58.27 Howe Enterprise November 16, 2020

Howe FFA hosting Texas Hold’em Fundraiser Event

Agee finishes 17th at regional cross country meet

Stonebarger recognized for church leadership

The Howe FFA Booster Club would like to in-

Howe seniors Marissa Agee and Jake Fabacher

Longtime Howe Church of Christ elder Jesse

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National Honor Society honored veterans with parade

Last week’s editorial here ruffled some feathers. We understand that the truth is not for everyone. However, truth must prevail in all instances no matter who it hurts or helps. This news outlet is not here to get rich from your free subscriber fees. We are not here to create clickbait to get national revenues. We are here to tell the truth— plain and simple. If it means the same fate as Paul—what an honor.

Those that are dialed in to mainstream media outlets are under the spell of psychological warfare no different than Dorothy was to the Wizard of Oz. Only that this is not a dream.

CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, Fox News, Washington Post, and others have a portion of the country marinating in their obey and control methods.

The amount of manipulation that has been bestowed upon people would make even George Orwell blush. Just to break the news to some—no states have awarded victory to anyone. No one has won anything, and the Associated Press has no authority to declare a winner of any race. Only until the process goes through the proper procedures is one (Continued on page 10)

EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.

Thanks to COVID-19, it was not the typical scene of pageantry displayed by Howe High School’s National Honor Society to salute the veterans. But the students were creative and hosted a parade instead to tip the cap to those who proudly stepped to the front of the line to protect our liberties.

a few cars and a few spectators lined up. Howe High School’s campus was empty thanks to multiple COVID-19 cases, however there were students at the other three campuses waving to the veterans as they went by.

Generally, a speech is given, veterans are individually recognized, the band plays, and flags are flown.

But on Wednesday it was Veterans drove by flags and appreciative citizens in front of Howe ISD campuses on Wednesday. The event has sponsored by Howe High School’s National Honor Society. Courtesy photo.

Trump lawyer says she will Chamber Christmas parade 'Release the Kraken': 'I’m going scheduled for Dec. 12 to expose every one of them'

While the mainstream media and social media platforms are still forcing the narrative of Joe Biden being the president-elect, the election has not even come close to being finalized.

There are only a handful of large media outlets that are covering the presidential electoral process properly

and The Howe Enterprise will continue to follow The Epoch Times for election information based on their proper coverage to this point. Evidence of widespread voter fraud appears more frequently each day with whistleblowers from multiple states coming for(Continued on page 8)

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has planned the annual Christmas Parade for Saturday, Dec. 12 at 4:30 pm. This again allows for floats to participate in Anna at noon, Van Alstyne at 2 pm and lineup at Howe by 3:45 pm.

Denny Street, to Davis Street in front of First Baptist Church of Howe and through Downtown on Haning Street to King Street and back to the campus block.

For those that want to enter into the parade, they can The parade route will be the register at https:// same as several years www.eventbrite.com/e/ which will make a trip from howe-chambers-downtownthe Howe Middle/ christmas-parade-ticketsIntermediate School cam127052488413. pus block to Duke Street, to

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Howe FFA hosting Texas Hold’em Fundraiser Event The Howe FFA Booster Club would like to invite everyone interested to participate in a Texas Hold'em tournament which will raise money for the kids of Howe FFA.

FFA asks that those in attendance not bring any food or drinks of their own.

There will be a total of five tournaments in which the first four tournaments will decide the winners for the finals table in May 2021. The first and second place finishers in the first four tournaments will be in the final tournament where prizes will be awarded to all eight players. Each tournament will start at 6 PM and they ask players to arrive 15 to 30 minutes prior to start time to get signed in and positions drawn for the tournament.

Sign-ups for the tournament will be set up online through SignUpGenius. Use QR code below to sign up.

Tournament Dates: December 5, 2020, January 9, 2021, February 20, 2021, April 3, 2021, and the finals May 2, 2021.

The entry fee is $50 per person per tournament with a "Buy Back" option for all players that are knocked out early. You can only place first or second once to reserve your spot at the final table. Entry fees can be paid by cash or credit card, all players need to be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Please remember this is a fundraiser event for the Howe FFA Booster Club. The Howe FFA Booster club raises money throughout the school year to support the youth involved in the Howe FFA. Each year the club gives scholarships to graduating seniors. In addition, the club provides monetary help to those students who exhibit livestock at The Texoma Livestock Show and Exposition. This helps the students with the cost of the project. All proceeds from our fundraisers go directly to our students.

Concessions will be available at each tournament and the Howe

Agee places 17 of 136 cross country runners; Fabacher unable to compete despite negative COVID test Howe seniors Marissa Agee and Jake Fabacher qualified for the regional cross country meet that took place last week at the Jesse Owens Complex in Dallas. Agee finished 17th overall with a time of 13:16.99 in the 2-mile run. She did not qualify for the state meet.

