59.45 Howe Enterprise March 21, 2022

Historic former Howe church building holding service again

Lady Bulldogs beat Blue Ridge, 9-6

Highway 5 Christmas parade to break longstanding tradition

The Howe First Christian Church disbanded back in

The Van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce has historical-

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (3-13-1) traveled to Blue

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Justin Pickard and the Howe sophomore finishes City to invest in Winos to be featured fifth at state powerlifting meet new generator Thunderbird at Howe Founders Day Festival

In wartime, the first casualty is always the truth. ***** Don’s Smokehouse in Downtown Howe is now accepting Snap and Lone Star benefits. ***** Good thing we don’t blindly follow the mainstream media’s lead.

We’d have been wrong about Michael Avenatti, Jussie Smollet, Anthony Fauci, Andrew Cuomo, and members of the Lincoln Project. Be careful Mr. Zelensky, they love you now.

In review of things the mainstream media got completely wrong— Trump didn’t collude with Russia, Kavanaugh wasn’t a gang rapist, Smollett wasn’t a victim of a hate crime, COVID didn’t originate from a wet market, Rittenhouse isn’t a white supremacist, Trump didn’t commit a quid pro quo, and Hunter Biden’s laptop was real.

The jury is still out on the 2020 presidential election being the most secure ever, Capitol riots initiated by Trump supporters, and US-funded biolabs in Ukraine. Let’s face it, the odds aren’t in the favor of the news being right.

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

Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.

with federal relief funds

After breaking the regional record for squat at 355 pounds, Howe High School sophomore Jaycie Grisham competed in the 3A Big School State Powerlifting Championships last week in Corpus Christi.

Grisham finished fifth overall in the 148 pound wight class with a total of 815 pounds. She hit her squat record of 355 pounds while pushing up 180 pounds on the bench Jaycie Grisham press. Grisham rounded out her total with a dead Benavidez of Cotulla who lifted a total of lift of 280 pounds.

1,175 pounds. Grisham is the daughter of Jason The state champion in her division was Jennifer and Crystal Grisham.

City Council approves variances forresidential building projects

1517 Timbercreek Drive. Staff photo.

Wade Stephens came before the Howe City Council on Tuesday and asked for a variance for the property at 1517 Timbercreek Drive. The request is to build the home in congruence with the neighborhood with a 5-foot setback, varying from the requirements of 25-feet based in the city’s

Ordinance No. 756.

Stephens stated to the council that other homes in the neighborhood have 15-foot front setbacks and his intention was to match the neighborhood.

“The plan that I do have

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In June of 2021, the Texas Legislature passed a bill requiring water and utility providers to have emergency preparedness systems in place during extended power outages of more than a 24-hour period. City of Howe Public Works Director Mickey Phillips informed the city council that TCEQ (Texas Commission of Environmental Quality) has required the City of Howe to commit to an emergency response plan to ensure all customers are supplied water at a minimum pressure of 20 PSI during the extended power outage times. The plan requires the city to be operational by July 1.

This requirement forces the city to obtain a mobile generator will be deployed to the city’s “Well Number 3” site on west FM 902 during emergency operations.

The generator will also have the ability to be deployed to other city infrastructures during times of need.

The City of Howe recently received federal grant funds from the ARP (American Rescue Plan) of with $393,000 currently remaining from the first of two deposits.

City Administrator Jeff Stanley told the council another $415,000 is to be deposited next month as the second portion. The

Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos.

Photo by Candace Cofer.

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that Justin Pickard & The Thunderbird Winos will be the featured artist from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at the Founders Day Festival on Haning Street.

Justin Pickard is a solo artist from Dallas, Texas.

He often plays as a duo, trio or quartet with his backing band, "Justin Pickard & The Thunderbird Winos." Heavily influenced by rock, country and folk, his music is a blend of the finest southern grit and soul, though it maintains an unmistakable universal

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Enterprise ownership celebrates eight years It was March 17, 2014, that Grayson Publishing, LLC published the first edition of the Howe Enterprise. We would like to thank the community of Howe for your support during this time. We especially want to thank our advertisers that keep this rolling. We hope you support their business.

That’s ‘Howe’ this local economy continues to grow. That’s our goal. council approved the expenditure of $176,000 for the generator and installation that will total

Our first front page on March 17, 2014. approximately $28,000 with the funds coming from the ARP.

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The corner of S. Hughes and Kosse Streets (from Hughes St. angle).

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will fit because there’s already a pad there because there are retaining walls on both sides of the lot,” said Stephens.

“I’m just asking to match the rest of the houses.”

Howe Mayor Bill French said of the 24 letters sent to neighbors, there were four returned with three protests and one in approval. None of those in protest showed up to the council meeting.

Council member Sarah Myrick made the motion to approve the variance which was unanimous.

Dale Marable requested for a variance for the property at 116 E. Kosse Street.

The request is to have the rear setbacks altered to 13-feet, instead of the required 30-feet in accordance with the city’s Ordinance No. 756. This variance would allow for a garage to be added for this new construction home.

Eric Rios spoke to the council on behalf of Marable and stated that a new home would be constructed on the site.

He indicated that plans were to add an attached garage facing North Hughes Street. The garage would be on the southeast side of the home that faces

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“With 30 feet, we couldn’t even get a single car garage on that site, but with at 13-feet setback, we could build a 2car garage with access on Hughes Street,” said Rios.

Mayor French asked Rios what the percentage of the lot would be covered in structure which was answered at approximately 40 percent. The current ordinance is 35 percent.

