60.26 Howe Enterprise November 7, 2022

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It was Sept. 2, 1994, and I was a 20-year-old kid who was just asked to be the sideline reporter for KWSM by Lynn Burkhead and Bob Sullins for the Sherman Bearcats.

Sherman beat Fort Smith Southside AR that night 21-14 at Bearcat Stadium. I did my first play-by -play game the week of 9/11 and never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be preparing for my 300th Texas High School Football broadcast as a 48-yearold. But not only that - it's my 100th broadcast for my hometown Howe Bulldogs. It's also my son's first playoff game.

This "Thursday Night Lights" will be very special for this old football nerd. The journey has been amazing and I have met so many people over the years while being able to stay in the game. .

There is something magical about Texas High School Football and I am so thankful to have been blessed to be a small part of it in North Texas for this many years. Thanks to everyone who has helped me and stood along side me. Thankfully, I've always had great talent around me in the box. What a ride! Let’s do another 300! ***** There will be a playoff bonfire Wednesday night at 6 pm at Bulldog Stadium (north part of the athletic complex). There will also be a send-off for the Howe Bulldogs on Thursday at 3 pm at HHS (athletic wing). ***** I hope everyone changed their clocks on Sunday.

Now you can change your country on Tuesday.

Go Vote!

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

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SHES Top Dogs, pg. 2 Peggy’s Porch info, pg. 3 FBC XYZ, pg. 3 City Council to meet, pg. 3 Library News, pg. 7 Pistol raffle, pg. 11 Texoma Patriots, pg. 13 Hot Jobs, pg. 13 Christian, pg. 14 Patriot Pony, pg. 15-16 Past front pages, pg. 17-24

HoweEnterprise.com Howe ISD is currently accepting applications for substitute positions for the 2022-23 school year.

To be eligible, applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent. All applicants who meet that criteria are required to attend a mandatory training on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 9 am to 11:30 am at the Howe ISD Administration office before being placed on the district’s substitute list. For the application, please visit howeisd.net.

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From 0-10 to watch them win; Dogs enter playoffs after 5-year drought

HoweISDParent InvolvementMeeting Thursday, Nov. 17, 5:30 pm at Howe Intermediate/ Howe Middle School Cafeteria. "Developing Readers at all Ages"

Bryan rolled the dice on Howe and lit up the town

Howe Head Coach Lance Bryan after the Bulldogs clinched the playoffs Thursday night.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

After two straight 0-10 seasons, the Howe Bulldogs were in need of a fresh start with a new message. Moving down from 3A Division I and out of the “Little Big XII” with Mineola, Mount Vernon, Winnsboro, Pottsboro, Bonham, Commerce, and Rains might have been the biggest news of the off-

season. But the hiring of Sanger’s Defensive Coordinator Lance Bryan made an immediate impact upon his arrival.

Bryan, originally of Gainesville, was hired in mid-January and the boys’ varsity basketball team immediately went on a 9-game winning

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Carson Daniels (20) and Ethan Mayo (11) are all smiles after a 34-15 win at Lone Oak on Thursday which propelled Howe into the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Photo by Michelle Carney.

As of this coming Thursday, there will have been 2,176 days between playoff games for the Howe Bulldogs (6-4, 2-3) who punched their ticket last Thursday night in Lone Oak due to success in all three phases of the game including a heavy ground attack. The last postseason contest for Howe took place on November 25, 2016, when Howe traveled to Royse City ISD Stadium to play eventual 3A, Division I State Champion Mineola Yellowjackets and took them to the wire in a 21-7 loss. Howe will return to Lone Oak this Thursday to take on District 7 Champion Palmer Bulldogs (9-0, 5-0). It will be the first ever matchup with Palmer and the first ever playoff game in Lone Oak for Howe. The

wone Rattler, who has rushed for 1,291 yards on 199 carries and 14 touchdowns this season.

On Thursday night, he rushed 37 times for 270 yards. It was the second The season finale with Lone Oak (0-10, 0-5) was most carries ever for a player in a game for moved up to Thursday Howe with just one benight due to impending hind Towner Bailey’s 38 bad weather conditions for Friday. Howe, playing carries against Honey Grove in 2010. The 270 without their all-time leading passer and 4-year yards was sixth all-time behind Garette Griffin’s starter senior Austin Ha310 at Whitewright in ley decided to focus 2012, Bailey’s 296 in heavily on the run game 2010, Anthony Hawand play to the strengths of the players on the field. thorne’s 292 in 2014, Nathanael Falls’ 280 in Sophomore quarterback 1997, and Clint Bray’s Garren Lankford an272 in 1989. swered the call with 14 carries and 71 yards on Rattler also got in the the ground and was part of a three-headed rushing endzone five times on the ground which tied a attack. The focus of the school record with Billy ground game Thursday Bryant Cloud (1936), was getting the ball into (Continued on page 4) the hands of senior AntBulldogs are 14-18-3 in the playoffs overall with Howe advancing in the playoffs on two of the three ties.

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Summit Hill Elementary Top Dogs

Second grade - Dylan Sanchez, Gage Edwards, Daleyza Rico Vera, Noah Brown, Isabella Medina. First grade - William Sullivan, Maya Miller, Nathaniel Glass, Ariah Bray, Enzo Cruz. Kindergarten - Joy Bender, Syrus Gann, Charleigh Wright, Ellisyn Horn, Brightyn Wilks. Pre-K - Jace Da Costa, Lianah Mendoza.

