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- ArticleNews
Longview Library’s Free Excel Class Builds Practical Job Skills
Longview Public Library’s free Basic Excel II class covers formulas, filters, formatting, and practical spreadsheet skills. Here is what to verify.
- ArticleNews
Longview Residents Can Learn Canva Free This Afternoon
Longview Public Library offers a free Canva Basics class today from 1 to 4 p.m. Registration is required, and students will create a flyer in class.
- ArticleReflection
Gregg County Says a Burn Ban Is in Effect. Here Is What to Check First.
Ryan Nichols on Gregg County's burn ban: what the order covers, how city rules differ, and what East Texas residents should check before burning anything outdoors.
- ArticleReflection
Longview Teens Can Play Esports Free This Afternoon
![An empty community esports room ready for a free teen game session](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RealRyanNichols/RealRyanNicholsLLC/946ed3026b563cd5cdd9c94bd5eac97d1fbf0a16/website/public/social-cards/2026-10-02/longview-free-teen-es
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Publish Job and Wage Results for Every Workforce Grant?
Texas funds customized workforce training for private employers. Should every grant publish completion, placement, retention, and wage results for taxpayers?
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Stop Employers From Asking What You Made Before?
Should Texas employers be barred from asking job applicants about past pay? Here are the strongest arguments for disclosure limits and employer choice.
- ArticleRebuild
The Order Things Came Back In
A comeback has a sequence and it is not the one you want. Capability, then work, then routine, then trust. Reputation comes last and you do not set the pace. Ryan Nichols.
- ArticleReflection
Nothing I Caught Today Went in the Truck
I went fishing and kept nothing. Why a man who scores his own day needs one hour a week that produces no evidence at all, and why rest is a command and not a reward.
- ArticleThe Work
This East Texas Dental School Keeps Its Own List of Who Is Hiring
Premier Dental Academy built a second front door for dental offices. The real asset is the list it builds. Plus one mismatch I found and disclosed.
- ArticleReflection
Nobody in This House Needs Rescuing
Marine, then search and rescue. You get trained to run at the loud thing. Three days into a quiet house, I am learning that presence is a harder muscle than rescue.
- ArticlePolitics & Accountability
U.S.–Saudi Nuclear Deal Is Signed—but Trump Says It Depends on Israel Normalization
The U.S.–Saudi 123 nuclear agreement is signed, but Trump says it requires Israel normalization and bars enrichment. Here is what Congress must verify.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Shawn Ingram and Custom Graphics TX
Ryan Nichols meets Shawn Ingram of Custom Graphics TX in Longview, a branding shop offering in-house production, local connections and practical skills access.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Every Texas Graduate Have CPR and Bleeding Control Certification?
Texas requires lifesaving skills instruction, but not certification. Should every graduate leave school certified in CPR, AED use, and bleeding control?
- ArticleReflection
Calm Is Not the Same Thing as Numb
Numb looks exactly like calm from across the room. Here is how I tell the difference now, and what actually moved it: work with an end to it, water, and one honest conversation.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should East Texas Slow Down Lithium Development Until the Rules Catch Up?
East Texas lithium could bring jobs and domestic battery supply, but residents want clear rules for brine wells, water, reporting, liability, and cleanup.
- ArticleTexas Education
Did Texas Get the New Personal Finance Graduation Requirement Right?
Texas now requires a financial literacy credit for new ninth graders. Here are the strongest arguments for the personal finance mandate and against it.
- ArticleReflection
The Table I Want My Son To Remember
Sunday dinner is the one institution that outlasts jobs and hard seasons. Five table traditions any family can start this Sunday. None of them cost a dime.
- ArticleReflection
One skillet, one Sunday
Every kid should leave home with one dish that is theirs. The cast iron chicken and potatoes recipe written out step by step, plus how to teach it by age.
- ArticleRebuild
They Said I Was Finished. I Built a School That Puts People Into $42k Jobs.
For a long stretch of my life, the official story was that I was done. Finished. A cautionary tale. Let me show you what a finished man builds. In Longview, Texas, there is a dental assistant school called Premier Dental Academy. I built th
- ArticleReflection
Trust Is Built One Kind Conversation at a Time
Ryan Nichols on a day spent serving others in East Texas: a business owner, an unplanned church stop, a kind stranger, and one way you can help this week.
- ArticleRebuild
The Habits That Stop With Me
Everybody talks about what you pass down. Nobody talks about the list of what you refuse to hand over. Three ordinary habits I am ending on purpose, and why ending one takes more than stopping.
- ArticleAI & Technology
NotebookLM Is Now Gemini Notebook: What Its Secure Cloud Computer Can—and Cannot—Do
Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and added cloud code execution, Gemini 3.5 and new exports. See access, price, risks and one practical test.
- ArticleThe Work
An East Texas Dental School Built Its Own Software Instead of Renting It
Ryan Nichols on why Premier Dental Academy of Longview owns its training software, still rents payments, and the one question every East Texas owner should ask.
- ArticleThe Work
I Woke Up to 480 Visitors. 364 of Them Were a Robot.
One in four page views on my site over 30 days was automated. Here are the real numbers, how I caught it, and why your traffic number needs one more question.
- ArticleReflection
September Used to Belong to Somebody Else
For years my calendar belonged to other people. Freedom did not arrive as a party. It arrived as an empty square, and I had no idea what to put in it.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Robbie and Tracy Shoults of Bear Creek Smokehouse
Ryan Nichols meets Bear Creek Smokehouse co-owners Robbie and Tracy Shoults and tells how the Marshall, Texas barbecue business has grown since 1943.
- ArticleMotivation
How to Keep Moving Forward When Life Knocks You Down: A 7-Day Reset
Life knocked you down and you need a way forward. Use the Carry, Cut, Create decision tool and this honest seven-day reset to rebuild momentum.
- ArticleAI & Technology
ChatGPT Work Changes the AI Job: From Answering Questions to Finishing Work
ChatGPT Work explained: current availability, GPT-5.6 models, pricing, scheduled tasks, Sites, practical opportunities, risks, limits, and one test to try.
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