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After years of civil war, Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China on October 1, 1949.

Every year, on October 1, Chinas National Day is a time when people reflect on the countrys achievements, look towards a brighter future and reflect on how things can be improved.

Some people watch the military parade in Beijings Tiananmen Square. Others enjoy a show at the National Day Evening Gala with singing and dancing. People also celebrate with fireworks, concerts, sports events and cultural events. Cities and towns decorate their streets in a patriotic theme.

Many people also see it as a time to celebrate Chinese culture, such as calligraphy and tea.

Chinese tea leaves

teapot

tea cups

hot water

Rinse the teapot and teacups with hot water.

Place a teaspoon of tea leaves into the teapots strainer. Pour hot water onto the tea leaves before emptying the water. This step awakens the tea leaves to release their smell and taste.

Pour hot water over the leaves, and let them steep for a few minutes. Read the instructions on the tea packaging to see how long it needs to steep. The selection and preparation of tea leaves is an art form, and each tea has a special way to be prepared.

Pour the tea into cups and share with family and friends! In Chinese culture, tea is offered to guests as a sign of respect, and it is a symbol of harmony and purity.

Put the hard-boiled eggs in a bowl of hot water with 1 teaspoon of vinegar.

Add 15-20 drops of red food colouring. Red symbolises good luck in Chinese culture, and dyed red eggs are served on important birthday celebrations.

Use a spoon to pour the red liquid all over the eggs, and turn the eggs around. Repeat.

Place the dyed eggs on a rack to let them dry for at least 30 minutes.

In a small dish, mix a few drops of black food colouring with teaspoon of vinegar.

Dip the brush pen in the ink to write Chinese blessings or other messages on the eggshell.

After drying, display your celebratory eggs.

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Host a Chinese tea party, and practise calligraphy on red hard ... - South China Morning Post

Summerfield Methodist Church, 7078 Tryon Road, Longview, will have a rummage/bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30 in the church fellowship hall.

East Cotton Street Church of Christ, 2015 E. Cotton St., Longview, will hold its Ladies Day program at 9 a.m. Sept. 30. Theme: From Anxietea to Opportunitea A Spiritual Tea Party. Continental breakfast, 8 a.m., with lunch following program. Speaker: Jarilyn Fox, Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson. Youth speaker: Lisa Taylor, East Cotton Street Church of Christ.

North Star Baptist Church, 1518 Englewood Ave., Tyler, will have a Worship Celebration Service and Reception for the Rev. and Mrs. S.L. Curry Jr. at 5 p.m. Oct. 7 for dedicated service to the Texas Education Baptist State Convention. Host pastor is the Rev. Jerard Mosley Sr. Guest speaker: the Rev. Ralph Caraway, St. Louis Baptist Church, Tyler.

Longview Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance will have a prayer breakfast in celebration of Pastors Appreciation Month at 9 a.m. Oct. 14 at Bethel Baptist Church, 323 S. Court St., in Longview. The Rev. Brandon Owens is host pastor. Guest speaker: the Rev. Dexter Upshaw. The Rev. LaDarian Brown is Longview Area Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance president. Tickets: $10.

Deadline for consideration for the Religion calendar is 5 p.m. Monday. Send notices by email to clerks@news-journal.com.

Deadline for consideration for the Religion calendar is 5 p.m. Monday. Send notices by email to clerks@news-journal.com.

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Upcoming Religion Calendar: Oct. 1, 2023 | Religion | news-journal ... - Longview News-Journal

William Henck

Because of a lack of accountability dating back decades, the Internal Revenue Service has become a corrupt and dysfunctional shell of its former self. It has lost the ability and the moral authority to enforce the Internal Revenue Code.

I know this because, unfortunately, I had a front-row seat.

I was an IRS attorney for 30 years until I was forced out in 2017 for being a whistleblower. The theory used by the IRS and its Mr. Fix It, the IRS inspector general (TIGTA), was that I violated taxpayer privacy because my name appeared in a Washington Post article. It was a ludicrous argument, but that did not matter. The IRS deployed overwhelming resources and broke the law to force me out.