Bryan

Howe Head Coach Lance Bryan talks with Antwone Rattler (1) on Thursday night in Lone Oak. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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streak which launched them into the playoffs and saw them become the first team to win a basketball playoff game since the 2004-05 season. Bryan is not the basketball coach and doesn’t take credit for their success but did see the importance of a culture change at that moment within the boys’ athletic program.

The varsity baseball team then also clinched a playoff spot for the first

time in four years. The impact was immediate, and it wasn’t through new coaches or new players. It was just a new message from one man.

One of Bryan’s first goals was to find all the possible players he could get to come out for football. He noticed that one of the best players from the 2021 season was not in school. He made an effort to track down Bryce Crosby and try and get him back in the athletics program. Crosby did return and him

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Peggy’s Porch update Submitted—Peggy's Porch is happy to provide free clothing to anyone. Most of the summer clothing has been put away now and the winter, warm clothing is being offered on display. Peggy's Porch is open Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m.

Anyone who has gently used warm winter clothing they are through with, please bring to Peggy's Porch located behind City Hall in downtown Howe. Coats, sweaters, jackets, and warm tops are needed also. How nice to see that others want what has been donated.

City council to meet Thursday Due to schedule conflicts, the Howe City Council will move the regular monthly city council meeting from Tuesday, Nov. 21 to Thursday, Nov. 10. The meeting will take place at its normal location of 700 W. Haning Street at the normal time of 6 pm.

On the agenda are consent items of minutes from the previous meeting, finance statements, Grayson County Library contract, and Grayson County road agreement.

There will be a public hearing regarding Ordinance No. 801. The agenda reads: “AN ORDINANCE by the City

Council of the City of Howe, Texas relating to the Greater Texoma Utility Authority Contract Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 (Collin/Grayson Water Transmission Project) and approving the issuance thereof and the facilities to be constructed or acquired by such Authority.”

There’s also a Resolution No. 20220009 which relates to three inter-local agreements between the City’s of Howe, Anna, Melissa, and Van Alstyne where Howe agrees to transfer a portion of minimum annual water volume. This will save the City of Howe funds from the contracted amount.

FBC XYZ

XYZ at First Baptist Church invites the senior citizens of our community to join them for their November meeting at 10:30 on Nov. 10, Thursday, in Fellowship Hall. After a short business

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meeting, they’ll be entertained by Ray McCarthy with his guitar and songs. There will be fun, food, fellowship and entertainment too.

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Bulldogs

Senior Antwone Rattler (1) gets a hug from sophomore Beau Stephens (50) Thursday night after a score. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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and Hawthorne (2014).

The third rusher of the equation was Cooper Jones who ran 12 times for 57 yards and gave Rattler a much needed rest by carrying the ball on eight consecutive plays at one point from the “Wild Dog” package.

Overall, Howe had 424 yards of total offense which all were on the ground.

It’s the first time Howe has had zero passing yards in a game since 2018 in a 27-0 loss at home to Pottsboro.

Howe’s 424 yards of offense is the most since combining for 426 against Tioga earlier in the season. Howe’s

34.50 points scored is currently the best in school history above the 2015 team that averaged 34.17 per contest.

Howe has improved by 15.7 points per game on offense over last season.

Not to be overshadowed, but Howe’s defense only allowed 15 points Thursday night and held Lone Oak to 221 yards of offense which is the best since allowing 135 to Leonard just before the fall break. Howe is allowing 286.10 yards per game which is an improvement over last season by 177.8 yards per game. The Dogs are allowing 25.9 points per game which is an improvement of 23.3 points. It’s also the best of any Howe defense since 2016 which is also the last time

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Ethan Mayo (11) celebrates a sack in the fourth quarter as he gets support from Mahlon Walker (54). Mayo had five tackles during the contest while playing for the injured Bryce Crosby.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Bryan

Howe Head Coach Lance Bryan on the first day of ‘2-a-days’ in August.

Staff photo.

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making an impact on this 2022 team would be a major understatement.

Bryan, speaking at the Hurricane Creek Rotary Club last Thursday before the Lone Oak game, said that typically a new coach brings in a lot of new coaches, but he saw a lot of good coaches already in place.

“The basketball and baseball coach just made the playoffs, so they did a great job,” said Bryan who chose to keep Jay Forsythe and Cody Nitson as head coaches of those respective sports. He also chose to keep football offensive coordinator Zac Cater who had helped Howe to 321.5 yards of offense in 2021.

He was able to bring with him from Sanger Andrew Harvey to serve as his defensive coordinator and that move has paid huge dividends for the Bulldogs as the defense has improved by 178 yards per game and has cut the scoring allowed by over 23 points per

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game. Bryan also hired Justin Graham from Krum to serve as the special teams coordinator and Thursday night’s win at Lone Oak showed how important Graham’s position is.

The Studio42 broadcast crew always has nicknames for the head coaches during big risky decisions in a game.

Zack Hudson was dubbed ‘The Riverboat Gambler’ and Bill Jehling was referred to as ‘Blackjack Jehling.’

‘The Gainesville Gambler’ has been the moniker attributed to the coach from Cooke County. But Bryan’s approach is far more ‘Steady Eddy’ than a gambler. As a matter of fact, his riskto-reward is not necessarily shown on the field as much as it has been to the move to Howe in general.