Fabacher broke a school record with a run of 17:52 at the district cross country meet on October 21.

Due to close contact with a friend that tested positive for COVID19, Fabacher was quarantined which meant he was unable to compete or attend the regional meet. He was tested for COVID which came back negative, however, due to mandates, he was still ineligible to participate despite not being sick or showing any symptoms.

Fabacher trained extensively through the spring and summer despite the shutdown by running 45 miles per week in hopes of qualifying for the state meet in his final season.

Agee finished sixth a year ago at the regional meet with a time of 12:41.72. She finished 39 of 173 in her sophomore year with a time

of 13:47.53. Fabacher finished 59 of 174 a year ago with a time of 18:23.43.

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Summit Hill Elementary Top Dogs

Second grade - Leonardo Gomez, Nichole Trevino, Jayden Potts, Ava Donoho, Cairo Thomas.

First grade - Mykaell Vasquez, Amadeo Garcia, Presley Wall, Slade Harrell, -Joselyn Vera Ortega.

Kindergarten - Ben Petty, Harrison Hitesman, Thiago Castillo, Jayden Cano, Blake Burris.

Pre-K - Abigail Hamilton, Leena Gallardo.

Curbside Drop-off sites open for Operation Christmas Child As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 drop-off sites are now open.

Shoebox gifts prepared by generous donors and filled with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies may be dropped off now during National Collection Week, Nov. 16 -– 23.

Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for more than two decades.

This is a project everyone can still be part of, even with COVID-19 restrictions. There’s still time for individuals, families, and groups to transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts. The project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God’s love to children in need. Find a step-by-step guide on the How to Pack a Shoebox webpage.

“This season, children around the world need a tangible reminder that there is hope and that God loves them,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. “Through these shoebox gifts packed with special items, children also receive the opportunity to hear about the eternal hope found in Jesus Christ.”

Individuals and families making plans to visit a drop-off location in their area can learn more about what to expect in this year’s curbside drop-off experience on the organization’s Important COVID-19 Updates webpage.

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Howe ISD School Board agenda

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on November 16, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

I. II. III. IV.

CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Administrator Reports B. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. COVID Update 4. Other Information V. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Oath of Office for Incoming Trustees B. Reorganization of Officers C. Update Signature Cards D. Determine Regular Meeting Day and Time for 202021 E. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes from Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on October 19, 2020 2. Monthly Financial Reports F. Budget Amendments G. Potential Athletic Facility Projects H. Stipend Schedule I. School-Based Telehealth Services Agreement with Children’s Health J. December Board Meeting VI. ADJOURN If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting. Consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the School Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions on items unless a school board member so requests, at which time the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered as a separate item on the Agenda.

This Agenda posted Friday, November 13, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump— “REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE. DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN. 941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED. STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN.” @ChanelRion @OANN 10:34 AM · Nov 12, 2020

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Sales tax figures on the rise for the City of Howe Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced recently he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $890.5 million in local sales tax allocations for November, 4.8 percent more than in November 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report tax monthly, and on sales made in July, August and September by quarterly filers

The City of Howe is currently 19.08 percent ahead of 2019 in sales tax revenues. This month’s total of $47,693.07 is 22 percent ahead of November 2019. For the year, Howe’s figure is $427,679.41 which is up from last year's $359,130.15 at the same time. With a month to go, the yearly total has already surpassed any year’s total in the city’s history.

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City Sherman Denison Gainesville Celina Anna Melissa Bonham Van Alstyne Whitesboro Gunter Pottsboro Howe Whitewright Leonard Southmayd Collinsville Tioga Bells Tom Bean Oak Ridge Savoy

November $2,268,497.77 $850,959.52 $679,519.83 $390,924.95 $378,343.84 $350,005.28 $212,886.06 $186,236.58 $167,972.82 $78,205.87 $59,705.94 $47,693.07 $46,319.54 $35,999.58 $35,500.24 $31,913.18 $26,362.43 $24,838.47 $12,269.22 $11,232.82 $6,580.25

Sherman Denison Gainesville Celina Anna Melissa Bonham Van Alstyne Whitesboro Pottsboro Gunter Whitewright Howe Southmayd Leonard Collinsville Bells Tioga Tom Bean Oak Ridge Savoy Ector Dorchester

2020 $21,192,057.32 $7,508,655.34 $6,872,379.29 $3,380,980.75 $3,363,744.98 $3,137,123.60 $2,106,964.67 $1,819,071.90 $1,469,998.72 $590,009.97 $554,788.25 $450,958.80 $427,679.41 $406,331.80 $383,563.00 $307,420.67 $241,127.33 $208,315.39 $113,560.21 $100,454.96 $56,934.71 $29,266.05 $12,293.81

Operation Christmas Child (Continued from page 3)

Participants can find the nearest drop-off location and hours of operation as they make plans to drop off their shoebox gifts. The online lookup tool is searchable by city or ZIP code. Signs at each location will identify the curbside drop off. There are six convenient drop off locations in the Red River Area including Ardmore, Denison, Durant, Gainesville, Sherman and Whitesboro.

