Joan Epstein the mother of veteran TV host Kathie Lee Gifford, has died

Joan Epstein, the mother of veteran TV host Kathie Lee Gifford, has died at the age of 87. Gifford confirmed the news in a statement to fans Tuesday night on Twitter.
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“My precious mother, JOANNIE went home to JESUS & my DADDY this morning. We praise God for His promise of eternal life & we thank God for her,” Gifford wrote.
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Why is it flooding in Houston?

One of the things that some people may be asking is, why is the flooding in Houston so bad? Why would God allow this type of devastation to happen to Texas? Part of the reason is that, just as much is that we have a loving God, we also have an enemy – which seeks to kill, steal and a story. This is found in John 10 – 10.

We have to stand strong against the enemy today and believe that God will come through like his word says he will.

hirteen of the 41 Superfund sites in Texas were flooded and "experiencing possible damage" as a result of Hurricane Harvey, federal environmental officials confirmed Saturday.

The assessment, determined through aerial imagery, raised concerns about potential health risks as floodwaters carried the pollutants over a wider area, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.

The findings came shortly after the Associated Press reported that Harvey flooded at least seven of the highly toxic waste sites in and around Houston.

At a news conference Saturday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called on the EPA to come "in town to address the situation." He said he wasn’t aware of the flooding at the Superfund sites in time to inform President Donald Trump of the situation during the president's recent visit to the region.

EPA officials have not yet physically visited the Superfund sites in the Houston area, saying in a statement that they have “not been accessible by response personnel,” the Associated Press reported. They were able to visit two locations in Corpus Christi on Thursday, they said, but found no significant damage.

Go to: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/03/toxic-waste-site-near-houston-reportedly-flooded.html

As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey's floodwaters had also washed in pollution from the old acid pit just a couple blocks away.
Long a center of the nation's petrochemical industry, the Houston metro area has more than a dozen Superfund sites, designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as being among America's most intensely contaminated places. Many are now flooded, with the risk that waters were stirring dangerous sediment.

The Highlands Acid Pit site near Chandler's home was filled in the 1950s with toxic sludge and sulfuric acid from oil and gas operations. Though 22,000 cubic yards of hazardous waste and soil were excavated from the acid pits in the 1980s, the site is still considered a potential threat to groundwater, and the EPA maintains monitoring wells there

Go to: http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/AP-EXCLUSIVE-Toxic-waste-sites-flooded-EPA-not-12169198.php

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner during a Sunday press briefing asked the EPA to be “in town to address the situation.”
Houston has been a center for the petrochemical industry for decades, and fears are growing that dangerous toxins are spreading through floodwaters.
Floodwaters just blocks from one such Superfund site — the Highlands Acid Pit — have damaged some homes in east Harris County. The hazardous site was loaded with toxic sludge and sulfuric acid from oil and gas operations in the 1950s.

Go to: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/houston-flooded-superfund-sites-raise-fears-spreading-toxins-article-1.3463785

The only thing that we can really do is ask God to touch the people who are being affected by this massive hurricane and ask God for his grace during this traumatic time the need. More than ever we need to rely on God like we never ever have before.

Dayton Ohio weather June 15, 2017

Here's the weather forecast for June 15, 2017, for the Dayton Ohio area.

On Thursday is going to be partly to mostly cloudy with showers scattered throughout the day, with also a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon temperature should reach a high of 87. Chance Arena’s 59%.

Thursday night the weather forecast for the greater Dayton areas calling for scatters thunderstorms late in the evening, but blows around 66. Cancer rain is at 60%.

The drug problem in Dayton Ohio

If you live in the Dayton Ohio area you are very familiar with the drug problem that is currently happening in the region. Every time you turn around there is a drug overdose somewhere. Emergency personnel is using numerous doses of Narcan to revive those who have overdosed on heroin. Something definitely has to be done about the numerous drug overdoses that are happening in the Miami Valley area, particularly Dayton.

The Dayton morgue is currently renting space outside their offices, because of the numerous bodies that are being taken there because of the drug problem here in the Dayton Ohio area. What are some of your thoughts that might happen if we take drastic steps, maybe even going after the drug dealers and making it an automatic life sentence if they are caught selling drugs. How good of ideas is this?

Dayton Ohio school teachers need to be fired

Do you agree that all Dayton Ohio school teachers need to be fired due to the fact they want to go on strike. These Dayton Ohio school teachers can be replaced this summer why school is out. There is no need for the state know how school teachers to make the kind of money they’re making. Let us hear from you tonight and whether you agree or disagree. And if they are fired and if they cause any problems each and every one should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) - A federal mediator halted contract talks between the Dayton School Board and teacher's union for the next two months, and said he'll come back two weeks before the new school year starts.

Negotiations have slowed since starting five months ago, so the mediator hopes this will light a fire under both sides.

The school board and the union met June 5 and 6, with the mediator saying talks would be suspended at the end of the day on the 6.

That has some wondering if teachers will be back in the classroom, when school starts August 15.

Linda Winn's granddaughter goes to Dayton Public Schools.

"She's almost nine, she's going to the 4th grade," Winn said. http://fox45now.com/news/local/dayton-teachers-contract-talks-suspended-until-august

Two city of Dayton employees resign their position

There are two city of Dayton employees that have resigned. About one month ago both of these individuals were placed on administrative leave. The city’s director of planning and community development director Aaron Sorrell, has resigned along with the department secretary Shelley Dickstein. It’s really unclear why the resignations are requested. As we get more information will give you further details.

City of Dayton Ohio Sue Opioid Makers

What do you think of the city of Dayton suing the different pharmaceutical companies. Not really sure what this is all about, but most likely it’s something political. Let us know what your thoughts are on this.

June 06—The city of Dayton is suing more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies, distributors and pain specialists it alleges caused the opioid crisis that has killed thousands of Ohioans, drained public resources and wasted taxpayer dollars.

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley on Monday announced the city is filing suit because she says drug companies and distributors have financially benefited from the state's worsening opiate epidemic while Ohio's communities and residents suffered.

"We believe the drug companies made this mess, and it is time they stop passing the buck to Ohio's taxpayers and started paying to clean it up," Whaley said. "The drug companies are profiting, and we are paying for it."

The city's lawsuit comes less than one week after Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the state will sue five pharmaceutical companies that marketed addictive prescription pain medication.

Whaley, however, said the state's lawsuit does not go far enough to hold accountable all of the parties responsible for opiate addiction.

DeWine and Whaley are both running for Ohio governor and have made battling opiate addiction a key pillar of their platforms.

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