60.22 Howe Enterprise October 10, 2022

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Howe’s Fall Festival is Saturday night at Howe Middle School. It’s a tradition in Howe that dates back to 1973 and was originally hosted by the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce. If you like fried food, this is your place. ***** The Chamber’s Downtown Howe-lloween Festival is Saturday, October 29 from 6pm—8pm.

Bring your costumes. To be a vendor, contact the chamber at 532-6080. ***** There will not be early voting in Howe this year.

Howe’s voting location at 700 W. Haning Street will only be available on voting day which is November 8 from 7 am to 7 pm. Conservatives say it’s the only way they can have a fair chance of winning against fraudulent elections anyway.

The MAGA people of Arizona proved this to be the case as they refused to early vote and stormed the polls on election day and successfully elected MAGA candidate Kari Lake as the Republican nominee. They believe that early voting allowed a head start tally for some of the shenanigans that took place during the 2020 presidential election where mounds of evidence show massive amounts of voter fraud all over the country.

One day voting, eliminating mail-in ballots (except for obvious reasons), and strengthening voter ID laws should be no-brainer options for America where the privilege of voting is the most sacred way We The People have power over Selected officials.

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.

Howe opens district play with 34-3 shelling of Leonard. Bulldogs to travel west to face #1 ranked Gunter Friday The Howe Bulldogs (51, 1-0) have won a district game for the first time in nearly three years. And they didn’t just win—they dominated the Leonard Tigers (42, 0-1) by only allowing three points and 27 rushing yards to a team that was averaging 35 points per game and 169.4 rushing yards per game.

Howe has had plenty of naysayers questioning the legitimacy of the four wins in non-district, but Leonard was ranked 33rd in the Padilla poll, whereas Howe was slot-

ted in the 54th slot. But Friday’s 34-3 Bulldog win will present a major shift in those numbers.

Coming into the season, Howe knew that they would be potent on offense with the school’s all-time leading passer Austin Haley returning for his fourth year of running the offense. But no one expected Howe to dominate defensively as they have throughout the first six games of the season. Howe’s 18.5 points per game allowed is the

Howe quarterback Austin Haley (8) gets swarmed by his offensive linemen after scoring a 1-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Howe to discuss new planned development at upcoming city council meeting The Howe Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council will be discussing and possibly taking action on a zoning change for a planned development at the intersection on Ponderosa Road and US. Highway 75 just north of Howe High School. The development calls for commercial and residential mixed use such as apartments, town homes, and single-family homes.

Howe City Administrator Jeff Stanley says zone change that is proposed will take the property from SF-1 (single family homes) to a PD (planned development).

“The owners of the property have plans to develop the 122 acres into a very nice development,” said Stanley.

Monday, October 10, 2022

Howe Police seize halfpound of crystal meth

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Republican’s meet in in Howe to encourage voter turnout

There are things in the development that are new

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“Bandtober” in full swing Marching contest season, also known in the band world as “Bandtober”, kicked off on October 1 for The Pride of Howe Marching Band. The band performed in preliminary competition at Aubrey High School where they finished fourth in their class in a very evenly matched competition. Whitesboro won the 3A caption awards (music, marching, percussion and color-

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guard) with Howe finishing second in the marching and colorguard captions.

HOWE, Texas – A call for a medical emergency at a residence in Howe this morning led police to finding more than a halfpound of methamphetamine.

That prelim performance was good enough to earn them a spot in the finals that evening where they marched again at 8 pm. Of the 10 bands in the finals, only three were 3A bands with the other seven coming from the 4A ranks. Howe eventu-

At around 9:45 a.m., a man called 911 to report his 47-year-old girlfriend was suffering a medical crisis, and when Howe police and Howe Fire Department arrived, they found the woman unresponsive. Life-saving measures were ineffec-

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US Congressman Pat Fallon speaks to a crowd at Howe’s Memorial Park Thursday evening.

Staff photo.

A good crowd was on hand to gather in support of the Republican Town Hall held in Howe’s Memorial Park on Thursday.

Precinct 106 Chairman Robin McCoy organized the event. Ice Cream was served to those in attendance and the crowd listened to speeches by Tex(Continued on page 12) as Congressman Reggie

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SHES Top Dogs/EOM, pg. 5 HFD visits HCL, pg. 6 Lady Bulldogs volleyball, pg. 7 Chamber members, pg. 9 City Info, pg. 10 Texas History, pg. 12 3rd/4th grade football, pg. 13 Christian, pg. 14 Patriot Pony, pg. 15 Past front pages, pg. 17-24

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GOP Town Hall

Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman with State Representative Reggie Smith and US Representative Pat Fallon. Staff photo.

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resentative Pat Fallon.

Smith opened the meeting with a speech about how Texas is leading the way in the economy, second amendment, and right to life. He said they are going to continue to ‘fight the fight’ on property taxes, public education, transgender issues, and making sure porn is not in any Texas school.

