has shown that may develop melanoma under their By The American Academy of patients with skin of color are less nails. Dermatology likely than Caucasian patients to • Before age 50, melanoma inci- • Skin cancer is the most common survive melanoma. dence rates are higher in women cancer in the United States. • People with skin of color are than in men, but by age 65, rates • Current estimates are that one prone to skin cancer in areas that are twice as high in men. in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. • It is estimated that approxi- My Answer by Billy Graham mately 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every Medicine and faith can both bring healing day. Q: I think I’ll stop taking some sin and illness be banished (see • Research estimates that non- of the medicines I’m on, because I Revelation 21:4). melanoma skin cancer, including think God has maybe healed me. No one in the Bible had a basal cell carcinoma and squamous Hasn’t He promised to heal us if stronger faith than the Apostle cell carcinoma, affects more than 3 we just have enough faith? That’s Paul; he’s rightly been called the million Americans a year. what someone I heard once on greatest Christian who ever lived. • The overall incidence of BCC television said. - Mrs. J.G.N. Yet at times Paul was assailed by increased by 145 percent between A: I’m not a doctor, of course, physical problems and illnesses, 1976-1984 and 2000-2010, and the nor do I know your exact medical and even when he prayed for God overall incidence of SCC increased situation, but I strongly urge you to take them away, it didn’t always 263 percent over that same period. not to risk jeopardizing your health happen. He discovered, instead, • Women had the greatest by going against the advice of your that God could use them to make increase in incidence rates for both doctors. They have the ability to him trust God more completely, types of NMSC. evaluate your true situation, and and as a result become spiritually • NMSC incidence rates are you should thank God for their stronger. He wrote, “For when I am increasing in people younger than 4. skills and their wisdom. weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthi- • More than 1 million Americans After all, it’s wrong to assume ans 12:10). are living with melanoma. that medicine and faith are neces- Don’t misunderstand me; at • It is estimated that 178,560 sarily opposed to each other, or times God can intervene and bring new cases of melanoma, 87,290 that illness is only the result of a healing, and we should pray that noninvasive (in situ) and 91,270 lack of faith. We live in a sin- He will. But most of all, make sure invasive, will be diagnosed in the infested, fallen world, and as a your faith and trust are in Christ. U.S. in 2018. result we’re all subject to sickness Then ask God to help you become • Invasive melanoma is projected and death. Only in heaven will all more like Jesus, “rooted and built to be the fifth most common cancer up in him, strengthened in the for men (55,150 cases) and the faith... and overflowing with thank- sixth most common cancer for fulness” (Colossians 2:7). women (36,120 cases) in 2018. Tribune Media Services • Melanoma rates in the United (Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/ States doubled from 1982 to 2011. o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelis- • Caucasians and men older than tic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, 50 have a higher risk of developing Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) melanoma than the general popula- 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: tion. www.billygraham.org.) • The incidence in men ages 80 and older is three times higher than women of the same age. • The annual incidence rate of melanoma in non-Hispanic Cauca- sians is 26 per 100,000, compared to 4 per 100,000 in Hispanics and 1 per 100,000 in African-Americans. • Skin cancer can affect anyone, regardless of skin color. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 1, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 7 • Increasing intermittent sun ages 15 and 20 increases one’s • In females 15 to 29 years old, easily; blond or red hair; a history of Skin cancer risk exposure in childhood and during melanoma risk by 80 percent and the torso/trunk is the most common excessive sun exposure, including one’s lifetime is associated with an nonmelanoma skin cancer risk by location for developing melanoma, sunburns; tanning bed use; immune factors increased risk of squamous cell 68 percent. which may be due to high-risk tan- system-suppressing diseases or carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma • Exposure to tanning beds ning behaviors. treatments; and a history of skin By The American Academy of and melanoma. increases the risk of melanoma, • Higher melanoma rates among cancer. Dermatology • Research has shown that daily especially in women 45 and young females compared to young • People with more than 50 moles • Exposure to natural and artificial sunscreen use cut the incidence younger. males may be due in part to wide- are at an increased risk of develop- ultraviolet light is a risk factor for all of melanoma, the deadliest form of • Researchers