Myrick asked what the financial impact would be if the house was constructed without a garage. Rios indicated that the value of the house would decrease from $265,000 currently estimated.

“You would take it down probably around $70 per square foot by taking out the garage,” Rios said. “That being said, the garage wouldn't be there, but the driveway would still be there. It could have a structure over the driveway.”

Councilman Rod Gross made the motion to approve the variance which passed unopposed.

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Historic former Howe church building holding service again

The Howe Church on the Square held their first service at Summit Gardens on Sunday morning. Staff photo.

The Howe First Christian Church disbanded back in 1982 and gifted their church house to the City of Howe that year. Now known as Summit Gardens, the building is an event center that hosts birthday parties, baby showers, reunions, and small weddings. They can now add church building to that list as a church group has agreed to rent the building monthly to hold church services each Sunday morning.

The non-denominational church calls themselves The Howe Church of the Square and as of Sunday became the first Sunday morning church service in the building since 1982.

nalized last week, and they held their first Sunday service yesterday.

Boyd says their service will be similar to the final one held at the First Christian Church of Howe in 1982 in terms of a simplistic message with simplistic hymns.

“We want a small church and we’re not interested in big screens,” said Boyd. “We’re not interested in being online. We just want a little country church, and this is a big blessing.”

The pastor is Rocky Crigler who is the former pastor at Glory Rider Church in Anna and most of their congregation will be coming from the Anna and Van Alstyne areas.

Church member Theresa Boyd approached the City of Howe in February about a lease of the facility for Sunday mornings. An agreement was fi-

Pastor Rocky Crigler.

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Highway 5 Christmas parade to break longstanding tradition

a Members of the Howe, Van Alstyne, and Anna marching bands performed together during the Howe Christmas Parade in 2014. Staff photo.

The Van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce has historically hosted the Van Alstyne Christmas Parade. However, the City of Van Alstyne has taken ownership for 2022 and have decided to make some changes. For many years, there have been three parades on the second Saturday of each December beginning with Anna at noon and followed by Van Alstyne at 2 pm.

Howe has always finished the daylong float rides with a 4:30 pm start time.

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce President Monte Walker was contacted by the City of Van Alstyne events coordinator and informed that they will be moving theirs to a nighttime parade and that Anna would be doing the same. No decision has

been made to this point as to whether Howe will move their time slot from 4:30 forwards or backwards in the day.

“The prospect of having a nighttime parade is very nice, but we have to consider the street lighting factor which could require significant upgrades for something like this,” said Walker.

This all but assures that the once joining of marching bands of Anna, Van Alstyne, and Howe will not happen.

He says the chamber board will make the decision at the April board meeting whether to move the time or date. The parade, as of now, is set for December 10, 2022, at 4:30 pm.

Fierce Motions in Dance of Van Alstyne, pictured here in 2021, has been a staple of the Howe parade for a number of years. Staff photo.

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Lady Bulldogs beat Blue Ridge, 9-6

Freshman Kennadi Barrett had three hits for Howe on Friday.

Photo by Alexa Brunner.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (3-13-1) traveled to Blue Ridge for a district game and walked away with a huge win for the ballclub.

Howe got on the board in the first inning when Chloe Scoggins reached on an error that scored Emery Snapp. The score held true until the fourth inning when Snapp singled home Ryleigh Craven. Craven pitched an excellent three innings, allowing only one earned run on four hits and struck out four while not allowing a walk. She was relieved by Railyn Murphy who pitched four innings allowing only two earned runs. She allowed six hits and one walk while striking out two.

Blue Ridge tied the game in the bottom of the fourth at 2-2 and an inning later added three runs to give them a 52 lead. But in the top of the sixth, freshman Kennadi Barrett reached on an error that scored Murphy, Snapp, and Jocee McCullar which tied the game 5-5. Howe then took the lead when Shelbee Taylor reached on an error that scored Payton Stapleton.

Blue Ridge tied the game in the sixth, but Howe answered right back to regain the lead 7-6 when Murphy scored on an error. Barrett then drove in two runs on a hard single. Barrett had three hits in the game to lead Howe.

The next game is scheduled for Tuesday at home at 7 pm versus Bells.

CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE

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Bulldogs drop two to Cardinals to open district play

Bombs away. Howe’s Carson Daniels plunks one over the right field wall on Thursday afternoon in Howe. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Bulldogs (4-7, 0-2) dropped two games to Pottsboro last week during spring break. Howe lost a heartbreaker, 2-1 on Tuesday afternoon on a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning. Howe’s Carson Daniels pitched a masterful six innings only needing 90 pitches in the outing at Pottsboro. He was relieved

by Austin Haley in the seventh inning and allowed no runs. He allowed a leadoff single in the eighth that advanced to third with two outs and eventually became the winning run.

The Dogs collected 11 hits and left two runners on base in the top of the seventh inning but were only able to score one run. Ethan Lopez led Howe with three hits. Haley and Luke Lopez each had two hits. Cooper Jones scored Howe’s only run in the seventh inning.

after the first inning and added four more in the second and two more in the third. The scored at least two runs in each inning before the game ended after five innings.

The Bulldogs scored two runs in the second inning as Daniels hit a solo shot over the right field wall. Freshman Garren Lankford drove home Ethan Lopez on a single.

Howe only garnered five hits on the afternoon and Ethan Lopez had two of them. Ryan Hough had a single in the fourth inning.