He said the next session’s issues could be related to the border crisis and property taxes, and public education.

“I think eventually it’s going to take a paradigm change in how we do our taxes,” said Smith.

Fallon was highly animated during his

speech which focused on the liberal agenda. He said in Washington, the Republicans are fighting communists.

“If they call themselves socialists, they are communists, “said Fallon who said there are no longer common goals between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. “We have to call liberalism out for what it is. It is a mental disorder,” said Fallon who said Republicans have to fight to keep pornography out of the public school system.

Fallon says if the Republican win the majority in November, his office will be filing Articles of Impeachment on US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

Howe Assistant Fire Chief Sergio Lopez receives a Texas flag flown over the Texas Capital from Texas Representative Reggie Smith. Howe Mayor accepts a US flag from US Representative Pat Fallon that was flown over the US Capitol. Staff photo.

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Bulldogs

Howe’s Bryce Crosby and Mahlon Walker track down Leonard’s Brayden Kramer during Howe’s 34-3 win over Leonard to begin district play. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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least since 2015 when they allowed 14.42 points per game. Howe is outscoring their opponents by 24 points per game which is the best of any Howe team since 1940. Their 42.5 points per game is currently first alltime ahead of the 2015 team that scored 34.17 points per game. Lance Bryan became the first Bulldogs head coach to start his tenure at 5-1 since Cory Crane in 2010. The only others to top that are Jack Osborne (started 80 in 1946), John B. Lair (started 8-0 in 1945), and Wesley Cox (started 9-0 in 1940), and Crane (9-1 in 2010).

Howe lost the coin toss but won everything else it seemed. Howe’s defense set the tone for the game by forcing the Tigers to punt after three plays. The Bulldogs’ first drive ended on a 1-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Austin Haley after 12 plays and 59 yards. Howe led 7-0 with 6:25 left in the first.

maining in the first quarter.

The Tigers managed a sustained drive on their next possession by churning inside the five yard line, but penalties knocked them back and they settled for a 29-yard Brayden Kramer field goal to cut the Howe lead to 14-3 at the 7:12 mark in the second.

Haley, who started the game by completing his first 16 consecutive passes, continued to move the ball with help by runs of Antwone Rattler and a streaking catch by Ryan Hough. After 10 plays, Howe finished the 75-yard drive with Haley rushing it in from the 14 yard line. Howe led 20-3 with 2:10 left before the half.

Leonard again had a chance to score as time was running out, but Haley stepped in front of receiver Cam Armstrong and intercepted the pass from freshman quarterback Jacoby LaCook.

The Dogs forced another punt which Howe drove three plays before Kolin Murphy was charged with a fumble, yet video from KXII showed he was down. Leonard, however, could not break through the Howe defense and turned the ball over on downs.

In the second half, Howe began with the ball with great field position thanks to an onside kick attempt that sailed out of bounds. Howe only had 41 yards to go and took six plays to score when Jones went across the line from the one yard line. Howe took a 27-3 lead with 9:56 left in the third.

Howe got on the board again with after an 8-play drive that went 70 yards and ended on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Haley to Cooper Jones.

Howe led 14-0 with 10 seconds re-

Howe’s defense continued to force Tiger punts, but Howe’s next possession ended on an Armstrong interception of Haley in the endzone.

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Band (Continued from page 1)

ally came home with a ninth place overall finish. Band director Angie Liss said, “We haven’t made the finals at this contest since 2017 so I consider this a win. My goal in pre-UIL competitions is always to get a shot at that 2nd run in the finals and then make that 2nd run a better show than the prelims. At Aubrey, we accomplished that goal."

The band competed again on October 8 at the Celina Marching Invitational where they finished just outside the top 10 among all classifications. “We didn’t get that second performance which is disappointing but we had a solid run and got some great comments from judges about areas we can improve,” said Liss. “We’ll be at work on Monday fine tuning and preparing for region.”

UIL Region 25 Marching Contest will be held on Wednesday, October 12 at Celina High School. Howe is last in the 3A classification and will perform at 5:45.

The Pride of Howe's 2022 show is entitled "Above" and features a wide

Left to right: Colorguard captain Kayley Laubhan, Assistant Drum Majors Korie Bouse and Brynn Riley, Drum Major Olivia Morris, and Assistant Colorguard Captain Bettye DeLavan. Courtesy photo. variety of music from classical to swing jazz to '60s pop including Fly Me to the Moon, Claire de Lune, Moonlight Sonata, Walking on the Moon, and Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine. Features soloists are Bettye DeLavan, Jentrie Doty and Kynlee Ray.

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to the city that Howe doesn’t even have zoning for, such as town homes.

“Also, something that is brand new, not only to this city, but also other cities like Melissa, Anna, and McKinney, which is called build-to-rent,” said Stanley. “They are actual houses but are built for rent only.”

Stanley says there will be quite a bit of open green space but without a traditional park area.

As far as the commercial components to the planned development, Director of Economic Development Monte Walker says this has the potential to give the citizens of Howe what they’ve been wanting for years.