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, seeks to demonstrate God’s love in a tan-

gible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 178 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.

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Jesse Stonebarger recognized for church leadership On Sunday, October 11, 2020, after serving in the eldership of the Howe Church Of Christ for thirty-two years (Dec. 6, 1987— Oct. 11, 2020), and prior to that serving as a deacon for twenty two years (March 2, 1975-Dec. 6, 1987), Jesses Stonebarger, with his eye on both the present and the future, announced to the church that he believed it was in the congregation’s best interest that he step down from serving in the position of an elder.

Pastor Toby Soechting said while the congregation strongly objected to the news, each member with respect, love, and admiration for Stonebarger supported his decision because anyone who knows him knows that he is a man of few words and when he speaks on any subject you do well to pay attention to his voice of sobriety and wisdom.

“Stonebarger obeyed the gospel of Christ (cf. 1 Cor. 15:1-5; 2 Thess. 1:6-8) here in Howe in 1971,” said Soechting in the church newsletter.

He went on to say that immediately thereafter, both Stonebarger and his wife Mary became active members of the Howe church of Christ as they labored for the Lord and served their fellow man.

Stonebarger was appointed as a deacon by the congregation on March 2, 1975, and for twenty two years he (with his wife and children’s support) served as a deacon with various responsibilities.

“As a preacher, I have been blessed to labor under the oversight of some great and godly men,” said Soechting. “The last twenty one years have been especially sweet for me because I have labored here in Howe alongside the likes of Jesse Stonebarger, a true elder, overseer, and shepherd of the flock of God. Jesse, by the grace of God, not only changed his life when he obeyed the gospel and sought to follow (Continued on page 7)

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the Lord, but Jesse changed my life (and countless others) through his example of quietly and consistently seeking not only to be a man who calls Jesus, “Lord,” (Mt. 7:21) but seeking to be a man who actually takes up his cross daily and follows Him. Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.—1 Timothy 5:17.3:1–7.

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ward. The result of the fraud accusations has forced the election into the court room. For some odd reason, the news media will not report the fraud while social media platforms flag it as disinformation, but several Michigan residents ranging from a city worker to a former state assistant attorney general swear under penalty of perjury they witnessed significant and widespread election tampering in the city of Detroit.

Trump attorney Sidney Powell stated that there a number of things to investigate including the likelihood that three percent of the vote total was changed in the pre-election voting ballots that were collected digitally by using the Hammer program and the Scorecard software program. In an interview with Lou Dobbs on Fox Business stated that she could hardly wait to put forth all the evidence they’ve collected on Dominion Voting Systems, the software company. She said Dominion was created to alter voting results in Venezuela to insert Hugo Chavez against the will of the people and then shipped internationally to manipulate votes for purchase in other countries including this one. She said it was funded with money from Venezuela, Cuba, and a role by China.

“We have staggering statistical evidence and staggering testimony from witnesses including one who was personally in briefings when all of this was discussed and planned beginning with Hugo Chavez and how it was designed there and then saw it happening in this country,” said Powell. “As soon as the states shut down on election night and stopped counting, those are the states where the most egregious problems occurred.”

Powell said they ran an algorithm to calculate how many votes they might need to come up with for Mr. Biden in specific areas, “I think that explains what happened in Michigan where the computer glitch changed the number of votes of about 5,500 in favor of (Biden) just in one of 47 districts.

She says those districts need to be checked for the same ‘software glitch’ which would change the result in Michigan dramatically.

“The same thing happened in other states,” said Powell. “We’ve had hundreds of thousands of ballots mysteriously appear solely for Mr. Biden which is statistically impossible as a matter of mathematics. It can all be documented, and we are putting it into materials that we will file in federal court.”

Powell says that the Hammer and Scorecard were used by forces in the Democratic operative that had access to the programs through the government access points that

they have. She says that the investigation would likely come from the most trusted military intelligence officials that can get into the system and see what was done.

“Whether you call it computer glitches or something else, somebody has actually gone into the system and changed voting results.”

Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch, an independent firm, said that there were 800,000 extra names on the election rolls in Pennsylvania and Clark County, Nevada had 154,000 inactive names on the roll.

Judicial Watch announced that a September 2020 study revealed that 353 U.S. counties had 1.8 million more registered voters than eligible voting-age citizens.

In other words, the registration rates of those counties exceeded 100 percent of eligible voters.

“The data highlights the recklessness of mailing blindly ballot applications to voter registration lists," said Fitton.