estimate that spread use of indoor tanning among ing melanoma, as are those with types of skin cancer. skin cancer, in half. indoor tanning may cause upwards females. light skin and freckles, and those • Approximately 95 percent of • People older than 65 may expe- of 400,000 cases of skin cancer in • Risk factors for all types of with a personal or family history of melanoma cases are attributable to rience melanoma more frequently the U.S. each year. skin cancer include skin that burns melanoma. UV exposure. because of UV exposure they’ve • Although UV is associated with received over the course of their only one type of cancer, it is the lives. ���� ������� ����� ������ �������� second largest contributor to total • Higher melanoma rates among cancer cases in men and the fifth men may be due in part to lower largest contributor to total cancer rates of sun protection. ������ ������� ������ ���� cases in women. • Even one blistering sunburn • Research indicates that UV light during childhood or adolescence from the sun and tanning beds can can nearly double a person’s both cause melanoma and increase chance of developing melanoma. ���� ������� ����� ������ ��������� �������� ����� the risk of a benign mole progress- • Experiencing five or more ing to melanoma. blistering sunburns between ����� ���� ��� ���������� � ������������ Why I went for a skin cancer screening ��� ����� ����������� ���������� (Continued from Page 1) promise that you’ll be glad you did �������� � ���� �� ����� and put on this robe, but don’t tie it it. It is completely painless. in the back.” She repeated the don’t “People with your fair complexion tie it part twice. I would not dare to and blue eyes are at a greater risk,” tie it anywhere after that. said the doctor. “Where are you The intern entered the examina- from?” tion room. Shouldn’t she be in high “I was born in Hungary in Central school, I thought? They make medi- Europe,” I answered. Then he got cal students this young these days? interested if I had been back there She asked some more questions recently. Yes, a while back. Then we and then left, being very polite and talked about driving in Europe, and writing it all down on a notepad. how he once rode a train through A few minutes later there was Vienna. another knock on the door. The “You need to go back, and this doctor entered with the intern and a time get off the train,” I said. “It is different nurse. There were four of one of the most beautiful capitals of us in the room, and the examination Europe. But take plenty of money began. with you.” It’s usually just me and the doctor, That led to other topics, and then and we can talk about all kinds of the big verdict. He was examining things, like the high cost of health me the entire time we talked. insurance. But I already had that “You’re fine.” he said. “But stay talk with the receptionist in the hall- out of the sun or use sun block. way, and she agreed with me. Come see me again for another Dear readers, this is one of the screening next year.” most important examinations you That was it. Music to my ears, just can get, and it may save your life. like when I woke up after a colonos- Skin cancer can be treated easily copy last year and heard that I was if caught early. If it is allowed to all clear. Three years earlier I had spread, though, it can be fatal. five polyps removed. As we grow older, there are all Take care of yourselves, dear kinds of skin issues that pop up. It is readers, and your body will take ��� ���� ������������ a good idea to get a screening once care of you. Stay healthy for a long a year to at least ease your mind time and enjoy the active years of ���� ����� �������� that there is nothing wrong. your life. And, if you get lucky, the doctor As Benjamin Franklin said, an �� �� �� ���� ������������������ may even bring with him a pretty ounce of prevention of worth a intern. But I can’t promise that. I can pound of cure. Page 8 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 1, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 9 Strive 2 Drive campaign rewards BC student with new car Contributed by Brazosport College MEGlobal. and Spring 2018 semesters earned A year of participation in campus “This new student success initia- prizes. Also earning one of the big- activities and working toward tive has been an exciting opportu- gest prizes was BC student Gracie educational goals has paid off for nity for our students,” said Serena Dupont, who was awarded $1,000 Brazosport College student Ashley Andrews, Brazosport College Vice in gift cards Thursday for finishing Lundy. President, College Advancement. as the year’s highest point earner. Lundy was named the winner “As always, it’s our partners that All Brazosport College full-time, of Brazosport College’s inaugural invest in BC students that make part-time and dual-credit students Strive 2 Drive initiative campaign programs such as this possible.” enrolled in at least six credit hours and rewarded with a new Honda The Strive 2 Drive program was per semester in Fall 2017 and Civic during a presentation Thurs- based on participation in campus Spring 2018 were eligible for the day, April 19, in front of the BC activities and operated on a defined Honda Civic. Student Pavilion. point