“It’s no secret that retail has been the city’s number one target for many years. It’s actually listed in the city’s comprehensive plan. However, it is very difficult to attract commercial business, especially retail, to small towns with a current population such as ours. As population increases, the chances of realizing some of our target industries becomes much more obtainable.”

Walker said he is excited about the possibility of a commercial development that checks off a lot of boxes to what the citizens have said they want in Howe.

The commercial strip will be located along the frontage portion of US Highway 75 as well as Ponderosa Road.

Stanley said that he thinks once this is built out, people will be very happy with it and responded to social media criticism. © 2022 The Howe Enterprise

“We haven’t hidden anything from the public. We’ve had months and months of planning that the public is not privy to. We don’t start having public meetings until public meetings are called,” said Stanley.

This development, as well as the newest Noble Ridge development that was approved last month will take the sewer capacity to the limit for the City of Howe’s contract with Sherman. But Stanley says the city is going to construct a wastewater treatment plant that he says will be finished in approximately 24 months.

“Along with that, we’re decreasing our inflow and infiltration to be able to handle it, says Stanley. “We are working on several components at a time.”

Stanley says that the city will limit both developments to a certain number of permits until the new wastewater treatment is fully ready.

The Howe P&Z meeting will take place Tuesday, October 18 at 5 pm at 700 W. Haning Street prior to the City Council meeting.

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Summit Hill Elementary Top Dogs

Second Grade - Abigail Kolb, Landin Daniels, Jake Armstrong, Jayda Chamberlain, Brooklyn Lawhorn.

First Grade - Lena Gallardo, Elias Cruz, Devin Diggins, Charlotte Morrison, Emerson Villalobos.

Kindergarten - Valeria Mariano, Gage Al Katib, Charlotte Sheehy, Jordy Hawkins, Lennon Benson.

Pre-K - Brooklyn Bullard.

Summit Hill Elementary Employee of the Month Hi, my name is Karla Hernandez and I am 29 years old. I have two daughters, my oldest is 7 years old and my youngest is 4 years old. I am a Howe graduate and have lived in Howe since 2006. This year is my second year working at Summit Hill Elementary as a Special Education Aide and I love it.

My previous job was at, what was known as, The School Zone Academy (Koti Academy) in Howe. I worked there for almost 8 years, and will continue to help there during Summer breaks as long as I can. I love that I have had the chance to see kiddos who I cared for at the daycare center at Summit Hill. I love working with children, and I hope to do so as a future professional career.

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HFD visits HCL

Submitted— What a treat our Wee Readers Program was this week. October is Fire Safety Month, and we were able to have fireman from our own Howe Fire Department come and visit the library. Chief Maniet read a story about firemen and the children were able to see the gear, get in the trucks and spray the water hose. It was a fascinating time for the children, and they loved being able to actively participate.

The Howe Community Library would like to thank the Howe Fire Department for their help with making this event a great success. We look forward to seeing you at the library soon.

Courtesy photos.

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Lady Bulldogs fall to Leonard The Howe Lady Bulldogs lost to Leonard on Friday 3-0 by scores of 27 -25, 25-7, and 25-21.

Howe also lost at Bells on Tuesday.

Against Leonard, Korie Bouse had two kills, 11 assists, three digs, and one block to lead Howe.

Full stats for Howe vs. Leonard:

Jordan Brunner- 2 kills, 2 digs Teagan Stubblefield- 6 digs Reese Smith- 2 digs Presley Shockey- 2 kills, 4 blocks Korie Bouse- 2 aces, 11 assists, 3 digs, 1 block Talia Bjorn- 6 digs, 4 kills Shelbee Taylor- 3 digs Emery Snapp- 2 digs, 4 kills, 1 block Kamry Snapp- 3 digs, 4 kills

Presley Shockey leaps in the air at Bells Tuesday. Photo by Alexa Brunner.

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Carson Daniels (20) swallows up Leonard freshman quarterback Jacoby LaCook late in the game. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Austin Haley, 1,167 yds, 68-101 (67.33 %), 14 TDs, 3 INTs

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Antwone Rattler, 723 yds, 103 carries, 8 TDs, 3 Fumbles

Receiving

Cooper Jones, 411 yds, 19 catches, 7 TDs

Defense

Beau Stephens, 65 total tackles, 2 sacks

Leonard put together an 8-play drive that ended on a fourth-and-two from the Howe 40 yard line when Mahlon Walker Carson Daniels converged to stop LaCook who tried to run up the middle. That gave the ball back to Howe who needed only four plays to score thanks to having great field position due to Leonard penalties. Rattler crossed the goal line from the one and Howe’s lead moved to 34-3 with 10 seconds left in the third.

With LaCook out of the game and Armstrong in at quarterback, Triston Williams intercepted a pass that gave the ball back to Howe. But the game became a penalty fest in the late stages and Howe was forced to punt on their last two possessions. Howe forced a turnover on downs and a punt for the Tigers’ final drives.