Battles are waging with the media and whistleblowers also. Marine veteran and USPS whistleblower Richard Hopkins claimed late ballots were postmarked retroactive to Nov. 3, election day, at his post office, in an exclusive interview with Project Veritas founder and CEO James O’Keefe. However, Russell Strasser, USPS Office of Inspector General interrogated him and used coercion tactics to force him to alter his story.

The Washington Post ran quickly with the story that he had recanted his position of ballottampering claims. However, Hopkins later said he felt played by the federal agents and asked the Washington Post to recant their story.

US Attorney General William Barr announced Monday that U.S. attorneys across the country will be authorized to investigate alleged election fraud. This prompted the resignation of the Director of Election Crimes Richard Pilger.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday the state would perform a hand-recount of presidential ballots there prior to certifying the results of its election.

Biden as of Wednesday maintained a narrow lead of about 14,000 votes in the state.

The Gateway Pundit reported Thursday that another so called system ‘glitch’, this time in a county in Wisconsin. Evidence was provided that showed the vote totals for Rock County appeared to be switched between President Trump and Joe Biden. 9,516 votes were elimi(Continued on page 9)

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American history.”

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nated from President Trump and moved to Joe Biden. This 19,032 vote difference when corrected would eliminate Biden’s lead in Wisconsin.

On Thursday, a Pennsylvania judge ruled late-arriving ballots should not be counted toward the final vote tally, says secretary of state in Pennsylvania did not have authority to extend the deadline

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for mail-in ballots. On the same day, Federal Election Commission Chairman Trey Trainor said based on the info gathered from Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the country, this presidential election is illegitimate. But Thursday evening, after the forced resignation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director of Cybersecurity Bryan Ware, the DHS countered with a confusing memo stating, “The November 3rd election was the most secure in

Biden in his media-protected status has announced that Ron Klain would be his White House Chief of Staff. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is transitioning to a second term. When questioned, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press conference on Tuesday that "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration."

President Trump on Monday replaced Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper with Christopher

9 C. Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center. The Pentagon then said Kash Patel, who was a Republican aide on Capitol Hill and now works for the White House National Security Council, has been named Mr. Miller’s chief of staff.

Powell says that they are looking at the financial interests of certain governors and secretaries of state that bought into the Dominion system to line their own pockets by utilizing a voting system that would either guarantee their suc(Continued on page 13)

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officially awarded a win. The reason for this is to ensure a free and fair election so that We the People selected their rightly choice. The grand music and lights and graphics of the cable news networks announcing the winner of the presidency is nothing more than a fancy way to grandstand the upcoming demise of the news industry as we know it.

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The media calling the election has no legal weight, but helps inform public perception; many candidates use this to declare victory or to concede.

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The actual election results are finished up December 8, giving candidates time to have recounts or litigate the numbers.

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After this, it falls to the electoral college to vote on December 14, with certificates sent to Congress for a special session — where the sitting vice president officially declares a winner.

Once the fraud is cleaned up and the result is overturned, I hope those calling for unity will still bark the same Kumbaya sentiments. If we do not act in concert with each other and ensure the future becomes what we need it to be we will surely deserve whatever fate awaits us.

The cure for 1984 is 1776. A nation of sheep breeds a government of wolves (and vice versa).

Stripping down everything to 1776 and unifying under one “Constitution Party” would return freedom and sovereignty to the common man and woman and return the government to its proper place as the servant of the people.

The concept is a great one, however, the claim by everyone of wanting free speech is wonderful until someone hears something they do not like (such as with this editorial column). Then suddenly, people that write columns like last week’s need to be shut up

because it disagrees with their beliefs or fantasies.

Hopefully, liberty has not been stolen in the wee hours of the night and we still have a chance to live out our lives in freedom.

If a second chance is granted by God, we must understand that we are in control of the government, not the other way around. Generations of Republican and Democrat leaders have made it abundantly clear that they are unable and incapable of managing the nation’s affairs competently, justly, or legally. Hence the election of an outsider like Trump.

Our new birth must again ensure the right to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness by limiting the role of government in our lives. No one has the right to dictate to anyone else how to live.

No one holds the higher moral authority to compel anyone else to behave in a particular way.

Each individual has the right to behave as according to his or her self-determined moral principles, provided the pursuit of these principals provides no physical harm to others or other’s property. If there is no victim, there is no crime. No entity, including a majority of voters or citizens, may take away or violate the rights of any individual. The restoration of the rights of individual Americans must be the foundation of the future. All men and women are created equal in God’s eyes and must remain true for all mankind—Black, White, Indians, Asians, Hispanics, Jews, Muslims, and anyone else unmentioned.

This kind of freedom initiates that people are responsible for their own welfare. With this, productivity prospers and businesses flourish creating an atmosphere of abundance and tolerance and compassion.

“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom!

I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the pains to preserve it.” - John Adams.