In small town Texas, a chamber of commerce’s best friend is a damn good football coach. When the football team is good, the people spend more money at local restaurants and buy more hometown gear to wear proudly.

Bryan immediately embraced the Victory Light that shines in downtown (Continued on page 13)

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Howe sophomore quarterback Garren Lankford (2) ran the ball nicely for a tune of 71 yards on 14 carries. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Howe played in the playoffs.

Offense and defense get the attention, but games can often be decided on special teams and the game could have swung in a totally different direction on the game’s first kickoff. Sophomore kicker Jonathan Garcia booted the ball to the one yard line where Austin Jackson caught it and broke free and appeared to be on his way to score. However, Garcia made an outstanding open field tackle at the Howe 46 yard line to save the touchdown.

The defense was then able to turn away Lone Oak five plays later as receiver Tre Hubbard couldn’t haul in an Adrian Gudgel pass in the endzone.

Howe’s offense began a 7-play drive, but it stalled at their own 40 after an incomplete pass. But again, the Lone Oak offense was turned away and forced to punt.

Howe’s second drive took 5:20 off the game clock and traveled 58 yards on

11 plays. Runs by Rattler, Lankford and Jones were just too much for the Buffaloes as Howe took a 7-0 lead with 0:34 remaining in the first quarter.

Again, it was Garcia and the special teams that swung the game as the ‘Gainesville Gambler’ Lance Bryan, head coach of the Bulldogs, attempted a successful onside kick which Howe took possession at the Lone Oak 48 yard line. The result was an 8-play drive that ended on a 7-yard score by Rattler. The drive took 4:16 off the clock and gave Howe a 15-0 lead after Jones ran in a 2-point conversion.

The Buffalo offense, not having been on the field in nearly 10 minutes, wasted no time as Jackson scored on a 35yard run knifing his way up the middle to cut the Howe lead to 15-7 after a successful PAT by Luke Ohannessian.

The Bulldogs’ next possession ended on a punt, but again the Dogs defense forced a turnover on downs with 3:47 left before the half.

Howe then marched eight plays and 58 yards to score and took off another 3:08 off the clock in doing so. Rattler ran it in from the five yard line for his third touchdown of the evening. Howe seemed poised to take a 22-7

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Library held first annual Trick or Treat

Submitted— On Friday, October 28, the Howe Community Library hosed its 1st Annual Trick or Treat event. We were favored with a princess, super woman, Wreck it Ralph, a mermaid, a witch, a dog, a cat and many more fun costumes. The children listened to a Hal-

loween story, and then were able to trick or treat at eight different places in the library.

A special thanks goes to the Friends of the Library for helping to make this event a success. We look forward to more fun events at the Howe Community Library.

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lead into the dressing room. But Gudgel hit a streaking Hubbard in the endzone who made a great leaping grab in front of defenders. That cut the Howe lead to 22-15 at intermission.

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Vs. Palmer Bulldogs at Buffalo Stadium, Lone Oak, TX

Leader

Player

Passing

Austin Haley, 1,575 yds, 104-75 (59.43 %), 17 TDs, 5 INTs

Rushing

Antwone Rattler, 1,291 yds, 199 carries, 14 TDs, 7 Fumbles

Receiving

Cooper Jones, 546 yds, 28 catches, 9 TDs

Defense

Beau Stephens, 107 total tackles, 3 sacks

The Bulldogs opened the second half with the football, but a Rattler fumble gave it to Lone Oak at their own 38 with 10:36 left in the third. Howe’s defense again answered the bell by forcing a punt which was a 58 yarder pinning Howe at their own two yard line. The Dogs chose to go with Jones to get them out of the shadow of their own endzone. On the second play, he ripped off a 12-yard run and on the fourth play, a 16-yarder. But Howe went to the well perhaps one too many times as on Jones’ eighth consecutive carry, Lone Oak turned away Howe on a fourth-and-one at the Howe 47 yard line.

But on the first offensive play for Lone Oak, Braden Ulmer forced a fumble that was recovered by Lankford to give Howe the ball back at their own 37 yard line. The Dogs again went into clock burning mode with a 10-play, 62 -yard drive that took nearly five minutes off the clock. Howe scored on a 23-yard sprint by Rattler for his fourth rushing touchdown of the night.

Howe’s advantage clicked to 28-15 with 0:43 remaining in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs forced another punt by Lone Oak which gave them the ball at their own 28 yard line with 11:38 left

in the game. The ball hawking Bulldogs methodically marched the field on 11 plays for the 72 yards needed and punched it in on Rattler’s fifth touchdown of the game and left Lone Oak trailing 34-15 with only 4:43 left in the contest.

Their last ditch effort resulted in a 9play drive that ended on an Ethan Mayo sack of Gudgel. Howe then took a knee for the final two plays and celebrated wildly as they have gone from a team that lost 22-straight games to a team that won six and punched their ticket to the playoffs.

Rattler finished with 37 carries for 270 yards while Lankford added 71 yards on 14 carries. Jones carried 12 times for 57 yards and Carson Daniels added five touches for 26 yards.

Howe Head Coach Lance Bryan has not only clinched a playoff spot but is guaranteed a winning record in his first season for Howe. He’ll be the first to do both since Cory Crane in 2010. The only others to do that are Joey McQueen (1990), Jim Fryar (1985), John B. Lair (1945), No coach (1942), and Wesley Cox (1940).