Haley finished the game 17-of-22 for 205 yards and became Howe’s first 5,000 yard passer when he connected with Jones in the first quarter on a 7yard pass. Haley also added 59 yards rushing on 12 carries. Rattler led Howe’s rushing attack with 98 yards on 12 carries. Jones was again Haley’s favorite target with six catches for 87 yards.

Beau Stephens and Matt Hayes eight tackles each led Howe with Walker, Daniels, Ulmer, and Bryce Crosby each recording seven.

Howe will travel to #1 ranked Gunter (6-0) on Friday. Howe is 18-14 against Gunter in the series that dates back to 1935. Howe’s lost the last two meetings which took place in 2016 and ‘17.

The game will be broadcast live on HoweEnterprise.com and on YouTube channel Studio42.

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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

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 College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)

$0.55 $1.33 $0.34 $0.17 $2.39

City of Howe Budget

$4,038,045

Cityofhowe.org City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Bill French City Administrator: Jeff Stanley City Secretary: Regina Harris 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) Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr 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 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

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Texas History Minute John Ireland lost more political races than he won, but he had an important role in state history. He rose from an impoverished background Ken Bridges to become a Civil War officer, judge, and governor.

Along the way, he helped create two icons of Texas: the University of Texas and the State Capitol.

John Ireland was born on New Years Day 1827 in rural central Kentucky.

His parents were Irish immigrants and farmers. He grew up working hard but had little formal education, as very little education was available. He was seen as reliable and was appointed deputy sheriff of Hart County in 1845 at age 18.

Ireland developed a fascination with the law and began studying it at age 24 by apprenticing himself to a local attorney. He was admitted to the bar later in 1851. The next year, he moved to Texas for a fresh start and an opportunity to establish his own law practice. He settled in the town of Seguin where he soon became an important figure in the community. Ireland served as mayor of Seguin briefly in 1858.

Ireland had fought for secession and participated in the 1861 secession convention. After Texas pulled out of the Union, Ireland immediately enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army. He saw little action during the Civil War as his assignments kept him within the state, patrolling the coast and the borders. Nevertheless, he dramatically rose through the ranks, ending the war as a lieutenant colonel.

The chaos of Reconstruction politics swept up Ireland. In 1866, he was part of the state constitutional convention.

Shortly afterward, he was elected judge. However, Texas and many other southern states were placed under martial law in 1867 for failing to uphold the rights for freedmen and impeding Reconstruction. Ireland and many other politicians were thrust from office.

As Reconstruction was winding down, Ireland re-entered politics and was elected to the state legislature In 1872. While serving in the legislature, Ireland was the sponsor for the legislation that allowed the University of Texas to finally become a reality. The creation of the university was an effort shared by many over a long period of time. He lost a race for U. S. Senate in 1874, but in 1875, he was appointed to briefly serve as an appellate judge.

In 1878, Ireland challenged Congressman Gustav Schleicher for the Sixth District congressional seat, which then included the San Antonio area. Schleicher, a German immigrant and businessman, faced a formidable challenger in Ireland. He was able to win his second term, but he died just months after his victory, in January 1879. Ireland chose not to run in the special election to fill the remainder of the term, a race ultimately won by attorney Christopher Upson.

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tive and the woman, who will not be identified, died at the scene. The investigation into her death is ongoing, but foul play is not suspected at this time.

While investigating the death, Howe officers noted signs of drug activity and obtained a search warrant for the residence. The search uncovered more

than eight ounces of methamphetamine, heroin, pills, and marijuana, as well as drug paraphernalia, including scales and baggies.

The homeowner, Jeffrey Lynn Brown, 47, was arrested and booked into the Grayson County Jail for manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. If convicted, he faces a $10,000 fine and up to 99 years in prison.

In 1882, he won election easily to become the state’s eighteenth governor.

As governor, he pushed for property taxes and faced the Fence Cutting Wars. With the 1874 invention of barbed wire, large ranchers started fencing in their properties, blocking in small farms and ranches. In response, fences began getting cut, and violence erupted on the frontier. Ireland sent in the Texas Rangers to maintain order and pushed legislation in 1884 to give the Rangers special powers in these cases.

The other major issue of his administration was construction of the new State Capitol. Fire destroyed the old Capitol in 1881. Money had been appropriated for a new building, and construction started after Ireland’s 1884 re -election. The distinctive pink granite look of the State Capitol is due in part to Ireland. He insisted on Texas limestone instead of importing limestone from Indiana. After using this stone to lay the foundation, iron particles in the stone rusted and discolored the stone.

Learning of the problem, owners of Granite Mountain near Marble Falls in Burnet County approached Ireland with a solution. They owners donated the pink granite to complete the building, an offer Ireland happily accepted.

The new State Capitol was formally dedicated in April 1888.