Unfortunately, this is now par for the course for the IRS. In the last two years, numerous tax returns have illegally leaked out of the IRS to ProPublica (TIGTA has investigated the leak for two years even though it could have solved the case within a week because of a system called UNAX). The IRS flat-out lied about middle-class tax audits not increasing despite an $87 billion funding bonanza. And the IRS backdated a penalty approval in the LakePoint Land Group case and failed to inform the Tax Court.

The LakePoint case is remarkable, not for the egregious conduct by the IRS but for the lack of concern by decision-makers. If a taxpayer backdated a document and failed timely to inform the Tax Court of that fact, that taxpayer would face a criminal referral and probable prison time.

The IRS? It sort of apologized.

This has a dreary consistency to it. Internally and externally, I reported World War II veterans being bullied, a cover-up of the tea party cases, literally billions of dollars improperly being shoveled out to lobbyists, and a female IRS employee being subjected to despicable abuse and retaliation. None of it was investigated.

I gave the IRS inspector general a list of nine witnesses to substantiate IRS misconduct. Six years later, none of those witnesses have been contacted.

Over the last couple of decades, I have contacted hundreds of people in Washington about these matters. Not one of them was concerned about right and wrong. They were concerned only about the narrative and agenda.

To me, however, this stuff is wrong. Its wrong to abuse women. Its wrong to bully elderly taxpayers. Its wrong to deprive people of their civil rights. Its wrong to allow lobbyists to hijack billions of dollars. Its wrong.

But people in Washington dont care. I understand why the Democrats dont care; they are the party of big government, and the IRS has done them favors. What surprised me was how little Republicans care. I thought they would care due to self-preservation, if nothing else, but I was wrong.

Whats unfortunate is that there are ways to bring about at least some IRS accountability. Still, there is no political constituency or will to do so.

First, the IRS should be banned from paying taxpayers to inform on other taxpayers. Since the IRS brutalizes its own whistleblowers, there is no reason for it to be able to pay Americans to inform on their fellow citizens.

Second, the budget of the IRS Office of Chief Counsel should be drastically cut. Many IRS problems are really chief counsel problems.

Third, rather than try to police lobbyists, reverse field and make it prohibitively risky and time-consuming for IRS employees to provide those lobbyists inside access. It would require some planning, but it could be done.

True believers in Jesus dont need a secondary plan for salvation and eternal life. They need to follow the actions of Jesus Christ, according to Pastor Greg Lee of Suncrest Christian Church in St. John. Followers of Jesus - church people - tend to forget that following Jesus is the way to get to heaven. But theyve somehow constructed a different way in their mind by beating people into it, or convincing people about it, or telling people theyre wrong," Lee says. On this weeks show, Lee joins us in the studio to examine the gospel about Jesus Christ and why too many Christians dont act Christ-like in their daily lives. If you look at who Jesus had his harshest words for, it was for religious people who were harsh to people who were on the margins, Lee tells Jerry, who's been on the margins of spirituality for decades. We hope you join us for a candid conversation - not a sermon - about faith, redemption, conviction and forgiveness. Also, how to demonstrate grace and mercy with a species that instinctively seeks justice. About the show She Said, He Said" with co-hosts Jerry Davich and Karen Davich unpacks all the baggage about relationships, couples and issues between the sexes (and the exs). Because theres a lot to unpack, Karen says. The dangers of online dating. The fun of flirting. Blended families. Difficult in-laws. Connecting after arguments. First kisses and final divorces. You name it, theyll unpack it on She Said, He Said. All episodes are now available for viewing at NWI.com or to listen on your favorite platforms such as Apple, Spotify, Google and Audacy. Subscribe to not miss any new episodes. The couple's podcast is sponsored by Times Media Co. and Lee Enterprises. It's recorded each week at CreataSpacePlace studios in Hobart, Indiana, with local guests in the studio and timeless topics on the table.

Finally, strip the inspector general of its law-enforcement privileges. Faced with that, TIGTA might actually investigate IRS corruption.

Im 63, and Im tired, but I have persisted in speaking out because I owe it to this country and because I have seen some of the victims of an agency that, in many ways, has become grotesque. None of that matters, though, because the people in Washington dont care about their government pushing around ordinary Americans. They are too busy making money north of Richmond.

William Henck was an IRS attorney for 30 years. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. The opinions are the writer's.