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NURSE C.E.R.T.S. 505 Castlegate St. Howe, TX 75459 90.-821-3392 loavamccarthy@msn.com HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com HOUSING Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.com Pradera Manufactured Home Park 709 N. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 http://praderamhp.com (903) 532-0014 felix@havenparkmgmt.com M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-9223 marvincurtis2@gmail.com INSURANCE David Morgan Insurance 255 E. Jefferson St, P.O. Box 2105 Van Alstyne TX 75495 http://farmersagent.com/ dmorgan1 903-482-4063 dmorgan1@farmersagent.com Ed Meacham, State Farm 2624 Loy Lake Rd., Suite B Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Darren Foster – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfbins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 32707/darrenfoster 903-436-2470 dfoster@txfb-ins.com

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Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Loretta Anderson – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfb -ins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 23242/lorettaanderson 903-819-1041 landerson@txfb-ins.com

Servpro of Sherman/Denison PO Box 1851 Sherman TX 75091 ervproshermandenison.com/ 903-893-7166 belinda.servpro8117@gmail.com

Aflac Agent Chyna Vincent 1671 Taylor Rd Dorchester TX 75459 940-641-1714 chynakv@live.com

Melissa Millsap Photography melissa.millsapphotography @gmail.com

INTERNET TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com

Skinner Plumbing Supply 200 S. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 (903) 532-0034 skinnersupply@yahoo.com

LEADERSHIP The Iku Organization http://theikuorganization.org/ 214-392-6218 soga.aralola@gmail.com NON-PROFIT Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org

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Torque Plumbing 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (972) 658-1515 torquemayes@yahoo.com PUBLIC UTILITIES Atmos Energy 5111 Blue Flame Rd. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.atmosenergy.com/ 1-888-286-6700 (Main) 1-866-322-8667 Natural Gas Emergency Jan.Rugg@atmosenergy.com Billy’s Trash Service 800 S. Andrews Sherman TX 75090 903-814-9070 jeffstanley@cableone.net

Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net Cavender Home Theater DISH 6202 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 http://www.cavendertv.com/ 903-892-3499 chris@cavenderht.com REAL ESTATE Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.com Sheryl Bentley, Ebby Halliday REALTORS 3445 FM 1417 N Sherman TX 75092 http://www.ebby.com/agents_ offices/find_agent/info/ sherylbentley (903) 821-7653 sherylbentley@ebby.com

The following information is required to add a telephone number into the "CodeRED" database: first and last name; address (physical address, no P.O. boxes); city; state; Zip Code; and primary phone number. The system works with cellular phones but requires a valid street address. When entering information, please fill out all of the screens because the newest data entered will replace the old data. Sign up by visiting http:// www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/oem.cred

2019-20 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Ad valorem reduction Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.00 % 0.50 % 0.50 % 8.25 %

City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson County Junior College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)

$0.57 $1.43 $0.42 $0.17 $2.59

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$3,788,977

RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com Abby’s Restaurant 110 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 abbys-restaurant.com/ 903-487-8860 abbysrestaurant@yahoo.com Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net

ROOFING HIT Exteriors, LLC Howe, TX 75459 972-977-1523 sergio@hitexteriors.com STORAGE Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com TOWING Adams Automotive & Towing 85 Redden Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 adamsautotow.com 903-482-5784 Pristine Towing & Roadside Assistance 135 Hodgins Rd. P.O. Box 1672 Van Alstyne TX 75495 (903) 814-8064 VIDEO Summit Media Service PO.O. Box 1197 Howe, TX 75459 www.summitmediaservice.co m 214-843-1495

The Uselton Group 382 Eagle Point Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 theuseltongroup.com 469-525-7281 kim@theuseltongroup.com Vincent Realty Group 324 Meadows Estate St., P.O. Box 756 Tom Bean TX 75489 vincentrealtygroup.com/ 903-870-8528 benvincent@cableone.net

City of Howe SECONDS COUNT IN AN EMERGENCY! That's why the City of Howe has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as a boilwater notice, missing child or evacuation notices). The system is capable of dialing 60,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers a pre-recorded message describing the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient. Once the situation is remedied, another call will be placed to the area signaling that the issue has been addressed and that normal activities can be resumed.

Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com

Cityofhowe.org City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Bill French City Administrator: Joe Shephard City Secretary: Joy Stevens Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Kerri Cheatham (After hours night drop available) Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Bert Dowlen Howe Fire Department 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903813-4411 Police Chief: Carl Hudman Police Sergeant: Keith Milks Economic Development 101 E. Haning St. 903-532-6080 EDC Director: Monte Walker City Council meets third Tuesday at 700 W. Haning St. at 6 pm.