The Bulldogs will travel to Bonham on Tuesday and host the Purple Warriors on Friday for the 2-game series.

Daniels went six innings, allowing one run, walking four and allowing four hits while striking out three. Haley pitched two innings, allowing one run on two hits, one walk, and one strikeout.

Friday’s scheduled game was moved to Thursday afternoon and Pottsboro blasted Howe at home 14-2.

Howe started Matt Hayes on the mound who threw a total of 38 pitches before being relieved by Parker Pecina who threw the final 36 pitches of the game.

The Cardinals raced out to a 4-0 lead

Catcher Ryan Hough talks with pitcher Parker Pecina.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Justin Pickard

Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos.

Photo by Candace Cofer.

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appeal.

The following was written by Jamie Vahala of the Dallas Observer.”

In the course of Justin Pickard’s musical pilgrimage, his songwriting has covered a gamut of subjects: smoking and drinking, the ins and outs of grave -robbery, love and loss, and UFOs that resemble bananas. His subjects fall somewhere in between old cult movies from the turn of the century to vintage Americana — between John Wayne and Ed Wood. These subjects in any other writer’s care may not coalesce as seamlessly as they do in the hands of Pickard, who ties them together with wit, passion and heart, most recently on display in the Thunderbird Winos’ third record, Heavy on the Heart.

The album's cover consists of Lichtenstein-inspired art with a mustard bottle labeled with a heart squirting mustard onto a floating hot dog on the backdrop of outer space. The mustard and the hot dog are imbued with a sense of abject silliness but also sustain a deeper meaning.

“Well, when we named the record Heavy on the Heart, I meant it in the same way you would describe to a hot dog vendor that you wanted him to go heavy on the mustard … and the mustard’s gotta go on something, I guess,” Pickard explains. “I guess hot dogs are pretty heavy on your heart, too,” he adds, “and I figured a hamburger floating in space would just be too normal.”

The hot dog-mustard motif shows the dichotomy of Pickard, and this album

in particular. It embraces both the ridiculous and the serious earnestly and in equal measure. Pickard has been playing in the Dallas music community since the days when live music abounded on Lower Greenville, when people could flock to outdoor graffiti galleries such as the trestle bridge by Flagpole Hill or the Good-Latimer tunnel in Deep Ellum. (Look it up, it was magnificent!) In a way, you could say that Pickard grew with the city, or grew as the city changed. In one of the album's slower tracks, "Light Rail," he laments over soaring pedal steel guitar the city's drive toward the future and its proclivity to occasionally barrel through its past, and past art, in the process: “The map’s always changing / The roads aren’t the same / tunnels full of dirt / buried in the name of a light rail train.”

With Pickard, such sentimentality is not in combat but balanced with such off-the-wall tracks as the opener to the album, “UFB,” which — of course — stands for “Unidentified Flying Banana.”

“I had seen this documentary about UFOs years ago where a guy was talking about seeing one and saying that it looked 'just like a big ol’ banana’ and then when I was driving back to town from Louisiana one day the song sort of wrote itself.” The subject matter alone makes this song easily one of the oddest to come out of Dallas in recent memory. This is reinforced by the music, which recalls the pulp of a detective novel with a hint of old Reverend Horton Heat.

“I feel like with my first record it was a lot of polish and less substance and the second was almost the opposite. This one’s in the middle and a lot of that is because I have my band together now;

it’s road-tested,” Pickard says.

The mixture of polish and substance is maybe most apparent on the title track “Heavy on the Heart,” which falls as the album’s only solo acoustic performance. A sparse chorus reminiscent of Tom Petty reflects the resignation one feels when considering the ills of this world.

“It’s heavy on the heart…” Pickard writes as the music fades to silence.

“Yeah…”

The track's sparse acoustic feel is almost by necessity and not by design.

“That song was actually written after we finished tracking this record as sort of an afterthought," Pickard says. "I’ve noticed that whenever I record an album, I’ll write a perfect song right after, just too late to put it on, but this time we were able to get it on there.”

Like many albums, Heavy on the Heart could be said to be a culmination of its influences. As with the Petty -inspired title track, there's the Dwight Yoakam-inspired song “Mississippi Girl” (which could have easily been the record’s first radio single if not for its profanity-laden splendor — if only Pickard could go back to the studio, re -record and “afford to take out the ‘f***s’”) and the Bob Wills-inspired Texas swing song “Texas Heaven.”

The way Pickard lauds his predecessors is most perfectly represented in the culminatory “Chicken and Jesus,” where he ties all of these forefathers together with a series of this-or-thats.

Pickard either needs “Jesus or Otis [Redding],” “Vision or Jim [Morrison],” “Breakfast or Elvis.”

One thing’s for sure. After this record, the world and, more importantly, Dallas, needs more of Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos.

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Howe graduate is a member of Texas Tech’s second straight wool judging title Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources has another trophy to add to its case, with the Wool Judging Team claiming its second straight national championship this week in Houston.

“This team rounded out a dominant spring performance with a decisive victory in Houston,” said Chance Brooks, interim department chair for Davis College’s Department of Animal & Food Sciences. “Winning a national championship is a momentous accomplishment, and the fact that Texas Tech has now claimed back-toback titles in this arena of competition speaks to the strength of the program and the students in Davis College.”

The Black team finished at the top of the placing/reasons category and third in grading. Texas Tech’s dominance in the placing/reasons category was evident, with all four members of the Black team finishing in the top-10.