system, with points assigned Brazosport College will begin a Lundy was one of five final- based on the length, importance new Strive 2 Drive initiative cam- ists, and her name was randomly and educational value of the activi- paign at the start of the Fall 2018 selected by Brazosport College ties. semester. President Dr. Millicent Valek. The Through this point system, stu- More information about other four finalists, who each dents accumulating the most points Strive 2 Drive can be found at received consolation prizes, were each month during the Fall 2017 www.brazosport.edu/strive2drive. Ephrem Kejela, Elisa Santana Guer- rero, Clint Lowe and Jacqueline Martinez. Dr. Valek proclaimed Lundy the lucky winner after selecting a random key fob out of a bowl of five key fobs. The five students were standing beside a different Honda Civic vehicle of their choosing as Dr. Valek’s key fob activated Lundy’s winning vehicle. “I’m so overwhelmed,” Lundy said. “This is going to make things much easier for me and my family. It takes off so much stress and means so much. Now I don’t have to buy a car because me and my sister can use this one.” A BC freshman from Angleton, Lundy is currently deciding whether to major in business or nursing. The finalists and sponsors for Brazosport College’s inaugural Strive She plans to share her car with her 2 Drive initiative campaign were, counter clockwise from left, Tabitha sister. This will allow Lundy to have Ray, BASF; Elisa Santana Guerrero, car finalist; Wendy Mazurkiewicz, her own transportation to school, Freeport LNG; Jacqueline Martinez, car finalist; Rod Hall, Honda of Lake which in turn, will assist her mother, Jackson; Ashley Lundy, car winner, Trish Thompson, MEGlobal; Clint a single mom. Lowe, car finalist; Ephrem Kejela, car finalist; Gracie Dupont, Strive 2 “I want to congratulate Ashley for Drive total points winner; and Gabriella Cone, Dow Chemical Company. being our first Strive 2 Drive initia- tive winner,” said Brazosport Col- lege President Dr. Millicent Valek. A short time from now, in a library nearby… “This innovative program reinforces Contributed by the West Columbia Library behaviors that have shown to lead to success in college. I’m so grateful The West Columbia Library would like to invite all teenagers, parents, and to our sponsors who made it pos- children to join in Star Wars III: Return of the Geeks. On May 3, we will have sible for us to move forward with this a Jedi Training Academy, featuring several Star Wars-based games and initiative and to all the BC students activities. who chose to participate.” All participants will craft their own light saber and be entered for a chance Strive 2 Drive has been one to win our grand prize. of the biggest promotions ever The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Civic Center, next to the West Columbia offered by Brazosport College. The Library, 518 E. Brazos, and includes a Star Wars costume contest and a Send your announcement to Strive2Drive sponsors included grand prize drawing. Honda of Lake Jackson, The Dow Anyone wearing a Star Wars costume or T-shirt can earn a second entry [email protected]. We’ll help you spread Chemical Company – Texas Opera- for the grand prize. There will be a separate prize awarded for best costume. the word on the many important events taking tions, Freeport LNG, BASF and For more information, call the West Columbia Library at (979) 345-3394. place in your community. Page 10 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Sully, meet Tammie, America’s new hero airline pilot Texas unemployment holds at 4% (Continued from Page 1) may be stressful, and turbulence nel into the fuselage and a window. Contributed by TWC grew by 6,200 jobs, while Construc- the plane, saving all else aboard. terrifying, boarding a plane is not The cabin decompressed, and a The seasonally adjusted tion employment expanded by If this had been a bus that blew inherently dangerous. Before the passenger was nearly sucked out of unemployment rate held steady at 3,800 positions. an engine, resulting in a single fatal- Southwest incident, the last fatal the plane. Oxygen masks deployed. 4.0 percent in March and remains “Private-sector employment ity, would cable news networks have accident involving a U.S. airline Those aboard feared for their lives. below the U.S. unemployment rate remained strong over the month interrupted their programming? occurred in February 2009. A Boeing 737 can fly on a single of 4.1 percent. The Texas economy with 30,600 jobs added in March,” Would you have read about the hero Statistically, traveling by car is far engine. Shults notified air traffic added 32,000 seasonally adjusted said Commissioner Ruth R. Hughs. at the controls? Doubt it. There’s no more dangerous. Fortune magazine control. If you want to know who nonfarm jobs in March, which “Texas is a state that continues suspense in highway travel. People crunched the data this way: Over kept calm and focused, it was Capt. marked 21 consecutive months of to welcome new employers and expect to reach their destination. their lifetimes, Americans have a Shults, the country’s new favorite employment growth. Over the year, support home grown businesses, They don’t typically buckle up and 1 in 114 chance