Howe’s 5-year drought of not making the playoffs is nowhere close to the longest. Howe went from 1945 to 1970 without a playoff game (although the program stopped play in 1949 and didn’t resume until 1958).

Howe’s game with Palmer will be broadcast live at HoweEnterprise.com and on YouTube at channel Studio42.

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2022-23 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)

$0.54 $1.27 $0.31 $0.15 $2.27

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

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 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 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 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 Babe Didrickson Zaharias succeeded at nearly every sport she tried. The Texas native was a gifted athlete, becoming an Olympic medalist, Ken Bridges champion golfer, and a celebrity along the way. She paved the way forward for women as professional athletes and became an inspiration for millions.

Mildred Ella Didrikson, affectionately known as “Babe,” was born in Port Arthur in 1911. She was the sixth of seven children in an active family. Her father was a carpenter and a seaman while her mother was a gifted athlete herself, known for her skills as an ice skater. Didrickson’s parents and three eldest siblings had immigrated from Norway just a few years before.

As a young child, the family moved to Beaumont. She reportedly picked up the nickname “Babe” among her friends for how well she played baseball against other neighborhood kids, but it was also a nickname her mother had given her. At a young age, she showed tremendous athletic abilities in many different sports. In high school, she was an All-American basketball player and a track and field star.

She dropped out of high school her senior year to take a job with the Employers Casualty Insurance Company in Dallas, mostly to organize its semipro women’s basketball team, a team that won the Amateur Athletic Union national championship for 1931.

Didrickson qualified for the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Competing against the best athletes in the world, she won three medals. She won gold medals for the javelin and the 80 meter hurdles. She took the silver medal for the women’s high jump.

After her success in the Olympics, she was a nationwide celebrity. She spent the next couple of years touring with a women’s exhibition basketball team.

In 1934, she played in three exhibition baseball games, pitching for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and the minor-league New Orleans Pelicans. She was one of the first known women to play for a Major League Baseball team (a couple had played for minor league teams and semi-pro teams previously), even if for a spring training game. She still holds a women’s baseball throwing record.

She took up golf in 1935. She worked hard to master the game and competed in the Los Angeles Open, a professional golf event, in 1938. She was the only woman to compete in the event until the 1990s. Here, she met her future husband, George Zaharias, who was a professional wrestler and sports promoter.

With golf, the best women players

were all amateurs, so to regain her amateur status, the United States Golf Association told her she could not play any other sport for three years. Doing so, she regained her amateur status in 1942. The PGA Tour allowed her to play in several events in 1945 as an amateur in a season that saw many of its best players still fighting World War II, which was common for many sports. She played in three tournaments, making the cut for the final rounds for two events. She is still the only woman to make the cut and place in a PGA tournament.

She won the 1946 U. S. Women’s Amateur and the 1947 British Ladies Amateur. She attempted to qualify for the U. S. Open in 1948, but golf officials turned down her request, stating that the tournament was for men only.

In 1949, she bought her own golf course outside of Tampa, Florida, living nearby for some time.

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Frustrated with the limited opportunities for women athletes at the time, she co-founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950, and the same year, she won all three major championships for women. She would go on to win 41 LPGA tournaments between 1950 and 1956. She won the U. S. Women’s Open three times between 1950 and 1954. In 1953, she founded the Babe Zaharias Open in Beaumont, which became a regular LPGA event through the 1960s. Naturally, she won the first tournament.

She was popular with the press and the public alike. In 1950, the Associated Press named her as the best woman athlete of the first half of the twentieth century. In 1952, she had a cameo appearance in the Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn comedy Pat and Mike.

In 1953, she was diagnosed with colon cancer, but she determined to survive and continue her athletic career. She had extensive surgery in 1954, and one month later, won the U. S. Women’s Open. She became an outspoken advocate for cancer awareness and research through the American Cancer Society. Cancer, unfortunately, was still very difficult to treat in the 1950s.

The cancer returned, and she was not able to recover. She died in a Galveston hospital in September 1956 at the age of 45.

Years after her passing, she was still fondly remembered. In Beaumont, a public park was later named in her honor, and a museum dedicated to her life was opened. In 1974, the City of Tampa bought her golf course, now neglected and in disrepair, but rebuilt and reopened it as a public course renamed in her honor, one still operating today. The post office issues a stamp in her honor in 1981. She was one of the first inductees into the Women’s Golf Hall of Fame in 1977 and named the Woman Athlete of the Century by the Associated Press in 1999.

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

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Lance Bryan in his first game as Howe’s head coach at Honey Grove.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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after a football win and made that a cornerstone of his message to his team and his new town. On the back of the team shirts is the phrase “Light it Up!” in referencing getting a win to light up the victory light. Howe has now done that six times this season and Howe’s next victory will equal the same amount of the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 seasons combined.

The Bulldogs were able to shock Honey Grove and even their home fanbase on the road to open the season as they walked out with a 20-15 win against a team that is now 8-2 and seeded second in their district. That win on opening night set the tone for Bryan and his Bulldogs as they snapped a 22-game losing streak and began to walk proudly through the hallways of Howe High School after slumped shoulders the previous two years.