Planning & Zoning Commission Meets third Monday as needed Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation Meets as needed For more information visit the city website www.cityofhowe.org

2020 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill $27.15 $7.45 $8.35 $9.30 $9.90 $33.60 $5.25 $13.35 $1.10 $27.15 $33.60 $13.35 $1.10 $75.20 $56.95 $54.60 $13.35 $1.10 $126.00 $98.70 $80.85 $13.35 $1.10 $194.00

WATER Base per 1,000 next 4,000 per 1,000 next 20,000 per 1,000 next 20,000 per 1,000 all over 45,000 SEWER Base per additional metered 1,000 gallons TRASH (solid waste) Base Tax MINIMUM BILL Water Sewer Trash Tax Total 5,000 gallons usage Water Sewer Trash Tax Total 10,000 gallons usage Water Sewer Trash Tax Total

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Texas History Minute Dwight D. Eisenhower was a man who rose to great heights, but he was always a man of modesty. Like Ken Bridges so many figures who excelled in America, his rise was to prominence was far from certain, but a background of faith, hard work, and education pushed the odds in his favor. Though his time in Texas was short, his impact on the world was profound.

He was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison. His given name was David Dwight Eisenhower, after his father. However, the name was later switched to Dwight David Eisenhower, reportedly to avoid confusion over having two Davids in the family.

Reports conflict whether it was his idea or his mother’s insistence.

He was the third of seven boys.

His father, David Eisenhower, had attended Lane University to study engineering and had later opened a general store in the tiny farming community of Hope, Kansas. However, the business failed within three years because of the financial crises crippling farmers at the time, forcing the Eisenhowers to move. In 1889, his father found work in Denison as an engine wiper for the Cotton Belt Railroad for $10 per week.

The growing family scraped by, but faith and education were a must in the Eisenhower household. The future president’s grandfather had been a preacher, and his father insisted on daily prayers and Bible readings. His mother, Ida, was a devout and determined woman whose family had escaped the violence of Civil War Virginia and became a pacifist as a result. She had even attended college, where she met her future husband.

Though he became beloved by the nation as “Ike,” Eisenhower was one of several “Ikes” growing up. His oldest brother, Edgar, was called “Big Ike,” while the

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future president was simply “Little Ike.” Though his mother discouraged the use of nicknames, the “Ike” moniker stuck with him the rest of his life.

After the hard years in Denison, the Eisenhowers moved to Abilene, Kansas, in 1892. Eisenhower’s father picked up work as a mechanic at a creamery, and their fortunes steadily improved.

As a child, Eisenhower was adventurous and athletic, exploring the outdoors and playing sports.

He was very competitive with his older brothers, and his mother had once called him her “most troublesome boy.” Interestingly enough, his mother had taught him to cook, which he took to enthusiastically. A younger brother died at the age of four, but the family pushed on, relying on their faith to endure hard times. In fact, the Eisenhowers held Bible classes in their home for many years.

Eisenhower was a star football player at Abilene High School.

He had to repeat his freshman year because of a debilitating injury, but he persevered and graduated in 1909. In 1911, he won an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. Eisenhower considered it a practical way to get a free education. His mother, however, was disappointed at his choice for a military life, but she did not stand in his way.

He graduated in 1915 ina class in which 59 graduates would eventually become generals.

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cessful election.

“If the states are stupid enough to certify the votes where we know the machines were operating and producing altered election results, they will be set aside by the fraud also,” said Powell. “President Trump won this election in a landslide. It’s going to be irrefutable.”

Powell said that the four year attempt to take down President Trump through Russian hoaxes, impeachment hoaxes, and an inflated COVID-19 narrative has been organized and conducted with the help of Silicon Valley, big tech companies and the media companies.

“I’m going to release the kraken,” said Powell. “I’m going to expose every one of them. This is essentially a new American revolution and anyone who wants this country to remain free needs to step up right now.”

Another Trump attorney Lin Wood said in an interview on the Howie Carr Show that he is confident that Joe Biden and people like him that tried to steal this election and committed crimes for years will all be in jail.

“This was a well-planned, for probably almost two decades, attack to overthrow our government,” said Wood. “Donald Trump surprised even the enemy by the wide margin in which he won in the key states they had targeted to steal. So, in the middle of the night, they had to start producing tens of thousands and in some cases hundreds of thousands of fake paper ballots.”

He says that it will be resolved by the courts, but soon the people will recognize by the irrefutable evidence that Joe Biden tried to steal this election and failed.

“Between now and the deadlines that come to pass, the evidence put out over time will convince an fair-minded and objective American—even many that did not support Trump– that there was a concerted calculated effort to steal the government and our freedom,” said Wood. “In the process, the record will show that they themselves killed many people in this country. These people are despicable, they’re criminals and going forward I’m confident there will be no more corruption in the White House. Donald Trump’s going to drain the swamp. Stay tuned.”

Eisenhower would have a long career of service to the nation. He rose to become Allied Supreme Commander in World War II, helping to secure the Allied victory against the Nazis. After World War II, he became the first Supreme Commander of NATO. In 1952, he became the first native-born Texan elected president, widely supported by state residents. Many schools, parks, and streets across the state are named for him today. Today, his birthplace is a state historic landmark in Denison, marking the beginning of what became an extraordinary life.