Leading the way for Texas Tech was Cole Levien from Junction. Levien finished first in the individual ranking with 707 points and earned the highest score in the placing/reasons category with 404 points.

Howe ISD School Board Agenda

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on Monday, March 21, 2022 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

I. II. III. IV.

Texas Tech sent two teams to the competition in Houston, the Red team and the Black team.

Texas Tech’s Black team finished first overall at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with 2078 total points, beating out rivals Texas A&M White (2054), Texas A&M Maroon (2033) and Angelo State (2015) to claim the title. The 2022 national title is the fifth overall for Texas Tech’s Wool Judging Team. The team also claimed national titles in 1986, 2013 and 2018 before winning back-to-back titles the last two years.

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Erin Catching of Howe with the Wood Judging Championship Trophy. Courtesy photo.

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Another Red Raider, Anna Wyle from Boerne, finished fifth in the individual rankings. Wyle earned 690 overall points while finishing ninth in both the grading and placing/reasons categories.

Kyle Vahlenkamp from Miles finished seventh in placing/reasons and 14th overall with 681 points, while Shelton Luedke from Hondo placed fifth in the placing/reasons category and 15th overall with 680 total points.

Texas Tech also had a standout showing from Nikki Keeton from Wolfforth, who earned a seventh-place individual finish competing for the Red team.

The team is coached by agricultural education graduate student Emily Reiley and animal science undergraduate student Kade Miller.

Other members of the Wool Judging Team are: Reese Richardson from Calallen, Erin Catching from Howe, and Hayden Glass from Tatum, New Mexico

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CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Administrator Reports B. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. Team of Eight Training on March 23, 2022 4. Other Information THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE AP PROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Feb ruary 21, 2022 2. Monthly Financial Reports 3. Vendor List B. 2022-23 School Calendar Revision C. Resolution Regarding Cement Kiln in Dorchester D. Interlocal Agreement with the City of Howe Regarding Tennis Courts at Howe Park E. TASB Risk Management Fund Interlocal Participation Agree ment F. Closed Session in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.074 1. Personnel a. Professional Contracts G. Action on Items from Closed Session BUDGET WORKSHOP ADJOURN

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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 boil-water 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.

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

2021-22 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Ad valorem reduction Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation) City of Howe Budget

6.25 % 1.00 % 0.50 % 0.50 % 8.25 % $0.55 $1.33 $0.34 $0.17 $2.39 $4,038,045

Cityofhowe.org City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Bill French City Administrator: Jeff Stanley City Secretary: Joy Stevens Assistant City Secretary: Kerri Cheatham Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Gina Jones (After hours night drop available)

2021-22 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill WATER RATES Base (Minimum) Rate: $28.51 (uniform rate) Volume (Gallons): 1,000 Volume Charge: $7.82 p/ 1,000 gal. for 1,001-4,000 gallons $8.77 p/ 1,000 gal. for 4,001-20,000 gallons $9.76 p/ 1,000 gal. for 20,001-45,000 gallons $10.40 p/ 1,000 gal. for all consumption over 45,000 gallons

Howe Fire Department 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet

CONNECTION, WATER TAP & METER INSTALLATION FEES Deposit: $150.00 Service Charge: $10.00 Connection: $20.00 Reconnect: $50.00 Tap Fees: (3/4” – 1”) = $900.00 (2” – 6”) = $1,500.00 Impact Fee: N/A New Meter Installations: 3/4” = $2,060.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 1” = $2,110.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 2” = $4,475.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 4” = $4,550.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 6” = $6,110.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) Hydrant Meter Deposit: $2,000.00

Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903813-4411 Police Chief: Carl Hudman Police Sergeant: Keith Milks

SEWER RATES & TAP FEES Base (Minimum) Rate: $35.28 (uniform rate) Volume (Gallons): 1,000 Volume Charge: $5.51 p/ 1,000 gallons Tap Fee: $900.00 Impact Fee: N/A

Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr

Economic Development 100 E. O’Connell 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

OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS WATER RATES Base (Minimum) Rate: $42.76 (uniform rate) Volume (Gallons): 1,000 Volume Charge: $11.74 p/ 1,000 gal. for next 4,000 gallons $13.16 p/ 1,000 gal. for next 20,000 gallons $14.65 p/ 1,000 gal. for next 20,000 gallons $15.59 p/ 1,000 gal. for all over 45,000 gallons CONNECTION, WATER TAP & METER INSTALLATION FEES **SAME AS INSIDE CITY LIMITS** SEWER RATES N/A

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Texas History Minute Ken Bridges

The Civil War era produced many interesting figures in Texas History.

Among them was Samuel B. Maxey, a lawyer, Confederate general, and U. S. Senator.

Samuel Bell Maxey was born in 1825 in southern Kentucky. His father, Rice Maxey, was an attorney. He attended school faithfully, and in 1842, he was selected to attend the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. His roommate was Stonewall Jackson and attended classes with Ulysses S. Grant.

He struggled academically at West Point but graduated in 1846 as a second lieutenant.

As his class graduated, the United States was entering the war with Mexico. Maxey was assigned to an infantry unit in Monterey. He saw action in some of the fiercest battles of the Mexican War and was cited for his bravery and promoted to first lieutenant. As the war ended, Maxey was assigned to a police unit as the U. S. Army occupied Mexico City. Once the peace treaty with Mexico was signed, Maxey was reassigned to a post in Missouri. He resigned from the army in 1849 and returned to Kentucky.

He decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an attorney. He studied law under his father, a common arrangement in a time when there were few law schools. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1851 and joined his father’s law practice.

He married in 1853 and moved to Texas with his father and bride in 1857.

They settled in Lamar County, just south of Paris, where they established a thriving law practice. In 1858, he was elected district attorney for Lamar County. When the Civil War approached, he was elected to the secession convention in 1861 and supported Texas joining the Confederacy. He was elected to the state senate but declined the position in order to raise an infantry regiment for the South. His father served in the state senate instead. He organized the Ninth Infantry Regiment near Bonham as its colonel, enlisting more than a thousand men.

However, he was soon reassigned. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1862 and participated in the Battle of Port Hudson in Louisiana in 1863.

He was reassigned later in 1863 to take military command of the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), where he worked with the tribes allied to the Confederacy against the Union government. He organized raids on Union incursions into the area, seizing supplies and preventing a possible Union invasion of Texas from the North.

In February 1865, Maxey was ordered

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to Houston to take command of a division stationed in the area. By the time he arrived, the war was nearly over. Confederate units were retreating in all directions, shortages of food and ammunition were everywhere, and the troops all saw the writing on the wall. Many of Maxey’s troops decided the Confederacy was a lost cause and deserted. By the end of April, the Confederate government in Richmond had collapsed, Gen. Robert E. Lee and most other generals had surrendered, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis was on the run.

He asked the remaining Confederate officials in Texas to resign, and he left his post in May. Upon his return to Paris, he surrendered to Union officers who had already made their way to the area.

After the end of the war, he enlisted the help of his old classmate Gen. Grant to apply for a pardon from the federal government, which was granted in 1867. He resumed his legal work and attempted a run for office. In 1872, he ran for Congress but lost the Democratic nomination. Gov. Edmund J. Davis, though a former Union general and a Republican, was impressed by Maxey and offered him a position as a judge. Maxey declined, feeling his legal work had created too many conflicts of interest.

In 1874, a new Democratic legislature had taken control in Austin. As state legislators still chose United States Senators at this point, they selected Maxey for the Senate. His tenure in the Senate was somewhat lackluster but he managed several successes involving transportation and infrastructure. He served on the committee on post offices and post roads where he expanded post offices across Texas, speeding up commerce and communications across the frontier areas, gained aid for improving the state’s harbors along the Gulf of Mexico, and gained federal support for expanding the railroad network across the state.

He also helped establish a stagecoach route between Fort Worth and Yuma, Arizona. He was re-elected in 1880.

He attempted a third term in 1886.

Instead, Congressman John H. Reagan of Palestine, an eight-term congressman and former Confederate postmaster general, was selected by the state legislature to replace Maxey.

Maxey accepted the decision and quietly returned to Texas in 1887.

Upon his arrival in Paris, Maxey resumed his law practice. He would eventually bring on two nephews as partners. In 1892, he retired from the law firm. His health was declining, and he traveled to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in 1895 for the recuperative warm springs, but he died there at age 70. In 1942, the United States Army opened Camp Maxey near Paris as a training center, but closed it after World War II ended. Maxey’s home is considered a state historical site.

Living with children Q: My threeyear-old is prone to ear infections.

When he has one, his behavior deteriorates considerably. He becomes John Rosemond disobedient and given to angry outbursts. When his ears are clear, he’s generally delightful to be around. I’m reluctant to discipline him when his ears are hurting him, but I’d like your advice on this.

A: Obviously, your son doesn’t have a behavior problem per se; he has an ear infection problem that adversely affects his behavior. Given that when his ears are clear, he’s a delightful little fellow, I’d be reluctant to recommend any form of punitive discipline.

The best approach to a problem of this “on-again, off-again” sort is to strike while the iron is cold – be proactive, in other words. When he’s infection-free and in a good mood, tell him that when he has an ear infection, he needs to spend most of his time playing by himself in his room so that if he needs to lie down, he’ll be close to his bed.

I’m not recommending that you confine him, only that you set the stage for telling him, when he’s not feeling well, that he needs to go to his room.

Your follow-up question then becomes: What if he doesn’t want to go to his room? That is a possibility, especially given that he’s already in an oppositional mood, in which case you’re just going to have to muddle and keep reminding yourself that his Mr. Hyde phase will pass in due time.

Q: Our three-year-old is wellbehaved at home, but his preschool teachers are having problems with him. Specifically, he has what they call “boundary issues” – he can’t seem to keep his hands off other children and

what they are doing. They’ve tried all they know to do but have accomplished nothing. They are now recommending that he attend a special preschool in the mornings where the staff will work with him on his problems.

He’ll come back to his regular preschool in the afternoon, after lunch. We aren’t thrilled with this prospect. Do you have any advice for us?

A: Sounds like they’re recommending a morning therapeutic preschool, in which case he’s going to be “identified” as a problem at age three, in which case I recommend that you get him out of there. In all likelihood, his so-called boundary issues are due to a combination of factors including that he’s (a) a boy, (b) impulsive (he’s a boy), and (c) wanting other children to pay attention to him (he’s a boy).

In order to receive accreditation, preschools must adhere to certain disciplinary policies that are ineffective and often counterproductive. A “therapeutic” environment may well lead to a bogus diagnosis, bogus therapy, and medication. Furthermore, a label that becomes attached at this tender age could follow your son into elementary school. You don’t want that.