The journey hasn’t been without struggles, however, as Crosby, who has been so important to the emotional fabric of the team, has gone down with what could be a season-ending knee injury. Also, Howe’s all-time leading passer Austin Haley missed last Thurs-

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day’s regular season finale due to what could be a season-ending shoulder injury. But the Bulldogs didn’t miss a beat as junior Ethan Mayo filled the role of Crosby nicely and sophomore quarterback Garren Lankford used his skills to help lead Howe to a win that got the Dogs where no team has gone in over 2,000 days.

Bryan has had aspirations of becoming a head coach for a long time. He has made move after move placing himself in this position. He started as a graduate assistant at Hardin-Simmons University before getting his first job at Carthage in 2010. He went to Jasper in 2011 and then Class 5A Hutto in 2012.

He was a defensive coordinator for Class 6A Baytown Sterling before coming to S&S in 2018 to get closer to family. After three years at Sanger as their defensive coordinator, he and his wife Erika and kids have immersed themselves into the black and white where she is also employed by the district, and they have their kids in school in Howe.

When the Howe Bulldogs attempt to ‘light it up’ Thursday for the bi-district championship, Bryan, the 27th head coach for Howe will be the 13th to coach in a playoff game.

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Q: I have two boys, 18 and 33 months. How much time each day should I spend involved in activities with them?

John Rosemond Also, they chase one another around the house and other sorts of roughhousing, but they hardly ever play with their educational toys. Is there some way I can get them interested in these things?

A: The notion that parents need to get down on the floor and play with toddlers a certain amount of time each day is very post-1960s (i.e., without substance). If you feel like getting down on the floor and making a block castle with one of your children, do so.

On the other hand, if you don't feel like it, then don't. Your children should not learn that you are an on-call playmate.

Please don't try to fill some Daily Play with the Kids Quota, and when you do play with them, don't conduct "activities" (another example of modern parenting). Just play. Have fun.

Let your crazy loose. Then, when you've had enough, simply excuse yourself and go do your own thing.

In the long run, it is best that they learn to play by themselves. If you feel the need to be involved with them, then read to them two or three times a day for thirty minutes per. In addition to developing their imaginations, reading will also calm them down for a while—a benefit to you, I assume.

At this age, a child's play is not very organized. You need not take pains to organize it or turn it into a specific "learning experience." The running, chasing, and jumping that your boys are doing is both very toddler-like and

very boy-like and in their own boisterous way, they're learning a lot.

To bring a modicum of peace into your life, mandate several "quiet times" a day during which the children are separated and must play quietly for, say, fifteen minutes. Use a timer to define the quiet period. When they’re able to handle fifteen minutes, extend it to twenty, and so on.

As for their toys, remove the toys they aren't playing with. Most of the manufactured toys on the shelves today should remain on the shelves. They're worthless. The packaging and bright colors attract a child's attention, but once the toy is in a child’s hands, it might have a "play life" of less than fifteen minutes, and sometimes that's a stretch. The toys they aren't playing with should disappear quietly, one or two at a time, and be replaced with boxes and pots and pans and wooden spoons and so on. Give the junk to charity.

Once you’re down to five or ten toys that the boys do, in fact, play with, start a toy library. Store the toys in a closet and only let each child have one toy at a time. When a child is finished with one toy, he can exchange it for another one. This will slowly help their play become more focused. It will also dramatically reduce toy clutter around the house. Yay! 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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God’s authority rewards faith and obedience Dedicating our heart to God will be our most important decision. Individuals who devote their lives to Christ are aware of what is at stake and emDr. Billy Holland brace the burden of praying for the lost and testifying about God’s love. For those who rarely venture out beyond the safety of the church and spend the majority of their time within the comforts of private isolation, it’s common to forget how far the world has fallen away from the reverential fear of God, especially in the last few years. We should not be surprised as there are several passages that warn us about the culture and even the religious world becoming deceived and drifting away from the faith. As their love grows cold, they lose what identifies them as a follower of Christ.

Some will ask what does the term “falling away” mean and isn’t the world actually progressing into a higher reality? My short answer is there are two kingdoms, God and Satan, and this is the battle between light and darkness and good and evil. God extends His invitation of salvation to all who will believe in Him while Satan works relentlessly to persuade and influence the human race to embrace his wicked agenda and turn away from God. The falling away refers to the general population who has lost respect for what is holy, but it mainly pertains to those who once followed God but when difficulties and challenges overwhelmed them they decided this sanctified lifestyle was too difficult and sadly they abandoned their faith. The world is not becoming more dedicated to the creator, it is becoming more distant and rebellious against Him. I was invited to sign my new book at this year’s Kentucky Book Fair this past weekend. It’s always an encouragement as a writer to be included among the more accomplished and recognized authors. This year I was featuring my latest book about miracles and how Jesus is still healing those who need His touch. It’s a complex subject as the book is 500 pages and I only scratched the surface, however, I know the Lord was guiding, and with so many who are suffering,

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it’s an inspiring read for anyone who is seeking a deeper understanding about how His power and authority works together with our faith and obedience.

Why wait until the doctor gives a bad report to learn about faith and obedience? I’m not asking people to believe my interpretations nor an I guaranteeing about a particular situation, I’m encouraging us all to research the scriptures and see what God has promised.