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com. © 2020 The Howe Enterprise

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Staying calm as we continue to pray People talk about faith all the time and this a good thing, however, along with our confidence, there must also be a collection of Dr. Billy other Godly Holland character traits operating within us in order to have a balanced and sincere relationship with Him. Faith is not just a magical wand that is used when we want something, but rather is an agreement with God’s will which is a critical part of being His child. As to the election, we knew that half the nation would be glad while the other half would be sad, but how many were asking God about His prophetic timeline pertaining to the end of the age? For the last six months, I’ve had numerous letters and emails from readers who wanted to know if God has been revealing to me who would become president. I honestly did not know, even though the internet was abundant with prognosticators and dreamers who claimed to have an inside track about the outcome. My theology includes the validity of certain individuals who have spiritual gifts including being able to hear from heaven, but much of what is out there are individuals simply trying to make a name for themselves. Encourage yourselves in God’s truth and remain steadfast in your faith! God is never surprised, He is in total control, and His agenda is moving along exactly the way He knew it would.

It’s not a secret that I am a Christian conservative and I have nothing to apologize for. I have my own ideas and opinions like everyone else and I’m not deterred from anyone trying to condemn me for refusing to compromise in order to be politically correct. I’m not right about everything and neither is anyone else, I’m just a student trying to learn and grow in my understanding. I serve the Lord Jesus and pray for those who are His followers as well as for those who embrace the philosophies of a culture that has abandoned God’s absolute truth.

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the one who is the creator and authority over all things. The Lord has opened many doors for me to share in certain areas and on the other hand there are publications that do not want to distribute religious content at all. Nevertheless, I’m grateful to have the opportunity to serve. Within the dissension, I along with many others are praying for healing, however we also accept that His sovereignty will have the last word. I believe He is reminding us today that all is not lost! Whatever happens from this point forward, we know that our heavenly Father will always sit on His throne and the devil and his dark agenda must bow their knee to whatever He says.

As many devoted followers of Christ are feeling a sense of heaviness and despair, we realize the negativity is trying to discourage and cause these warriors to lose their faith. With many claiming this is the end of the world, let us remember that Christians might function within an earthly government, but spiritually we are citizens of heaven. The Lord has given His disciples a destiny and a mission to fulfill for Him no matter what may come, and this is not the time to throw in the towel and allow an election to crush our hope. God’s word has not changed, and neither has our mission. We are still called to have a spiritual impact on those around us if we choose to allow the light and love of God to shine within us. Whoever sits in the oval office should never quench our responsibility to love or hinder our burden to intercede. Everyone has an opportunity to live as close to Christ as they want, and political systems must not douse the fire of our determination to keep pressing forward for His glory. Governments may change but our covenant vow with God remains the same! “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:35,3839.

Read more at billyhollandministries.com

Local church calendar A Christian Fellowship 150 Fellowship Ln, Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 815-1333 Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal 7:00 pm – Worship Service 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth Sunday 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) 10:30 am – Worship Service 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr.)

Community Bible Fellowship 415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 - 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service First Baptist Church Dorchester 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and kids eat free) 6:30 pm - Praise service 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - A.M. Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Choir Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship First Baptist Church Howe 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903532-5504 Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday 5:30 pm - Kids Choir 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30 am - Kids Church 10:30am - Worship Service

First United Methodist Church of Howe 810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Monday 9:30 am - Care Team Meeting 10:30 am - Pastor's Bible Study Tuesday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study 11:30 am - Out and About with Pastor Zack 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Wednesday 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 6:30 pm - Jr. High and Sr. High Youth Saturday 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Sat each month) Sunday 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts 9:00 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts Howe Church of Christ 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service New Beginning Fellowship 910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

Verse of the week Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

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Howe City Council agenda NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS WILL BE HELD ON THE 17th day OF November 2020 AT 6:00 P.M., AT 700 W. Haning Street, HOWE, TEXAS AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED, TO WIT: CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE TO FLAGS PUBLIC REQUEST PRESENTATION Howe Community Library report and recognition of summer volunteers.

CONSENT AGENDA Consider/approve consent items which are marked by an *. * Minutes of October 20, 2020 * Finance statements -October 2020 * Interlocal Agreement and Resolution 2020-0003 with City of Anna to purchase take or pay water. * Christmas Parade December 12, 2020 street closure from 4:30 to 6:00 Discuss, consider and act upon consent agenda.

PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE NO. 779 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS PROHIBITING PARKING OF TRAILERS AND TOWED VEHICLES UPON STREETS/ ROADWAYS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES AND FOR MORE THAN A 24 -HOUR PERIOD; REGULATING PARKING IN HAZARDOUS OR CONGESTED PLACES; PROVIDING OPEN MEETING, SEVERABILITY, FEES, PENALTY, FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 PER OCCURRENCE AND RELATED CLAUSES. END PUBLIC HEARING Discuss, consider and act upon Ordinance No. 779.