He chose not to run for a third term in 1886 and instead ran for the U. S. Senate. He challenged incumbent Sen. Samuel B. Maxey. At that time, the state legislature still elected Senators rather than the voters. Legislators rejected both Gov. Ireland and Sen. Maxey in favor of veteran Congressman John H. Reagan. Ireland never ran for election again.

After Ireland finished his terms as governor in January 1887, he quietly resumed his law practice in Seguin, where he remained a respected figure.

He had made a tidy profit in the stock market over the years, but this was all wiped out in the Panic of 1893, a deep economic depression that crushed stocks and left millions unemployed nationally. John Ireland died deeply in

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Living with children

Well, I must say i’m rather, uh, disappointed albeit my worst suspicions have been verified. I expected response to my John Rosemond recent column on the practice of high -fiving children, but I failed to account for the general deterioration of critical thinking skills brought about by social media, and did not, consequently, anticipate the level of vitriol the column would provoke.

A pass from Jaxon Windon to Jase Kane for the extra point. Courtesy photo.

Anders Bjorn rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns to lead Howe to a 38 -0 win over Blue Ridge in the Red River 3rd and 4th grade league.

Jaxon Windon was 1-for-7 passing for eight yards and three extra point passes. On the receiving end of the extra points were Allison, Wren Bunch, and Jase Kane.

Bunch caught the only pass on the af-

ternoon. Other rushers were Windon with 56 yards and Kane with 43 yards.

Howe had four first downs and 286 total yards and four penalties.

Defensively, Hayes Carter and Kane had fumble recoveries. Levi Halliday led Howe in tackles with six. Murphy had three, Keegan Crosson had two and Hayes Carter, Garibay, and Davis each had one.

Mind you, some folks affirmed my stance on what I believe is an inappropriate gesture when exchanged between adult and child, but the negatives outweighed the positives by nine to one. That would bother me, even give me pause for reflection, if it were not for the quality of the nine. Without exception (that i found), my detractors failed to tell me why I am wrong. Apparently unable to marshal a cogent defense of the practice in question, they resorted to ridicule, name-calling, and downright unprintable obscenity.

I am informed, for example, that I am not simply an idiot; I am a (BLEEP) idiot. That assessment was, by the way, a recurring theme. If ad hominem of that sort reflects the intellectual prowess of the folks opposed to my opinion, then I must be correct.

In any event, I am consoled that even though I am thoroughly “incorrect” in nearly every sense of the term, people who thoroughly disapprove of me read this column. And over forty-six years of writing a column dealing with the third most controversial topic of the postmodern era, I have learned to take what I can get.

Q: Okay, John, I will admit that your recent column on adults high-

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fiving children caused me to engage in some self-reflection. Do I want my child to think of me as his buddy? Unfortunately, yes. Do I high-five him because there is no viable alternative?

No, because for thousands of years adults managed to demonstrate approval of children without high-fiving.

So, I reluctantly conclude that you have a point. But what in your estimation is the best alternative?

A: Thank you for a well though out response to my recent column. You may have prevented me from developing criticism-induced PTSD. As it is, I’ve only taken to sleeping—or, more accurately, “sleeping”—with three Ninja warriors positioned around my bed.

Good question! As you point out, the alternative to high-fiving was practiced, albeit in various specific forms, for thousands of years. It has been all but discarded because the primary motto of postmodernity (which has prevailed since the 1960s) is, “If it worked for thousands of years, it’s gotta go!”

I’m referring to simply saying, “Nice job, kid” or something similar. That can appropriately be accompanied by a pat on the back, a gentle squeeze of the shoulder, a kiss on the cheek, or a tussle of the hair (but be forewarned, most kids hate having their hair tussled and those above eleven, approximately, hate being kissed by a parent).

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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Being resilient when facing life’s challenges I was having a conversation with a good friend the other day, and he was telling me how life is becoming more difficult now that he is in his eighties.

Dr. Billy Holland When he was young he loved to jog and walk a couple of miles a day, and now he can hardly make it to the kitchen. I’m about twenty years younger, but I can definitely relate to my body and mind going through some changes. I’ve always heard the lack of activity does not do us any favors as it seems the less we do, the less we can do. My mother is 84 and she stays active by going to church, shopping, eating out, and walking around Walmart. It’s good for her to get out of the house and stay moving.

When my father passed away a few years ago, my sisters and I were concerned about how she would handle being on her own. You see, our parents are from the old-school tradition where my mom never worked outside the home. My dad and his dad were in the construction business together and we all had a good life. That is until he was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease and the latter half of his life was spent downsizing, being on dialysis, and getting his affairs in order. He showed mom how to pump gas, manage the checkbook, and pay the bills so that when he passed she could survive living alone. There were six children in her family and she is the last living sibling, but my sisters and I are always there for her to make sure she has everything she needs.

Sometimes I will call in the middle of the day to check on her, and she’s just watching reruns of all the old programs I grew up with. For the most part, she’s bored and tries to come up with ways to entertain herself. I’m proud of her as I realize that many people live alone and they do well, but after living with one person for so long I’m sure it can be lonely at times.