I strongly advise that you find a preschool setting where the teachers are more experienced and skilled at dealing with excitable boys. The first thing that comes to mind is a traditional Montessori setting.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru.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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In God we trust with every situation Have you known someone who was even-tempered and composed even when circumstances seemed to be falling apart all around them?

Dr. Billy Holland In times of a serious crisis, somehow these individuals have the type of personality to remain calm and collected, in fact, it’s not unusual to see them comforting the very ones who came to help them. So, what is the secret to living in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind? For those who trust in God, I believe we come to a point in our spiritual journey where we simply begin to realize that Jesus is the Prince of Peace and it only makes sense this would include believing what He has declared is true. It may sound rather elementary, but having a passion for knowing Him personally will go a long way toward learning to trust Him. Life has its share of wonderful seasons where we enjoy the blessings and have delightful experiences and then there are times of disappointment and occasionally these are devastating.

Have you noticed that when we are on the mountaintop, we tend to forget about God because we are so distracted with our pleasures. Then, after the celebration has passed, we find ourselves walking through a dark and discouraging valley, and immediately call out to Him because we want to go back to the good times. A certain amount of fluctuation is indeed a normal part of life but riding on an emotional roller coaster is not exactly the way God intended for His people to live. His perfect plan is for us to become mature in order to have a higher spiritual connection with Him whether we are walking through abundance or adversity.

Paul said in Philippians 4:11-13, “I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being wellfed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” I believe it would help with

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our anxiety and stress if we could just sincerely place our lives into His hands and rest in the confidence that He knows about our situation and is working behind the scenes for our best interest. As a counselor, I realize that when someone is desperate for an immediate solution, advising them to keep praying and be patient is not what they want to hear. Proverbs chapter 3:5 -6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all of thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In ALL thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” Observing this carefully allows us to comprehend He is simply wanting us to stand on what He has promised. He desires that we trust Him not only in times of crisis but every moment.

One of my favorite verses is Psalm 145:18 and 19, “The Lord is near unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.” The bottom line is that God wants to intervene because He loves you. His answers might not always be what we imagined or when we wanted them, but He will always make the right decision in His perfect time.

Many are struggling financially and are stressed to the point of a nervous breakdown. Others are facing serious health issues, family problems and are afraid of an uncertain future. Worry is the opposite of faith and can steal the joy of our salvation. I do not have specific answers for every issue and neither can I explain why bad things happen to good people, but I do know that whatever type of valley you are walking through today, God hears your prayers and will never forget or forsake you.

I’m reminded of the story in Mark chapter 4, where Jesus and His disciples were in a boat during a violent storm. Jesus was resting comfortably while the men were crying out in fear of sinking and drowning. They woke Him, and He calmly commanded the wind and waves to stop and they did.

He is always in total control of every situation and if we are holding His hand, we can always rest in His perfect peace.

Dr. Holland is a Christian minister, community chaplain, and author. Read more about the Christian life 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 903-5325504 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 Stephen 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 Summit View Church 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

Leviticus 20:8 Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

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Story problem time: The United States funds 25 biolabs all in Ukraine and neighboring Russia invades Ukraine and destroys those labs. You embrace Ukraine and cheer on their heroic stance against the big boy Russia. You wave the Ukraine flag and proudly claim their president is a hero.

Now, lets explore this scenario. Most people understand that Communist China and the US are not allies...picture China and Mexico forming a partnership where China funds 25 biolab locations in Mexico near the US border. US then invades Mexico and takes out said bio labs...would we be waving the Mexican flag or the US flag? Would we be praising the Mexican president?

The US funded biolabs in Ukraine isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s a fact.

Republican Senator Mitt Romney called Democrat Tulsi Gabbard’s factual comments “treasonous.” Gabbard called for him to apologize and resign.

The Romneys, Bidens, Pelosis and many other US political families have a lot to lose if their Ukrainian unscrupulous deeds are exposed. ***** Jussie Smollet was released on bail. He said he’s not suicidal. This could suggest he gave law enforcement all the details they needed to level up to who was behind his ridiculous fake hate crime. The cackling vice president could be a little nervous. ***** Arnold Schwarzenegger compares Russian invasion of Ukraine to Jan. 6. ***** Durham

Monday, March 21, 2022

WHO's push for new pandemic treaty stokes fears of global governance

By Aaron Kliegman Just The News Negotiations have begun to establish a globally binding agreement to combat future pandemics, raising concerns that such an accord would undermine national sovereignty and centralize too much power in the hands of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations' health agency.

In a recent open letter, the World Council for Health, a coalition of scientists, doctors, lawyers, and civil society advocacy organizations, lambasted the idea as dangerous and illegitimate.

"The proposed WHO agreement is unnecessary, and is a threat to sovereignty and inalienable rights," the council wrote. "It increases the WHO's suffocating power to declare unjustified pandemics, impose dehumanizing lockdowns, and enforce expensive, unsafe, and ineffective treatments against the will of the people."

Prominent health experts such as Drs. Pierre Kory and Astrid Stuckelberger have endorsed the council's open letter and been outspoken against the treaty under discussion.

WHO constitution gives it broad authority to adopt global regulations concerning standards and procedures to prevent the spread of disease, including quarantine and certain pharmaceutical requirements.

Others argue a pandemic treaty can address the holes exposed by the world's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"If the world was able to pass a strong pandemic treaty, it would turn a crisis into an opportunity — a historic, once in a lifetime opportunity," said Georgetown University Professor of Global Health Law Lawrence Gostin in an interview.