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IRS must be called out for its abuses - The Times of Northwest Indiana

Oh, Disney World. We love you, but sometimes you are straight-up frustrating.

And nothing grinds our gears like wasting time in long lines that could have been avoided if you know what youre doing. Sure, you can cough up some extra dough to skip the lines with Genie+, but there are other ways to avoid those lines without spending a dime and were telling you how.

We wont sugarcoat it sometimes, those Disney World wait times can be utterly devastating. Spending precious time waiting in line when there is so much to do can be discouraging so what are you supposed to do? Have no fear because weve been through it all and know just how to help.

Of course, you can use Genie+ or Individual Lightning Lanes paid ways to skip the standby lines at a majority of rides in the parks. But, Disney World is expensive enough already, and if you dont want to spend the money to avoid the lines there are still ways you can!

First, consider planning your trip over as many weekdays as possible. Generally speaking, weekdays are less crowded than weekends and thus have lower wait times. You can also try to plan your trips during certain times of the year. Skip summer, holidays, long weekends, spring break, and other times when kids are likely to be out of school and folks are on vacation.

Another tip we always recommend is skipping parades and fireworks to go on popular rides instead. We know, we know, how could we say this? But, if parades and fireworks dont matter to you or youve seen them before, this can be a great time to practically walk on to your favorite rides with little to no waits.

Now that youve got our best tips in your back pocket, lets check out Disney World wait times from September 28th, 2023.

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Astro Orbiter: 10 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 10 minutes Haunted Mansion: 13 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Space Mountain: 20 minutes Jungle Cruise: 25 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 40 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: Temporarily Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 10 minutes Haunted Mansion: 13 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Space Mountain: 20 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 20 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Jungle Cruise: 30 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 30 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 25 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 25 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutes Jungle Cruise: 50 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 60 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 80 minutes

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 10 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes its a small world: 20 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 25 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 30 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes Space Mountain: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Jungle Cruise: 50 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 60 minutes

Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Jungle Cruise: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutes Space Mountain: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Haunted Mansion: 30 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 40 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 65 minutes

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Jungle Cruise: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes its a small world: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 35 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 45 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Space Mountain: Temporarily Closed

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Haunted Mansion: 13 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Astro Orbiter: 25 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Jungle Cruise: 40 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 60 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Temporarily Closed Space Mountain: Temporarily Closed

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Haunted Mansion: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 20 minutes Space Mountain: 20 minutes Jungle Cruise: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 45 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 55 minutes

Carousel of Progress: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 10 minutes Astro Orbiter: 15 minutes Mickeys PhilharMagic: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 20 minutes Enchanted Tales with Belle: 20 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutes Space Mountain: 30 minutes Haunted Mansion: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 40 minutes Jungle Cruise: 45 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 45 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 50 minutes

Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Mad Tea Party: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 10 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 10 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 15 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Haunted Mansion: 25 minutes Astro Orbiter: 30 minutes Jungle Cruise: 30 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 30 minutes Space Mountain: 30 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 55 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutes Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Astro Orbiter: Closed Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: Closed Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: Closed Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: Closed Carousel of Progress: Closed Dumbo the Flying Elephant: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Haunted Mansion: Closed Jungle Cruise: Closed Mad Tea Party: Closed Magic Carpets of Aladdin: Closed Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed Peter Pans Flight: Closed Pirates of the Caribbean: Closed Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: Closed Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: Closed Space Mountain: Closed Tomorrowland Speedway: Closed Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: Closed its a small world: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Jungle Cruise: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 10 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 10 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 10 minutes Mad Tea Party: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 30 minutes Peter Pans Flight: 45 minutes Haunted Mansion: 50 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 50 minutes Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes its a small world: 5 minutes Jungle Cruise: 10 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Astro Orbiter: 20 minutes Mad Tea Party: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 35 minutes Haunted Mansion: Temporarily Closed Peter Pans Flight: Temporarily Closed Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: Temporarily Closed Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini: 5 minutes Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 5 minutes Dumbo the Flying Elephant: 5 minutes Magic Carpets of Aladdin: 5 minutes Pirates of the Caribbean: 5 minutes Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: 5 minutes Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: 5 minutes Astro Orbiter: 10 minutes Jungle Cruise: 10 minutes Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin: 15 minutes Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 15 minutes Tomorrowland Speedway: 15 minutes Mad Tea Party: 25 minutes Space Mountain: 35 minutes Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 60 minutes Haunted Mansion: Temporarily Closed Peter Pans Flight: Temporarily Closed its a small world: Temporarily Closed Carousel of Progress: Closed Enchanted Tales with Belle: Closed Mickeys PhilharMagic: Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Spaceship Earth: 20 minutes Mission: SPACE: 25 minutes Frozen Ever After: 45 minutes Test Track: 50 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 55 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 20 minutes Spaceship Earth: 25 minutes Living with the Land: 30 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 30 minutes Mission: SPACE: 35 minutes Frozen Ever After: 65 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes Test Track: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes Living with the Land: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 20 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 20 minutes Spaceship Earth: 30 minutes Mission: SPACE: 40 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes Test Track: 75 minutes

Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Living with the Land: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 20 minutes Test Track: 60 minutes Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes

Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes Living with the Land: 10 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 45 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 80 minutes Frozen Ever After: 85 minutes Mission: SPACE: Temporarily Closed

Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 15 minutes Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 60 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes

Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Journey into Imagination: 15 minutes Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 50 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes Frozen Ever After: 80 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: Temporarily Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 10 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Mission: SPACE: 20 minutes Test Track: 50 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes

Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes Gran Fiesta Tour: 10 minutes Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 45 minutes Frozen Ever After: 70 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 70 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Test Track: 35 minutes Mission: SPACE: 45 minutes Frozen Ever After: 60 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 65 minutes

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Mission: SPACE: 10 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: 15 minutes Frozen Ever After: 75 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 75 minutes Test Track: Temporarily Closed

Gran Fiesta Tour: 5 minutes Journey into Imagination: 5 minutes Living with the Land: 5 minutes Spaceship Earth: 10 minutes The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10 minutes Mission: SPACE: 15 minutes Remys Ratatouille Adventure: 20 minutes Frozen Ever After: 25 minutes Test Track: 40 minutes Turtle Talk with Crush: Closed

Avatar Flight of Passage: Closed Dinosaur: Closed Expedition Everest: Closed Its Tough to Be a Bug: Closed Kali River Rapids: Closed Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed Navi River Journey: Closed The Boneyard: Closed TriceraTop Spin: Closed

Dinosaur: 5 minutes Expedition Everest: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Navi River Journey: 10 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 60 minutes Kali River Rapids: Closed Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed The Boneyard: Closed

Dinosaur: 5 minutes Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 25 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 50 minutes Navi River Journey: 50 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutes The Boneyard: Closed

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Kali River Rapids: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 25 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 65 minutes Navi River Journey: 90 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 95 minutes

Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 10 minutes Kali River Rapids: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 35 minutes Navi River Journey: 65 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 70 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 70 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Dinosaur: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 25 minutes Kali River Rapids: 35 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 60 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 80 minutes Navi River Journey: 105 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Dinosaur: 15 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 20 minutes Kali River Rapids: 25 minutes Navi River Journey: 80 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 105 minutes

TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Kali River Rapids: 15 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 15 minutes Expedition Everest: 20 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 50 minutes Navi River Journey: 75 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Kali River Rapids: 25 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 50 minutes Navi River Journey: 105 minutes

Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Kali River Rapids: 40 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 45 minutes Navi River Journey: 50 minutes

Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Navi River Journey: 50 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 65 minutes

Kali River Rapids: 5 minutes TriceraTop Spin: 5 minutes Dinosaur: 10 minutes Its Tough to Be a Bug: 10 minutes Expedition Everest: 15 minutes Avatar Flight of Passage: 75 minutes Navi River Journey: 80 minutes Kilimanjaro Safaris: Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 15 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 15 minutes Toy Story Mania: 30 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 35 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 45 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 45 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 25 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes Toy Story Mania: 60 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 65 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 75 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 95 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes Toy Story Mania: 40 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 75 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 75 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 115 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 30 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 55 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 75 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes Toy Story Mania: 80 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 90 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 95 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 30 minutes Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 45 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 55 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 65 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 65 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 75 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 85 minutes