of dying in a car airline pilot. Here she is declaring Texas added 294,100 jobs for an offering them the tools they need to say a prayer. crash, while the odds of dying in an in-flight emergency: Southwest annual employment growth rate of succeed and grow.” Flying is different because pas- the air, including private flights, 1380 has an engine fire. Descend- 2.4 percent in March. The Midland Metropolitan sengers give up control. They don’t are 1 in 9,821. You are also more ing. And here she is on approach to “Texas employers added 294,100 Statistical Area (MSA) recorded know what’s going on in the cockpit. likely to drown in a pool than die in Philly: We have part of the aircraft positions over the year with 10 of the month’s lowest unemployment They can’t see much out the a plane. There have been several missing so we’re going to have to 11 industries adding jobs in the rate among Texas MSAs with a window. They are helpless hostages recent plane crashes overseas, but slow down a bit. The controllers, by diverse Texas economy,” said non-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.4 in a science experiment, with nerves 2017 was the safest year on record contrast, sounded frazzled. When TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. percent, followed by the Amarillo on edge because the perceived globally for commercial air travel, changing frequencies, she signed “Texas’ broad-based growth across and College Station-Bryan MSAs margin of error is so small. Any according to a Dutch consulting firm. off with a convivial “Good day.” industries provides exceptional with a rate of 3.0 percent, each. mishap at takeoff, landing or cruis- All was normal on Southwest Safety officials, the airline and opportunities for our highly skilled “The Texas labor force has much ing altitude could be fatal. Could be Flight 1380 until one of its two manufacturers will determine what workforce and highlights the com- to offer and there are resources but probably won’t be. While flying engines blew apart, spewing shrap- went wrong with Flight 1380’s petitive strength of Texas employ- available to find the perfect occupa- engine. There will be a meticulous ers.” tional fit,” said TWC Commissioner investigation. The result will be a The Trade, Transportation, and Representing Labor Julian Alvarez. safer industry. You may never fly Utilities Industry recorded the larg- “I encourage all job seekers to take with Shults, but you are sure to get est private-industry employment advantage of these services and the next-best thing: a different well- gain over the month with 7,500 contact their local Workforce Solu- trained pilot in an industry obsessed positions added. Professional and tions office for assistance with job with safety. Business Services employment training and placement.” www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 1, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 11 How Honolulu transformed from Utopia to urban muddle Survey: Texas lags in children’s healthcare By Joe Guzzardi restaurants display glorious pictures hotels, declared a state of emer- In order to determine which states offer the most cost-effective and Special to The Bulletin from the 1930s. In one, legend- gency. A U.S. Housing and Develop- highest-quality health care for children, WalletHub compared the 50 states Let’s be clear from the outset. ary surfer Duke Kahanamoku is ment report identified Honolulu as and the District of Columbia across 30 key metrics. The data set ranges Travelers who have never visited standing on Waikiki’s shoreline having America’s highest per capital from share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to Honolulu, Hawaii’s capital located without another building in sight. homelessness rate, hardly surpris- pediatricians and family doctors per capita. on Oahu, should make it their next Today, the coast is overbuilt with ing given the city’s exorbitant living Children’s Health Care in Texas (1=Best; 25=Avg.): destination before what was once high-rise condos and expensive costs. Recently, Hawaii set up a 49th – percentage of Children in Excellent/Very Good Health paradise vanishes forever. resorts. International sunbathers lie homelessness initiative to help iden- 49th – percentage of Uninsured Children In some ways, Honolulu, with shoulder-to-shoulder, a far cry from tify the neediest among the unshel- 19th – Infant-Death Rate Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head, the magnificent conditions during tered and get them emergency 49th – percentage of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills is still magnificent. But with each the Duke’s day. medical attention. In the meantime, 37th – Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita day that passes, Honolulu is less Since 1970, when the Ala Moana homelessness has contributed to an like the garden utopia that existed Hotel was Honolulu’s first building increased crime rate. 50th – percentage of Obese Children decades ago and that might still live to exceed 350 feet, the construction Population increases have also 45th – percentage of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth in many people’s Hawaiian fanta- boom has brought the total to more contributed to Honolulu’s sprawl. 