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They say goodbye to ol’Howe High "Americans may not only pay tribute to our honored dead but also unite in prayer for success in our search for a just and lasting peace." — John F. Kennedy, "Prayer for Peace," Memorial Day 1962 ***** Citizen Free Press reported on May 20 that Texas House of Representatives Speaker Dade Phelan was either very drunk or suffering from a medical condition when on the House floor. Texas Attorney General Paxton called on him to resign.

Texas “Republicans” are now being exposed one by one as the House voted to impeach Paxton at the biennial State Bar Reunion. Conservatives continue to grow further and further away from the establishment Republicans. People that once fully supported Republicans are now calling out their party leaders which has to frustrate the Austin uniparty. Voters are tired of political games almost as much as bar codes on ballots and wet bars in the Capitol.

“You would think that any issue would have been fully adjudicated by the voters of Texas, especially when that vote was so conclusive,” President Donald Trump said on TruthSocial.

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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Honor Graduates, pg. 4 Talan Haley at State, pg. 5 SHES Character Award, pg. 6 Band Leadership Team, pg. 6 Texoma Patriots, pg. 7 Tony Brinkley, pg. 8 VBS Info, pg. 10 Girls Scouts, pg. 10 Local Churches, pg. 14 History/Christian, pg. 15

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Korie Bouse is valedictorian, Teagan Stubblefield is salutatorian

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HHS Class of 2023 receives over $1 million in scholarships The Howe High School Class of 2023 last week participated in the traditions of the school such as the ribbon-cutting and awards and scholarship presentations. At the end of the ceremony, it was announced that more than a million dollars of scholarships were presented to one of the smallest classes in several years. The list of scholarships: (Continued on page 3)

A-Honor Roll students: Back row, left to right— Ashtyn Wade, Teagan Stubblefield, Audie Martin, Bettye Delavan, Korie Bouse. Front Row, left to right—Jentrie Doty, Olivia Morris, Karli Johnson, Alexander Huerta, and Yair Ayala.

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Korie Bouse Valedictorian

Teagan Stubblefield Salutatorian

Korie Bouse was named valedictorian of the senior class. She is the daughter of Kevin and Shannon Bouse. During her time at Howe High School, she was heavily involved in various organizations including volleyball, tennis, cheer, FFA, student council, National Honor Society, Interact Club, and band.

She will attend Louisiana State University in the fall of 2023 and major in business analytics.

Teagan Stubblefield was named salutatorian of the senior class. She is the daughter of Todd and Twana Stubblefield. At Howe High School, she participated in volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, cross country, student council, Interact Club, UIL, cheer captain, president of National Honor Society, FFA, and God on Campus.

She plans to attend Texas Tech in the fall and study biochemistry.

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Class of 2023

Teagan Stubblefield and Korie Bouse appear to make a ‘pinky promise’ before their speeches as salutatorian and valedictorian, respectively.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

Valedictorian Korie Bouse giving her speech. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Scholarships (Continued from page 1)

Talia Bjorn— BYU Idaho Grant Scholarship $2,328; BYU Idaho Band Booster Club Scholarship $500; Howe NHS $250. Total $3,328 Korie Bouse—Howe NHS $250; Flagship Scholars $23,000/4years; Hurricane Creek Rotary Club Scholarship $1,000; Howe Athletic Booster Club Scholarship $1,000; Howe Band Booster Club Scholarship $500; Student Council Scholarship $100; Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $300; Howe Youth Basketball Scholarship $500.

Total $95,400 Mackenzie Bryant—Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $200; FFA Booster Club Scholarship $500. Total $700 Julie Castellanos—Austin College Academic Honors Scholarship $27,000/4years; Austin College - JD Moseley Alumni Scholarship $500; Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $100.

Total $108,600 Chloie Cervantes—Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $300. Total $300 Conejo-Garcia, Itzell—Jewell W. Smith Memorial Scholarship $750.

Total $750 Jaggar Courtney—Choctaw Nation Higher Education up to $1000 based upon hours enrolled; Texas A&M Corpus Christi - TAMU CC Islander Scholarship $1500/4year. $6,000 Carson Daniels—Westminster College Trustee Scholarship $27000 /4years. Evan Martin Alumni Scholarship $500. Total $108,500 Bettye Delavan—Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Dept of Music $800; Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Room Waiver Scholarship $750/semester/4 semesters; Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $200; HMW Scholarship - Howe Methodist Church $500. Total $7,500 Jentrie Doty—James Blount Memorial Scholarship $1,000; FFA Booster Club Scholarship $1,000; Howe Band Booster Scholarship $500; Presidential Guaranteed Scholarship - Tarleton $1,500; Evan Martin Alumni Scholarship $500; Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $300; Howe Student Council $100; Ruiz 4 Kids $1,000; Howe Youth Basketball Scholarship $500; HMW Scholarship - Howe Methodist Church $500; Arthur A. Boyles Memorial Future Educator Scholarship $500; Independent Financial$1,000.