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 35 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 45 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 65 minutes Toy Story Mania: 70 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 40 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 55 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 70 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 85 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 90 minutes Toy Story Mania: 90 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: Temporarily Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 50 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutes Toy Story Mania: 65 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 70 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 75 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: Temporarily Closed

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 20 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutes Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 55 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 75 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 100 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 20 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 60 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 65 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 80 minutes Toy Story Mania: 85 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 105 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 20 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 25 minutes Toy Story Mania: 45 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 50 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 50 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 50 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 60 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 90 minutes

Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Alien Swirling Saucers: 10 minutes Muppet Vision 3D: 10 minutes Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: 15 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 25 minutes Toy Story Mania: 30 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: 35 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 40 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 40 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 45 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 80 minutes

Alien Swirling Saucers: 5 minutes Star Tours The Adventures Continue: 5 minutes Toy Story Mania: 5 minutes Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 10 minutes Slinky Dog Dash: 30 minutes Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 35 minutes Rise of the Resistance WDW: 40 minutes Rock n Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith: 60 minutes Mickey and Minnies Runaway Railway: Temporarily Closed Lightning McQueens Racing Academy: Closed Muppet Vision 3D: Closed

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Will anyone take my bet that during the next election season, the presidential and congressional candidates will talk about how much or too much the current administration will spend or has spent?

How about this one? Every incumbent candidate will be accused of supporting or not paying for programs popular with their voters.

Suppose most news you consume is television or popular internet media. How easy will it be to find accurate figures about where your tax money and the money the government will borrow in your name is being spent? Do you care, or have you given up caring because you think government is self-serving anyway?

Why would it be essential to start an impeachment inquiry about President Joe Biden in the short month Congress has to pass appropriations bills before the next fiscal year? Dont they have a lot to do to make sure the country runs efficiently?

National headlines and even less prominent articles in newspapers and magazines read by residents of all the land between the coasts (except a few large cities) have not covered the substance of budget hearings. The authorization to spend money for all the responsibilities of the federal government is Job One, but its not being done.

The last time all government managers knew how much they could spend in the next fiscal year was in 1996! Appropriation bills have only been passed on time five times since the end of the fiscal year was extended by three months in 1976, going into effect in 1977.

Any private enterprise that could not fund its planned new initiatives would go bankrupt. If a company cannot move forward, it dies. I would not invest in a company with the money-management skills of the U.S. Congress. That is why two credit rating companies have issued rating downgrades. Our economy is robust, but our government has signs of instability.

No doubt, government managers will receive money via continuing resolutions. Then ... Congress will pass an omnibus spending bill that will quietly feed pet projects and partisan interests while holding all government spending to a growth rate lower than inflation. Or, there will be an attempt to pass appropriations individually and defund the Department of Education if Trump doesnt get the chance to do it.

Opinions will flood the media. They will all point to the lack of proper governance but rarely to the strategic objective of a decades-long attempt to starve the beast of expensive government. Voters consider their economic well-being before the needs of the common. They ignore President John F. Kennedys exhortation to, Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.

The truth is voters expect a lot from their various forms of government, but they want the expense to come out of someone elses pocket.

The Tea Party latched onto the idea, making it hard for the government to raise revenue. We have had almost 50 years of budget chaos running parallel to the effects of reducing revenue to curtail federal government interference. The strategy also starves state and local governments. The actual harm is the lack of transparent and easily accessed budgets and dollar amounts spent linked to specific programs in specific agencies of specific Cabinet-level departments. The voters cant see that the services they want are underfunded.

The impeachment investigation is a way to plan newsworthy events and plant stories picked up by media outlets that distract us from paying attention to government funding. The Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, proposed the first temporary spending bill in mid-September to restrain public outcries over a possible government shutdown while still leaving that possibility on the table for his more radical colleagues.

Yep, the voter must remain in the dark and be urged to blame the current administration for the impasse. Its even better when the government is shut down. The situation becomes painful, and an autocracy run by the party that promises better days becomes desirable. However, like any business run without financial oversight, the guys at the top will take the money and run.

Its a circus and mirrors, making it complicated for the voters. Because ...

Linda Brugger of Twin Falls is a social scientist with an inquiring mind. She has written an opinion column for over seven years. Reach her at IdahoAuthor@outlook.com.

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