"We're attempting to solve all the major gaps in pandemic response."

Gostin and other supporters of such a new, "transformative" agreement note pandemics don't recognize borders and argue the only way to fight them effectively is for the world to collaborate in better ways.

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has criticized nations for adopting "'me-first' approaches that stymie the global solidarity needed to deal with a global threat," referring to COVID-19.

The agreement would effectively create one world government under the guise of creating a standardized global pandemic response, according to Stuckelberger, a member of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva and Lausanne.

In a recent article, Gostin similarly condemned "nationalistic leaders" for "taking a stance of 'my country first.'"

"This pandemic committee wants everything in a standardized way," she said. "One health, one government, one emergency all the time."

Gostin, who is director of the WHO's Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law, added the treaty would require prompt reporting of outbreaks (which China

Stuckelberger noted the

The treaty they're pushing is expected to include measures to improve information sharing between countries.

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From the 45th President of the United States Speaker Robin Vos, of the Great State of Wisconsin, just said there was ‘widespread fraud’ in the 2020 Presidential Election, but that the State Legislature cannot do anything about it.

Wrong! If you rob the diamonds from a jewelry store, if you get caught, you have to give the diamonds back, votes should be no different.

There is already a very powerful resolution in the Wisconsin State Assembly that calls for the decertification of the 2020 Election and reclaiming of Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. There is so much fraud, as Vos knows, that this should be done quickly and easily. The highly respected Special Counsel, Michael Gableman, has exposed so much already, including election bribery with Mark Zuckerberg’s $8.8 million, horrific fraud stealing votes from the elderly in nursing homes, and rampant ballot harvesting and phantom votes. Far more votes than is needed for the Republican candidate, me, to win.

Our Country would not be in the mess it’s in if Republicans had the courage to act. We would be energy independent, no inflation, the Ukraine desecration would not be happening, our economy would be strong, there would have been no surrender in Afghanistan, and so much else. Speaker Vos should do the right thing and correct the Crime of the Century— immediately! It is my opinion that other states will be doing this, Wisconsin should lead the way!”

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The United States allocates an additional $800 million to help Ukraine in the field of security.

The latest armed drones will be delivered to the country in the near future. In total, 9,000 antitank complexes, 800 air defense systems, 20 million pieces of ammunition will be transferred to Ukraine ***** Putin said that "the global dominance of the West is ending." He also said that the Russian economy currently generates enough income and announced that the minimum wage, living wage, public sector salaries, social benefits and pensions will be increased in the Russian Federation.

According to him, "the US is trying to convince its citizens that their difficulties are the result of Russia's actions, but this is a lie" ***** Putin: "A network of dozens of laboratories operated in Ukraine, where military biological programs were conducted under the guidance and financial support of the Pentagon" ***** Ukraine legalizes cryptocurrencies. Zelensky signed a bill on virtual assets ***** NATO has no plans to send troops to Ukraine ***** A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan. An alarm went off at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. Later, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 also occurred in the northeast of the country. More than 700,000 private homes in Tokyo are de-energized. The probability of a tsunami remains

***** The United States is putting pressure on India, China, Egypt because of Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says ***** The International Court of Justice of the United Nations has ruled that Russia must immediately stop the military operation in Ukraine ***** The Russian LDPR Party is ready to submit for discussion an initiative on a referendum for the return of the death penalty ***** The NATO countries believe that the alliance forces should not be present on the territory or in the airspace of Ukraine ***** The US Federal Reserve: The war in Ukraine will lead to an increase in inflation and a slowdown in the economy ***** The International Criminal Court is deeply concerned about Russia's use of force in Ukraine ***** The European Court of Human Rights has suspended the consideration of all cases related to Russia ***** According to the deputy mayor of Mariupol, as a result of the Russian bombing, the city drama theater, in which civilians were hiding, was damaged. According to his estimates, there were from 1,000 to 1,200 people there. The number of victims is currently unknown, the BBC reports.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that this is another lie and Russia has nothing to do with the destruction of the drama theater ***** Former Australian Spe(Continued on page 16)

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came under fire for not doing with COVID-19), mandate investigations into the origins of outbreaks; and "try to embed equity in the pandemic response so we won't have huge disparities in vaccine distribution between rich and poor."

Skeptics worry an agreement could require countries to send a certain amount of its vaccines abroad, arguing it's fine to share surplus vaccines but the priority must be helping a country's own people first.

Others are concerned the treaty could supersede certain state and national laws and possibly require some form of health passports or digital IDs. However, at this point there's no actual document with specific items to be included in the agreement. The treaty is an idea being negotiated, and it's unclear what a preliminary — let alone final — version would look like.

"The devil is in the details," said Dr. Jeffrey Singer, a practicing general surgeon and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. "If the treaty involves cooperation between countries working together, especially sharing information, that's a good thing. If it involves everyone having to listen to a central authority, that's not a good thing."

Noting that in the U.S. the concentration of power in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "led to mistakes," Singer argued that big organizations should just focus on updating health experts around the world with the latest good information.

"When you have distant organizations trying to control things, there are always unintended consequences," he said.

"Pandemics act differently in different communities. The WHO's main role should be information, and let us use that information as we need to locally."

A major complaint of those opposed to the treaty idea is that it will give the WHO greater authority to declare a pandemic using a looser definition, forcing countries to impose certain restrictions in a uniform, global manner.

"Historically, the WHO leadership has failed the people," wrote the World Council for Health in its open letter. "Among many examples, it approved the injurious H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for a controversially declared pandemic.