Spiritual truth is desperately needed but often rejected. When I released the book, I assumed those who need a miracle would be interested in knowing about God’s covenant with us. Actually, the opposite has happened. It’s been like a ghost town as people have avoided it like a rattlesnake. Many Christians are always asking for prayer but are iffy about Jesus being the same yesterday, today, and forever, and that nothing is impossible with Him. Do the scriptures mean what they say?

Where is the confidence to approach His throne boldly? Or is it much easier to sing the song, “What will be – will be?” Yes, God has a specific will, but He also has His written will which is His Word. I’m just trying to relay what He said. They desperately need to be healed but It’s like those who need water and when God provides the machinery to dig a well they walk off and ignore it.

This became disturbingly evident when individuals approached me this past weekend and declared how miracles ceased when Jesus returned to heaven. Where does it say this? I asked if they prayed and they said yes. So why would someone make a request to God if they did not believe He would or could respond? This reminds me of Deism. These negative oppositions were layered between the several atheists that tried to lure me into a debate about God and the Bible being a fantasy. Overall, it was a rough day.

Maybe this doubt and resistance comes from our carnality refusing to bow down to God’s demands. Our unrenewed mind will always avoid the responsibility of allowing Him to possess our heart and conscience. Maybe the title of my book, “Receiving Our Healing – Going To War On Our Knees” is intimidating, but whatever the case, God promises that His blessings and miracles are manifested when we choose to follow His Word and obey His voice.

Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries

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 5:6-8 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

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Dirty cops of truth: Democrats claim monopoly Major election forecaster gives on honesty while ignoring own mistruths Republicans 10-point edge in From Social Security and border to Hunter Biden and gas prices, Biden and his party have routinely misled the public while claiming the high ground of truth.

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

Elon Musk is creating a Twitter purge of employees. Reports indicate Musk wants to eliminate up to 50% of the social media’s workforce.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Musk and Twitter, meanwhile, with a suit in California court claiming that Twitter did not give its fired employees sufficient notice before their termination. ***** Democratic leaders held secret meeting to discuss Pelosi's successor. Pelosi is running for reelection to her congressional seat, though a Republican victory in the midterms would remove her as speaker. Those interested in taking her place are Adam Schiff and Hakeem Jeffries. Should Jeffries take over the Democratic leadership, he would be the first minority lawmaker in the lower chamber to do so. ***** Could Donald Trump become Speaker of the House? There is nothing that states the Speaker of the House has to be a member of Congress.

Therefore, it is plausible that the 45th President of the United States could be selected for that position. That would be an interesting scenario for Trump to become third in line for the presidency behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. There is already impeachment talks of Biden. ***** Registration for military ballots is not required in Wisconsin. A fictitious name and birthdate is all that is required to obtain a military ballot online.

Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, was fired after she requested that three absentee military ballots be sent to the home of a State Representative.

By John Solomon In his fire and brimstone speech last week warning democracy was on the edge of the abyss, President Joe Biden suggested Democrats have a monopoly on truth while Republicans are liars.

Biden slammed rival Donald Trump for the "big lie" questioning election integrity and proclaimed it "fueled the dangerous rise in political violence and voter intimidation."

"In this moment, we have to confront those lies with the truth," the 46th president added.

"The very future of our nation depends on it."

There's just one problem: Democrats have foisted upon this nation their own litany of lies, including one that polls show swayed the 2020 election to Biden's favor.

Biden himself falsely proclaimed he had nothing to do with his son Hunter's business dealings and his son had done nothing wrong while Democrat allies falsely branded a laptop that disproved those falsehoods as "disinformation."

In fact, the laptop was real, Joe Biden met with several of his son's business associates, was offered a key to one of his son's offices, and was listed as the "big guy" for whom 10% of a China deal was potentially to be reserved.

And Hunter Biden has now admitted he failed to

pay taxes and is under criminal investigation, reportedly paying off his back taxes earlier this year, while his own emails show he had been warned as far back as 2016 that he was a scofflaw on taxes related to his Ukrainian payments from Burisma Holdings.

Polls show Americans might have voted differently had they been told the truth in 2020. In other words, the Democrats have their own version of a "big lie" from the last election to answer for.

The falsehoods have only accelerated since Biden's inauguration.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas routinely and falsely declares the U.S. southern border is secure, a proclamation debunked by the fiscal 2022 yearend statistics showing 2.4 million illegal migrants were encountered crossing the border, 600,000 more got away, 98 migrants with suspected terrorist ties crossed into America, and about 850 migrants died trying to get in.

The record is so egregious that Mayorkas' own Border Patrol chief declared there was a crisis because there are "no consequences" for illegally penetrating the border.

Mayorkas' truthfulness has been further called into question recently by revelations showing that hours before he held a news conference furthering the false narrative that border patrol agents had been whipping illegal migrants he was warned the narrative wasn't true. His own de-

partment's inspector general has also concluded that no such whipping occurred and agents acted according to their training and rules of engagement.

An Obama-appointed judge in September delivered another truth bomb to Biden and the Democrats, who spent much of 2021 claiming Georgia's new voter ID and citizenship checks were "Jim Crow 2.0" racist and would suppress votes, creating enough of a racket even to force Major League Baseball to move its All-Star game from Atlanta.

U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones debunked that, ruling that Georgia's election integrity practices requiring voter ID and citizenship checks were constitutional, compliant with the Voting Rights Act and not racially discriminatory. Voter turnout in Georgia is soaring these midterms, further putting the lie to the Democrat narrative.