I want to say that whatever you are struggling with today, God has placed strength and courage within you that you might not realize you have. Discouragement or victory is decided on

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the battlefield of your mind, and if you see yourself in a dark valley, this is where you believe you are. If you see yourself on the mountain basking in the brilliance of the sun, nothing but your own negativity can hinder your perseverance.

When it comes to resilience, it’s inspiring to know that we can endure much more than we can imagine. At one time or another, we will experience some form of adversity, hardship, or life-changing crisis and those who embrace an optimistic attitude will make it through to the other side. Growing older can be added to the list of challenges much like serious health issues, financial problems, and relationship failures just to mention a few. The good news is that problems cannot overcome you. You are only defeated when you stop fighting and praying.

So, how do people deal with serious events that threaten their future? It depends on how desperate they are to trust God and this includes being content and joyful. Being positive or negative are learned behaviors, and having faith in who God is and what He has promised is a constant choice. For example, when we read the book of Proverbs, we see that asking and receiving divine wisdom is an important key to understanding the purpose and meaning of our lives.

It’s true that we react to negative circumstances with a flood of strong emotions and a sense of uncertainty.

However, we generally adapt well over time when we comprehend that resilience is an ongoing process that requires time to seek and comprehend truth. Being resilient does not mean that a person is without concerns, but it involves understanding that we can conquer fears that are trying to bluff us into giving up. Developing resilience is a personal journey where we train our minds to see what we believe instead of only believing what we see.

It’s crucial that we know ourselves and even more importantly to know what God is saying. To have an optimistic view of our existence and realize what is going on around us, we can examine our hearts, become aware of God’s presence, and seek different strategies that can provide peace, healing, and a protective state of mind and spirit.

Learn 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 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30am - Worship Service 6:00 pm—Potluck Fellowship and Bible Study

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 Howe Church of the Square 100 E. O’Connell St., Howe, TX 75459 Sunday 10:00 am—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

1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

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Private consortium that flagged 2020 election 'misinformation' defends its work with feds Election Integrity Partnership denies it aimed to "decide what is or isn’t 'misinformation,'" says DHS never filed misinformation reports through its system.

New statement doesn't mention State Department's misinformation reports.

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

Konnech Inc has various products deployed within the U.S. Election Systems and abroad. Some products have to do with oversea voting under UOCAVA provisions , and other products help disabled voters vote without going to a polling location. These products are often connected to the internet via smartphone applications utilizing cloud services that connect to the hardware.

Konnech has deployed phone applications for over a decade while most of the public was still learning how to use their smartphones. Konnech has contracts with countless counties all over the United States, deploying their products to this day.

Konnech has many products that connect to the internet, but we will focus on PollChief, an Election Worker Management System (EMS).

PollChief helps manage the poll workers, polling locations, campaigns, assets, mail-in ballots, and supplies necessary to run elections in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The Smart Phone Application first surfaced in Hillsborough County, FL, on September 29, 2011.

Konnech offered many products in their early days before entering the Election world, including automated voicemail systems within school districts to notify parents of weather delays and language learning tools to help teach children and foreign exchange students. One city, in particular, has always given Konnech a shot.

The City of Detroit has long advocated for Konnech products from the beginning. IBM purchased ten telephone systems with voice mail fea-

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By John Solomon and Greg Piper A private consortium that played a major role in censoring social media content during the 2020 election has acknowledged anew it collaborated closely with two federal Cabinet agencies and state and local election officials on the project, but said most of its requests to Big Tech came from its own research.

The Election Integrity Partnership issued a lengthy statement Wednesday after a series of reports by Just the News on the breadth of its efforts to censor purported misinformation, which impacted nearly 22 million tweets, 4,800 URLs, 20 news organizations, several lawmakers and candidates and two dozen influencers, with a 35% success rate for content removal, labeling or "softblocking."

"Unfortunately, not everything written or said on TV about us has been correct," the statement says, claiming the consortium's researchers including students "have received threatening emails and social media messages."

It denied the consortium ever attempted to do factchecks or "decide what is or isn't 'misinformation'" as opposed to identifying attempted election interference and delegitimization of results. The Hunter Biden laptop story, for example, is not "in scope" for its project.

"To be clear, EIP did not send any reports of false

rumors or disinformation to social media companies on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security or the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency," the DHS component that was instrumental in the consortium's creation.

also reviewed tickets from its external partners. Consortium leaders determined whether reports were in scope with its mission.

The DHS-funded Center for Internet Security, which runs the Elections Infrastructure Information "CISA's relationship with Sharing and Analysis Center, was next with EIP was reviewed and approved by Trump Ad- 16% of tickets, according ministration attorneys as to the after-action report, which said most of those compatible with CISA's congressionally approved "originated from election authorities," the statement officials." The new statement says several insays. volved Arizona's "Sharpiegate," and those The consortium's afteraction report does not say posts were "possibly lathat CISA, whose interns beled or demonetized." were credited with the The consortium disclosed idea for the consortium, was prevented from filing new details on how many "tickets" through the sys- reports of misinformation were filed by certain "civil tem to flag content and society collaborators," ask for action from Big and the content of those Tech, however. reports.