41st – percentage of Children with Medical & Dental Preventive-Care sies. than 470 high-rises. Honolulu is Since 2010, Honolulu’s population Visits in Past Year In the 1920s, not that long ago in sixth in the nation behind New York, increased 3.7 percent from 953,000 the long-term picture, a Los Angeles Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and to 989,000, an unsustainable growth Steamship Company ocean liner Washington, D.C. pattern. Honolulu’s construction sailed for the Hawaiian Islands With tourism comes the rental car boom brought with it a significant every Saturday to make the 2,500- scourge, the leading factor in Hono- migration increase; the U.S. Census mile-journey, while the Royal Hawai- lulu’s ranking on America’s most Bureau reflects a 9.7 percent Latino ian band played “Aloha Oe.” As congressed highways’ list. In the population. friends and family stood cheering, dubious most trafficked category, When asked about Honolulu’s tossing confetti and waving good- Honolulu comes in eighth, behind transformation over the decades bye, passengers danced on deck nightmarish California cities of Los kama’ainas, native Hawaiians to the popular jazz tunes that the Angeles, San Francisco and San or long-time residents, express ship’s band played. Ocean travel’s Jose. Tourists disdain a viable public resignation to their diminished qual- romantic imagery soon gave way to transportation option, Honolulu’s ity of life. Some have departed for quicker airliners, and eventually to efficient citywide bus system. the mainland. Last year, more than jumbo jets like the Airbus A330 that Like much of the rest of the 1,000 people, net, left Hawaii. brings millions of worldwide tourists nation, Honolulu’s underbelly has No matter how gradually they to Honolulu each year, great for the a growing homeless population. In occur, dramatic changes like those state’s multi-billion dollar economy 2016, Hawaii Governor David Y. Ige, Honolulu has undergone are hard but devastating to its landscape. in an effort to move homeless indi- to come to terms with, especially for Many of Honolulu’s popular viduals away from popular tourist those who knew it back when. Page 12 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Disneyland counteracts summer labor shortage with bonuses CP-Chem honored by UW for campaign By Paul Brinkmann nary chefs can get a $3,000 bonus. World Resort Casting Center. Disney Orlando Sentinel (TNS) The bonuses are given after train- Cast Members will be available to ORLANDO, Fla. — In an ever- ing periods and 30 days on the job. answer questions, assist with the tightening job market, Disney The company said they range up to application process and conduct World is doubling its hiring bonuses $5,000. interviews on the spot. for some summer jobs, even for Disney will hold its annual spring —Lifeguard Job Fairs – Wednes- unskilled or part-time positions – as hiring events from now through May. day, May 2 at Typhoon Lagoon, it seeks to hire for 3,500 positions. On Monday, there’s a culinary job candidates who are 16 years or A housekeeper hired this year at fair at ESPN Wide World of Sports, older will interview and complete Disney World’s resorts can get a where culinary job candidates can onsite swim tests for an opportunity hiring bonus of $1,250 for a job that meet chefs. to become part of the Disney team. pays $10.50 per hour. That’s up from Universal is hiring for 3,000 posi- —Culinary Job Fair – On Monday, last year’s $500 hiring bonus. And tions. April 23, at ESPN Wide World of it’s for full-time or part-time hires. Following is Disney’s list of future Sports, qualified candidates can Full-time or part-time lifeguards job fairs: learn about available culinary roles, this year can get a $1000 hiring —Housekeeping Hiring Days & meet with chefs and interview with bonus, double what the entertain- Job Fair – Housekeeping Hiring recruiters. ment giant offered last year, and Days are held every Monday —Bus Driver Online Job Fair that is for full-time or part-time jobs, through Friday throughout April and – Held online through May 31, candi- Chevron Phillips Chemical Sweeny/Old Ocean Facilities received the according to job postings. Seasonal May from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and on dates interested in joining a team Excellence Award from United Way of Brazoria County for its 2017 Work- lifeguards get a $500 bonus. Wednesday, May 9, a housekeeping that’s always on the move can apply place Campaign that raised over $100,000. Bus drivers can get a $500 hiring job fair will be held from 9 a.m. to for available part-time and full-time The employees donated $52,225 through individual contributions, fund- bonus – the same as last year. Culi- 6 p.m. – all held at the Walt Disney roles. raisers, online auction, and weekly barbecue luncheons. Moreover, Chevron Phillips Chemical matches employee’s individual contributions dollar for dollar, bringing the total donated to more than $104,000. Over the years, Chevron Phillips Chemical has supported United Way’s efforts in promoting the building blocks for a good quality of life. After Hur- ricane Harvey, Chevron Phillips Chemical donated $127,000 to United Way of Brazoria County to help short and long-term recovery efforts.