Bobby Charles, a longtime congressional investigator and official in the George W. Bush administration, said he believes truthfulness is on the ballot this fall because voters are tired of the Biden administration claiming it is truthful when it obviously is not, citing the Afghan withdrawal as an example.

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GOP "slightly favored" to take upper chamber in next week's midterms.

By Just the News staff A major election forecaster is projecting the Republican party to win control of the U.S. Senate by a comfortable margin, a sign that President Joe Biden's agenda ambitions will likely be considerably frustrated in the second half of his term.

FiveThirtyEight projects that the GOP is "slightly favored" to win the Senate, giving Republicans a 55% chance of taking

control of that chamber after next week’s midterms.

Those numbers have shifted considerably in recent weeks. As recently as Oct. 15, the forecaster gave Democrats the 55% advantage; by Halloween of this year the two parties were in a dead heat, after which Republicans edged slightly upward.

The website also gives Republicans a considerable edge in taking the U.S. House next week, giving the GOP an 84% chance of seizing power in the lower house on Tuesday.

Trump hints 2024 announcement imminent, takes jab at ‘Ron DeSanctimonious’ Last three presidents barnstorm Pennsylvania as red wave builds.

By John Solomon

merica’s three most recent presidents barnstormed Pennsylvania on Saturday as Donald Trump implored voters to create a “red wave” in Tuesday’s midterm elections while Joe Biden and Barack Obama argued a Republican win will create long-term "I think Americans have consequences. gotten tired — and I real- The appearances made ly mean the word tired — clear the Keystone State of being lied to," Charles was ground zero for said in an interview Tuesday’s battle for conThursday on the John trol of Congress, includSolomon Reports poding its marquee Senate cast. "They know from race pitting Republican telling us that Afghanistan Mehmet Oz against was a great success, and Democrat John Fetterpeople look at it and say, man.

(Continued on page 16) "If you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the American Dream then this Tuesday you must vote Republican in a giant way," Trump told a rally Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe.

The 45th president also hinted he will make pub-

lic his decision imminently on whether to run in 2024.

“We’re winning big in the Republican Party for the nomination like nobody’s ever seen before," Trump said, adding that his supporters “are going to be so happy" very soon.

“You're going to be surprised at how soon,” he teased.

He also took a strong jab at his nearest rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as he read off the latest 2024 polling preferences for Republican voters.

“There it is, Trump at 71%, Ron DeSanctimonious at 10%," Trump told the crowd.

“Mike Pence at seven.

Mike is doing better than I thought," he added.

"Liz Cheney there’s no way she’s at 4%. There’s no way. There’s no way.

But we’re at 71 to 10 to 7 to 4."

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Dirty cops of truth (Continued from page 15)

'Who are you talking to?

We can see the facts.

That's a complete lie.'

"Telling us that your energy policy and your overspending — you know, pulling in $4.1 trillion, and spending seven point something trillion dollars — didn't create inflation, that it's all somebody else's fault, it's the Russians fault. No it isn't. We're not stupid.

We know what's going on out here, and the average American, the average, moderate Democrat, the average, thoughtful Democrat, thoughtful, independent, thoughtful Republican knows. ... This isn't like shading the truth, this is promoting something that is utterly untrue."

Democrat dishonesty isn't limited to big elaborate political storylines, like the Hunter Biden laptop or Georgia election narratives. It piles up daily as well.

Last week, the Biden White House was forced to delete a tweet flagged

by Twitter for claiming Joe Biden had increased Social Security payments to historically high levels. The president has nothing to do with cost-of-living increases for retirees, which are set by law.

But Biden kept making the claim in speeches, adding a further whopper. "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks," he declared during a rally in Florida last week.

That is patently false.

Social Security makes annual increases based on the cost of living, and they occurred through the Obama and Trump years before Biden.

Rep. Brian Babin (RTexas) said a biblical thought came to him while watching Biden proclaim Democrats own the truth in his speech on Wednesday.

"You know, one of the Ten Commandments is thou shalt not bear false witness against thy

neighbor," Babin said Thursday on the "Just the News, No Noise" television show. "And I don't think that President Biden has ever heard that before. And I tell you the truth, I wouldn't want to be standing next to him on Judgement Day because he has borne so much false witness against his neighbors. It's incredible."

Biden has even falsely described how he forgave hundreds of billions of dollars of student loans, telling young voters late last month that he "just signed a law" to erase the debt. "I got it passed by a vote or two, and it's in effect."

Biden did not get a law passed in Congress, he imposed the debt relief via an executive order, which is now being challenged on constitutional grounds.

Throughout his midterm election blitz, Biden has fumbled the truth. In New Mexico on Thursday, for instance, the president claimed: "We cut the federal debt in half. A fact."

Again, it is patently false: The national debt has grown from $27 trillion to $31 trillion on Biden's watch, though the annual federal budget deficit has fallen from its record highs caused by pandemic spending.

Even CNN has taken note of Biden's trail of mistruths, publishing a headline Saturday that read: "Biden's midterm message includes false and misleading claims."

Among other things, it took a shot at Biden for repeatedly claiming gas was $5 a gallon when he took over. In fact, it was in the low $2 range.

COVID reckoning? Lockdown lefties struggle in governor's races as reopen righties take big leads Michigan, Nevada, New York and Wisconsin — all known for strict lockdown policies — unexpectedly in play. Left-leaning sports show host predicts "red wave ...