"Government and civil The Democratic National society partners could Committee, for example, create tickets or send notes to EIP analysts, and filed four reports: "a claim about voting-by-mail that they used these procedures to flag incidents or received little traction and emerging narratives to be was closed without acassessed by EIP analysts," tion," a political ad with "false claims about votethat March 2021 report by-mail fraud," a series of says. "spammy content farms It also noted that CISA's with extreme political Countering Foreign Influ- content" that were never ence Task Force "aided in referred for action, and an the reporting process" for ad suspended by Facebook that "incorrectly the consortium "and in claimed that completed implementing resilience efforts to counter election ballots had been thrown out." misinformation."

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Delaware Supreme Court rules universal mail-in voting unconstitutional Friday's ruling is a blow to Democrats who have sought to make permanent COVID-19-era adjustments to the absentee voting process.

By Ben Whedon The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a state law enacting universal mail-in voting violated the state's constitution.

"The Vote-by-Mail Statute impermissibly expands the categories of absentee voters identified in Article V, Section 4A of the Delaware Constitution," the court wrote.

"Therefore, the judgment of the Court of Chancery that the Vote-by-Mail Statute violates the Delaware Constitution should be affirmed."

The court further rejected a component of the law that would have created same-day registration throughout the state.

"The Same-Day Registration Statute conflicts with the provisions of Article V, Section 4 of

the Delaware Constitution," the judges found.

"Consequently, the judgment of the Court of Chancery that the SameDay Registration Statute does not violate the Delaware Constitution should be reversed."

The court asserted that the three-page ruling would precede a "more formal opinion" but highlighted the state's plan to mail ballots to voters by Oct. 10 as the rationale for the "abbreviated order."

While absentee voting is constitutional in Delaware, per the Epoch Times, anyone seeking such an accommodation must be unable to reach their polling place, due to reasons such as illness or disability.

Friday's ruling is a blow to Democrats who have sought to make permanent COVID-19-era adjustments to the absentee voting process in a plethora of states.

White House says nuclear posture on Russia hasn't changed, following Biden's 'Armageddon' remark

The NAACP referred a "The kind of irresponsible rhetoric we have single claim, that the seen is no way for the leader of a nuclear-armed Proud Boys were sending state to speak, and that's what the president was "threatening emails" on making very clear," Karine Jean-Pierre said. behalf of President Trump, which the consortium determined to be a nor do we have indicaBy Natalia Mittelstadt hoax. tions that Russia is preThe White House has not paring to imminently use About four in five tickets "We immediately sent our changed its position renuclear weapons," Jeanwere filed by the consorti- analysis to the team at Pierre told reporters garding Russian Presi(Continued on page 16) dent Vladimir Putin's um's own analysts, who aboard Air Force One, according to The Hill. threat to use nuclear weapons despite PresiShe said that Biden was dent Biden’s remarks of simply reinforcing the a potential administration's message "Armageddon," press that Putin's threats were secretary Karine Jeanirresponsible.

Pierre clarified Friday.

The new statement tellingly leaves out any mention of the State Department, whose Global Engagement Center did file tickets through the system, according to the after -action report.

"We have not seen any reason to adjust our own strategic nuclear posture,

"The kind of irresponsible rhetoric we have seen

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Watchdog files lawsuits over voter registration duplicates, finds millions lacking required ID One voter with duplicate registrations is "in a mental hospital, a convicted child sex offender" and appears to have "managed to cast two ballots in the 2020 election," said election lawyer J. Christian Adams.

By Natalia Mittelstadt With midterm elections a month away, an election integrity watchdog has filed multiple lawsuits in Minnesota over duplicate registered voters while also finding millions of voter registrations in New York missing personal identifying information.

Public Interest Legal Foundation, a conservative election law nonprofit, filed six lawsuits in Minnesota counties over 515 duplicate registrants. The lawsuits were filed in Nicollet, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Todd and Ramsey counties.

PILF also found that 3.1 million registered voters in New York were missing personal identifying information, such as a driver's license number or Social Security number, which makes it difficult for the state to accurately maintain its voter rolls.

Under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA), states are prohibited "from accepting a voter registration unless the voter registration contains a unique identifying number such as the last four digits of a social security number or driver's license number," according to a PILF press release.

The voter registration issues PILF discovered in Minnesota and New York could allow people to vote in elections twice or someone else to vote in place of someone who has moved or died.

HAVA also requires

states to "implement a computerized statewide voter registration list that is accurate and eliminates duplicate registrations," PILF said in a press release.

PILF President J. Christian Adams told the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show on Tuesday that it's fairly easy for duplicate registrants to appear on voter rolls, as someone could simply register with their full name and middle initial in one instance while using their full middle name in another registration.