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CHARMY’S ARMY By Davey Jones

BROOM HILDA By Russel Myers

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ANIMAL CRACKERS By Fred Wagner

DID YOU KNOW? THE MIDDLETONS By Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers • A healthy diet, regular physi- speaking American knows 42,000 cal activity and a normal BMI can dictionary words. reduce the incidence of the protein • The Miao people in Guizhou, build-ups linked to Alzheimer’s China, celebrate a “Dog-carrying disease. Day” where they put clothes on • Smoking, poor diet, physical dogs and carry them around in inactivity, and unhealthy alcohol sedan chairs. consumption contribute to about • A 4-hour gymnastics workout 50% of deaths in Canada. burns just 1,000 calories, so most • A new study has found that by gymnasts only need to consume as the age of 20, a native English- many calories as a normal human. Page 14 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com 41 Thurman of “Henry & June” Complete the grid so each row, column 42 More than just suggest Bulletin Crossword Puzzle of the Week and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains ACROSS 44 Salyut successor 21 River through Kazakhstan every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to 1 UV filter once widely used in 45 Snead has won three of them, 23 Dating letters solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. sunscreens 24 Fisherman’s knot briefly 5 Word in Italian dishes 26 They may be independent 46 Existing: Lat. 9 Italian for “wasp” 28 Race town near Windsor Castle 48 Work with a team 14 Lifetimes 30 People never seen in “Peanuts” 49 Misconception 15 Sign on for more service 32 Word with smoke or kisses 52 Brown shade 16 One-__ chance 33 Arthurian address 54 Brown address ending 17 Music in 62-Across 34 Very old thing 55 Bausch’s partner 19 Swedish-born Chan actor 38 Sylvan sticker 57 Opens up 20 Cunning 39 Performer in 62-Across 60 Cover story 62 Fighting venues suggested by this puzzle’s circles 64 Levels, in Leeds 65 Comic strip canine 66 Mind, with “for” 67 College near Albany 68 D-Day craft 69 What it’s risky to build on?

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(c)2018 TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, INC. ANSWERS BOGGLE www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 1, 2018 THE BULLETIN Page 15 Bulletin Horoscope Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. ARIES (March 21-April 19): has a place and is in its place. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In Tick all the boxes. In the week You like to be prepared for every the coming week, you may have ahead, you may have plenty of contingency. ample opportunities to spend more energy at your disposal. If you LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The time doing the things you like to are organized and prioritize your more you think, the more you do, with the people you like. Your work, you can get what you want in develop links. In the week ahead, mind will be energized by provoca- record time. you might consider turning a hobby tive subjects. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): into an income producing project SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. Embrace benevolent instincts. or invite friends to participate in a 21): Get the best bang for your They make it easy to forgive those business venture. buck. In the week ahead, you who have not been fair. In the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): should be more savvy than usual week to come, you will be able to Dreams and inspiration are a about purchases, business deals achieve a compromise and create necessity, but relentless and and financial investments. Exercise some good karma. continuous effort will bring you thriftiness. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): the greatest success. In the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. Make intelligent choices. Your mind week to come, avoid being overly 19): Run your life like a well-oiled may be like a steel trap, so don’t influenced by someone’s vague machine. You have enormous let it get rusty. In the week ahead, promises. drive and energy in the upcom- achieve your goals through shrewd LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): ing week. Spend time with friends maneuvering and make your family Loosen up. In the upcoming week, or be part an active participant in happy too. don’t treat family members with group activities. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the same formality with which you AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

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DID YOU KNOW? Louis Armstrong spent his adult life celebrating the wrong birthday— he believed it was July 4th, 1900, but it was actually August 4th, 1901. In Russian culture, kofyeh slimonem – coffee with lemon – is a thing. In 1914, an Italian man named Alfredo di Lelio invented Fettuccine Alfredo to satiate the cravings of his very pregnant wife. Chainsaws were originally cre- ated as a tool to help deliver babies. Walt Disney was a secret informant for the FBI for the last 26 years of his life. Researchers have found that it actually takes 2,500 licks to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop. The most popular prison currency is no longer cigarettes. Now, it’s ramen noodles. Page 16 THE BULLETIN May 1, 2018 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com