Don’t mess w people's kids. It lands differently."

By Greg Piper Some of the Democratic governors most associated with harsh and prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns are facing stiff electoral headwinds in the midterms, while Republicans who endured national scorn by quickly reopening their states are cruising toward reelection.

Republicans were already in an advantageous position with voters on crime and the economy, particularly inflation, the top two issues in polling this fall. Education issues, which propelled Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to victory a year ago, are a leading concern in some races.

And while elections tend to focus more on the future than the past, the starkly contrasting performances of lockdown lefties and reopen righties suggests that a reckoning on pandemic policies may be a stealth issue in major governor's races.

The repercussions of lockdown policies are also felt indirectly in the top issues for voters, from supply-chain problems and inflation driven

by COVID relief spend-

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ing to plummeting test scores and parental outrage over school curricula resulting from remote learning.

"Red wave is coming Tuesday," freespoken sports show host Colin Cowherd tweeted Thursday. "Don’t mess w people’s kids. It lands differently — and they will hold a grudge." https://twitter.com/ ColinCowherd/ status/15881919616509337 62 "I lean mostly left, but data clearly proved kids 18 and under were safe," and yet many were kept out of school, resulting in plunging test scores, rising suicides and "[c]haos for parents," he continued. "A price will be paid and hopefully a lesson learned."

"Her Excellency the Queen of Michigan," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), "made it illegal ... to visit friends, sell paint, mow grass, and golf" while flouting her own unilateral orders, The Spectator wrote in a recent list of "Eight Democrats we all hope lose this November."

A heavy favorite going into the campaign, Whitmer is up just 3.4 percentage points over Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in RealClearPolitics' Oct. 18-Nov. 2 polling average, with a margin of error greater than the spread in half those polls.

Whitmer is facing blowback for downplaying school closures, claiming they lasted just three "Biden's claim that the months in the pandemic's most common gas price early phase while ignorwhen he took office was ing her health departmore than $5 is not even ment's three-week high close to accurate," the school closure that fall network declared.

“Two years ago, you used that power to make and her call to shut down There's little doubt that Donald Trump not only a schools for two weeks in truth is a casualty in mod- former president, but you April 2021. ern politics, media and made him a defeated social media. And the president," Biden told an The Washington Free facts are clear: Demoaudience in Philadelphia. Beacon noted that crats' portrayal of them"And this year, you have Whitmer refused Repubselves as truth-tellers is the power to make John lican calls to require dissimply contradicted by Fetterman your next sen- tricts to offer in-person learning in grades K-5 in the facts. ator 2020-2021, allowing Detroit and Grand RapAcross the state, Obama and Biden rallied Democrats to support Fetterman, suggesting a republican win with deliver decades of consequences.

ids to keep schools closed most of the academic year, while Ann Arbor and Flint started the 2022 calendar year remotely.

pass the following winter, prompting the governor to rescind a booster mandate. Yet "I would do it all over again," she told Zeldin in a recent debate.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) is down 1.8 percentage points against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in the RCP polling average (Oct. 1329). The Republican is ahead in most polls, although some leads are exceeded by the margin of error.

Her statewide mask mandate, which applied to toddlers, was struck down in court in January for usurping the Legislature. Courts have been more active against New York City public employee vaccine mandates, ruling against them twice in October alone, while the city dropped its private employee mandate the month before.

"His Royal Highness Sisolak" ordered counties to impose strict limits on gatherings as COVID cases were falling in summer 2020 and even threatened to return to 10 -person caps and "nonessential" business closures, Las Vegas Review -Journal columnist Victor Joecks wrote at the time.

"Casinos and larger construction projects won't be shut down no matter how many positive cases can be traced to them," Joecks said. "Every king requires tribute ... er, campaign contributions."

The far-left magazine The Nation blamed lockdowns for tourismdependent Nevada's stillsluggish economy, including a 6% unemployment rate in "the epicenter of Democratic support in the state," on the cusp of 2022 midterms.

In everblue New York, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul faces an increasingly plausible risk of defeat at the hands of Republican challenger Rep. Lee Zeldin, who made hay of her confusion about why it's important to lock up criminals.

While she leads by 6.2 percentage points over the strong ally of former President Trump in the RCP polling average (Oct. 12-31), Hochul has been defiant in defending her COVID mandates.

The staff shortages predicted by New York hospitals when Hochul imposed a healthcare worker vaccine mandate in summer 2021 came to

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) narrowly trails Republican Tim Michels, a veteran and small businessman, in the RCP average (Oct. 14-Nov. 1), though each spread is within the margin of error.

The state Supreme Court threw out Evers' earlypandemic lockdown order and required any subsequent lockdowns to come from the Legislature, which considered shielding healthcare workers with natural immunity from hospital firings over their refusal to get COVID vaccines.

Meanwhile, two Republican governors who weathered dire warnings and derision to reopen their states early in the pandemic have built commanding leads in their bids for reelection in neighboring Southeastern swing states.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is up a whopping 11.8 percentage points against former governor and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in the RCP average (Oct. 12-Nov.1), comfortably outside the margin of error in every poll.

After a short lockdown early in the pandemic based on a conversation with President Trump, DeSantis has become the most vocal governor against COVID mandates, going so far as hosting multiple public meetings with dissident medical professionals.

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