"We found a guy in Pittsburgh registered seven times," Adams said.

"This lawsuit flurry," Adams said of the six Minnesota lawsuits, "is hopefully going to clean up some Minnesota problems, because they've had these duplicates on the rolls for a very long time, and some, indeed, are casting two ballots."

One of the duplicates is "in a mental hospital, a convicted child sex offender, managed to cast two ballots in the 2020 election, it looks like," he said.

The Department of Justice Voting Section could fix this issue, as they have almost exclusive authority "to actually do something about inaccurate voter rolls and duplicate voter rolls, and they just don't do it since George [W.] Bush left office," said Adams, who worked in the section under the Bush administration.

Since 2009, "there's been nothing out of the Voting Section at the DOJ to fix this problem," he lamented.

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tures from Konnech’ for Detroit Public Schools in 2002, and in 2004 Konnech began polling

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CISA, who forwarded it to the FBI and other government agencies," the statement says. "Soon afterward, a united team of leadership from across the Trump Administration announced that this campaign had originated in Iran, and two Iranian individuals have since been indicted for attempting to interfere in the U.S. election."

media organizations, which included Just the News, "were not provided directly to any partner organization," though they were included in a recent peer-reviewed paper "as well as a statement to the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol."

Regarding the flood of federal grants the consortium's members received from the Biden administration following the While none of its collab- 2020 effort, the statement orators came from the says their researchers political right, the consor- "have a long track record tium claimed for the first of receiving research time that the Republican funding from the NationNational Committee had al Science Foundation to been invited to particistudy online rumoring pate but did not respond. and disinformation."

Though its list of "repeat spreaders" of misinformation is all conservative influencers, including Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Jack Posobiec and Charlie Kirk, the consortium said it did not intend to target conservatives.

"We reported on election rumors and disinformation targeting and spreading within Democrat-voting audiences," but its research determined "far-right influencers catering to Trump -voting audiences" were responsible for "the vast majority of false rumors and disinformation," the statement says.

The "repeat spreaders" lists of influencers and

They received an NSF grant to "study online disinformation that preceded the formation of the EIP" and now another one specifically supporting this research, according to the EIP, which denies the new grants were "rewards" for censorship.

Alluding to members of Congress who have threatened legislation and even litigation in response to the consortium's work, the consortium said, "Several of our leaders have testified repeatedly on these topics, and we would be happy to return to Congress to discuss our work."

Congressmansays daughterdiedof unexplained‘suddencardiac arrhythmia’ “We don’t know what caused [it], and likely never will.”

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never will."

A U.S. representative this week revealed that his young daughter died earlier this year of an unexplained cardiac event for which the family still does not have an answer.

Casten said his late daughter was "a healthy 2022 teenager. She ate well, exercised, got regular check-ups, didn’t suffer from any behavioral health issues, and had close relationships with family and friends."

Illinois Democratic Rep. Sean Casten said on social media on Friday that in June his daughter, Gwen Casten, "died of a sudden cardiac arrhythmia."

"In layman’s terms, she was fine, and then her heart stopped," he wrote, adding that "we don’t know what caused the arrhythmia, and likely

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is no way for the leader of a nuclear-armed state to speak, and that's what the president was making very clear," Jean-Pierre said.

Last month, Putin said that he was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory as he accused the U.S. and its allies of "nuclear blackmail" and working to "destroy" his country.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told CNN that Putin's comments were just "saber-rattling," while White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that there would be severe consequences if Russia follows through on the threat.

Biden spoke at a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser in New York City on Thursday night where he was skeptical that Putin would use smaller nuclear weapons that wouldn't cause "Armageddon."

"We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis," Biden said, referencing the 1962 standoff with the USSR. "We've got a guy I know fairly well, Biden said regarding Putin. "He's not joking when he talks about potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons because his military is, you might say, significantly underperforming."

Biden releases 10 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve following OPEC+ cut U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve levels are at their lowest since 1984.

By Madeleine Hubbard The White House plans on releasing 10 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve next month in response to the decision from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day.

The White House condemned the oilproducing countries for the decision, saying the are "aligning with Russia" and that President Biden will "continue to direct SPR releases as appropriate," in addition to the millions being released in November.

Biden has been trying to keep U.S. energy prices as low as possible by tapping into the reserve, which is now at its lowest levels since 1985, according to Energy Department data.

Gas prices are already rising in response to OPEC's announcement.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the United States is $3.86 as of Thursday, $0.03 more than than it was Wednesday, according to AAA. The oil cartel's decision comes just months after Biden met with officials from Saudi Arabia, a leading OPEC+ member, in an attempt to boost oil supplies.

"She was fully vaccinated, and quarantined after occasional positive, asymptomatic COVID tests during the omicron wave."

"She had just come home from an evening with friends,” he added, “[she] went to bed and didn’t wake up."

The mainstream media is melting down quickly.

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