Equally, the WHO failed during the Covid-19 chapter as it encouraged lockdowns, suppressed early preventive treatments, and recommended product interventions that have proven to be neither safe nor effective."

"The WHO cannot be allowed to control the world's health agenda," the letter continued. On the other hand, University of Virginia law professor Margaret Riley, who teaches health law, noted that "done well, a treaty of this sort might help the WHO be more effective."

Critics, including Republican lawmakers in the U.S, have scrutinized the WHO for being under China's influence.

Whatever the treaty contains, one major issue for supporters is how to enforce compliance.

"Unless such a treaty includes mechanisms for

real cooperation among major powers, it is unlikely to have a significant effect," said Riley.

"But it is a start."

Gostin added that "we're going to have to find better ways to get compliance, including incentives."

In December, the 194 member countries of the World Health Assembly, the WHO's decisionmaking body, agreed to "kickstart a global process to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument under the Constitution of the World Health Organization to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response."

The decision established an intergovernmental negotiating body to draft what both supporters and opponents of the idea are calling an international "pandemic treaty."

Negotiations for the treaty began last month, and the next meeting will be held by August to discuss progress on a working draft. The goal is to deliver a progress report to the World Health Assembly in 2023 and adopt the agreement by 2024.

Earlier this month, the Council of the European Union authorized the opening of negotiations for a global pandemic treaty, signaling the E.U.'s support for the initiative.

The U.S. will take part in the talks and has expressed support for them, but has signaled it will oppose a legally binding treaty with the force of international law. India and Brazil have also expressed concerns.

The White House and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is run by Dr. Anthony Fauci, didn't respond to requests for comment.

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cial Forces Commander Riccardo Bosi on Ukraine: "Ukraine is the center of the deep state.

It's the head of the snake and Vlad's taking the head off."

"Ukraine has been the center of the globalists for decades and decades...The CIA has been working in the Ukraine for 70 years."

"Ignore all the chatter about nuclear war and Russia's attempts to take over the globe. Completely the opposite.

Do your own research and stop watching the mainstream media." ***** Biden in a conversation with Xi Jinping said: "The US does not seek a new cold war with China, a change in China's system or the revival of

alliances against China, the US does not support "Taiwan independence" and does not intend to seek conflict with China." ***** Italians, along with Bulgarians, went to rallies against NATO, as well as against the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

The protesters blame NATO and the United States for the conflict in eastern Europe. Citizens condemn the North Atlantic Alliance for interfering in the politics of other states. ***** During the special operation, Florida authorities arrested 108 people suspected of sexual crimes.

Among them is Xavier Jackson, an employee of the Disney amusement Park. In his spare time, he sent nudes to minors.

During the work, the police managed to identify three more criminals,

also employees of Disney. ***** Most of the videos shown over the past two weeks with Zelensky's participation were either recorded a long time ago or filmed on a green screen background. He claims that he has been in Ukraine all this time and is not going to leave the country. ***** The Hunter Biden laptop became a real issue last week. The New York Post was booted from Twitter for exposing this before the 2020 election.

Now the Post contacted former senior intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying Biden's laptop and his emails, which the NPC wrote about, were "Russian disinformation.” None of them apologized. Most declined to comment.

Some, like James Clapper, have not changed their point of view."

Former intel chief: FBI 'for sure' committed crimes investigating Trump-Russia collusion

By John Solomon Just The News Former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell, who began the declassification of documents that unraveled the discredited Russia collusion narrative, tells Just the News he is certain from evidence he saw that the FBI committed crimes while investigating former President Donald Trump.

During an interview on the John Solomon Reports podcast, Grenell said FBI officials had every reason to know the evidence of collusion was faulty or false and proceeded to mislead the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Congress through lies and omissions.

"Political appointees and the leaders of the FBI and DOJ purposefully manipulated the truth," he said. "The people in the middle management.

I've talked to them. I've talked to FBI agents, they knew that this was a phony exercise.

"But they were caught by their bosses, who knew that this was a phony Russian collusion hoax

but allowed this information to go to the FISA courts and to the media and to everywhere else, and they saw people manipulating it," he also said.

After three years of investigation, Special Prosecutor John Durham has secured a single conviction, against Kevin Clinesmith on a charge the former FBI lawyer doctored evidence to submit to the courts.

Durham has also indicted former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann and former Steele dossier source Igor Danchenko on charges of lying to the FBI probe.

Both have pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial.

"Do you have any doubt there are more crimes to be prosecuted by Durham?" Grenell was asked Tuesday.

"Yeah, I have no doubt," he answered.

Asked further whether he saw evidence that the FBI violated laws during the probe, he added: "For sure."

Grenell said the FBI's misconduct, first re-

vealed by a Justice Department inspector general report in 2019, must be viewed in the context of a much larger, troubling trend of government and media institutions betraying Americans' trust.

"For the political people at DOJ and FBI, that's where they need to be held to account," he said.

"We hear a lot about, you know, manipulative politicians and political appointees manipulating the powers of government. But I've never seen it more rampant than in Democratic administrations, because the media allows them to get away with it."

Grenell's comments closely track those of his successor as DNI, John Ratcliffe, who told Fox News he delivered more than 1,000 documents to Durham and was confident more prosecutions are forthcoming.

"I would expect there to be quite a few more indictments because of that," Ratcliffe said last month. "There was not a proper predicate to begin that investigation. John Durham has said that publicly already."

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