PUBLIC HEARING Consider application from Ashley Mendiola-Smith for a Special Use Permit to establish Microblading services at Girls Next Door Beauty Salon, 102 S Collins Frwy., Howe, Texas. Texas Health and Human Services licensing classifies microblading as a type of tattooing.

HEARING AND ITEM CANCELLED. REQUEST WITHDRAWN. PUBLIC HEARING Consider testimony and take action, including issuing a final report and resolution, regarding amendments to the City of Howe Zoning Ordinance and City of Howe Planned Development PD-3, to consider a request for amendment of the 20 foot side yard setback on residential corner lots to a 15 foot side yard setback on residential corner lots.

END PUBLIC HEARING Consider testimony and take action, including issuing a final report and resolution, regarding amendments to the City of Howe Zoning Ordinance and City of Howe Planned Development PD-3, to consider a request for amendment of the 20 foot side yard setback on residential corner lots to a 15 foot side yard setback on residential corner lots.

Consider granting the following variances from the City of Howe’s Subdivision Regulations based only on the street and lot layout, naming and configuration contained in the October 1, 2020 Hilltop Ranch Preliminary Plat submittal: Approve Block Length of Ripple Way between Bluegrass Road and Archstone Drive as 1,477 feet, by granting a variance to the 1200’ maximum block length contained in Section 4.03(1) of the subdivision ordinance.

Approve Cul-de-sac length of Wildflower Drive/Pebble Path Circle as 760 feet, by granting a variance to the 600’ maximum length of a cul-de-sac or dead-end street contained in Section 4.01(13)(a) of the subdivision ordinance.

Departmental Reports: Police Department.

Utility Department.

Code Enforcement.

Municipal Court.

Administration.

Fire Department.

Economic Development.

ADJOURN The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in the Agenda.

The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.071 – Consultation with attorney, Section 551.072 – Deliberation regarding real property, Section 551.073 – Deliberation regarding prospective gift, Section 551.074 – Personnel, Section 551.076 – Deliberation regarding security devices, and Section 551.087 – Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations.

Living with children John Rosemond

Nearly every time I talk to an adoptive parent, I become saddened, disgusted, angry or each in turn.

It recently happened again.

The parent in question is the mother of a preteen boy who was adopted in early toddlerhood – at least a year before the ability to remember past events develops. Research has established that no matter the intensity of an event occurring before thirty-six months on average and very rarely before twenty-four months, a child will not have recall of it. When “memories” of infancy and early toddlerhood are subjected to verification, they seldom pass the test.

The parents of this young fellow have been told by their assigned adoption specialists that adopted children retain subconscious memory of their “real” parents, separation from whom induced trauma, even if the separation occurred early on. Mind you, those claims cannot be proven.

According to said specialists, the trauma in question requires that adoptive parents never say or do certain things lest a subconscious traumatic memory surface and begin wreaking havoc on the child’s psyche. Examples of said “memory outbreaks” include just about any dumb, antisocial, selfdestructive thing human children are prone to doing whether adopted or not.

A tantrum, for example, is not simply an expression of a child’s natural self-centeredness, requiring a firm disciplinary response. It is an expression of the adopted child’s ongoing grieving, requiring that his parents cuddle and rock him to help him fill in the emotional gaps in his earlier childhood. I did not make that up. It is precisely what adoption specialists told the above mother. Another specialist told a mother that her five-month-

old adoptee knew, from Mom’s heartbeat, that Mom wasn’t really Mom. That borders on criminal.

Sadly, it is not a one-off.

I have long concluded that adoption specialists primarily specialize in infecting adoptive parents with “adoption bogeymen.” They claim, for example, that nearly every adopted child has “reactive attachment disorder,” one of the most ill-defined of all ill-defined psychiatric diagnoses. The diagnosis, as bogus as it may be from a scientific perspective, allows adoption specialists to point to just about anything and say, “See! Reactive attachment disorder!” In that fashion, they infect adoptive parents with anxiety and self-doubt, and a selffulfilling prophecy is invoked.

It is a fact that the more anxious a parent, the more the child will begin acting in ways that affirm the parent’s anxiety. Around and around this dynamic begins to spin, the result being a parent who is increasingly beset by worry and sinking ever-further into selfdoubt, and a child who is increasingly the subject of much anxiety and confusion.

When I said to the mother in question, “The adoptive bogeymen that you have let into your head are paralyzing your ability to discipline effectively,” she responded with, “That is precisely correct!”

Adoption is a compassion. There is nothing inherently risky about it. The risk seems to be the consequence of getting involved with certain adoption specialists.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, p arentguru.com.

John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.

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