Total $37,100 Ethan Duer—Howe Robotics Scholarship $100. Total $100 Austin Haley—A+ Athlete of the Week $1,000; Murray State College Scholarship $6,000 semester/2 years; Howe Youth Basketball $500. Total $25,500

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Matthew Hayes—Austin College Community Scholarship $23,000; Howe Ex-Student Association Scholarship $600. Total $26,300

Danielle Hargrove—Austin College Academic Excellence Scholarship $28,000 ; JD Moseley Alumni Scholarship $500. Total $28,500 Ryan Hough—Howe NHS Scholarship $250; Thornhill Memorial Scholarship $500; Howe Athletic Booster Club $1,000; Brighter Orange Scholarship $3,000; McKnight Leader Scholarship OS TW $15,520.50; Dolese CEAT Scholar Program $3,500; McKnight Leader Scholarship $5,000; Jewell W. Smith Memorial Scholarship $750; Army Reserve National Scholar- Athletic Award. Total $91,250 Alexander Huerta—Questbridge Scholarship $88,903/4 years. Total $355,612 Karli Johnson—Presidential Scholarship - Austin College $32,000/4 years.

Total 128,000 Audie Martin—Oklahoma State University Out of State Achievement Scholarship $10,000/4 years; President's Leadership Council Scholarship $1,500; Howe Student Council $100.

Total $41,600 Brody McCollum—University of Maine - Merit Scholarship $7000/4 years. Total $28,000 Noah Miller—Howe Fire Department - Jerry Park $1,000. Total $1,000 Olivia Morris—Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $300. Total $300 Keira Robertson—Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $300; Howe Student Council $100; Ruiz 4 Kids $1,000; Howe Fire Department - Jerry Park $1,000. Total $2,400 Sarah Sorflaten—UNT Excellence Scholarship $4000/4 years. Total $16,000 Ethan Strunc—Ronald D. Ross Scholarship $1,000; Premiere Music Scholarship $15,750/4 years; Athletic Music Scholarship $1,000; Tiger Excellence Merit Scholarship $15,000; Howe Band Booster Scholarship $500. Total $142,500 Teagan Stubblefield—Ruiz 4 Kids $1,000; FFA Booster Club Scholarship $500; Howe NHS Scholarship $250; Howe HS Cheer Scholarship $300; Student Council Scholarship $100; Howe Youth Basketball Scholarship $500; Texas Tech - Helen DeVitt Jones Undergraduate Scholarship $2000/4 years; Texas Tech - Presidential Merit 103 Scholarship Amount to be determined based upon TTU GPA. Total $82,650 Shelbee Taylor—FFA Booster Club Scholarship $1,000. Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show $2,000.

Total $3,000 Donna Uriostegui—Blake Utter $750; Arthur A. Boyles Memorial Future Educator Scholarship $500; Angela Farrer Garner Memorial Scholarship $500. Total $1,250 Ashtyn Wade—FFA Booster Club Scholarship $1,000. Total $1,000

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HHS Class of 2023 Honor Grads

Back row (left to right) - Austin Haley, Madison Morrow, Ryan Hough, Samantha Becker, Jenna Clark, Olivia Morris, Jentrie Doty, Shelbee Taylor, Karli Johnson, Yair Ayala. Middle row (left to right) - Donna Uriostegui Mendoza, Audie Martin, Ethan Strunc, Jaggar Courtney, Talia Bjorn, Alexander Bjorn. Front row—Korie Bouse—valedictorian, Teagan Stubblefield—salutatorian. Courtesy photo.

Flags will be out after Independence Day Troop 45 flags will remain out from Memorial Day until after Independence Day. This is due to the closeness of the three flags holidays and scouts will be out of town for various camps.

If there are any problems with the flags during this time, please contact any Troop 45 scout or parent, or email Jones.Holly@howeisd.net.

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Haley performs well as Howe’s first male golfer at the state tournament

Howe sophomore Talan Haley tees off at the state tournament last week. His combined 2-day score was 174 as he shot an 86 on day one and 88 on day two.

Xander Parks of Orangeville was the 3A State Champion with a combined score of 142. Courtesy photo.

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Elementary students receive bicycles for good character

Summit Hill Elementary students Ariadney Conejo and Cash Wall were winners of bicycles for students exhibiting various positive character traits.

Courtesy photo.

Pride of Howe releases Leadership Team for 2023-24 Brynn Riley was named earlier as the 35th Drum Major in school history with Lauren Catching being named Assistant Drum Major. But early last week, the full leadership team was released with consists of the following: Executive officers including Riley and Catching are Riley Troxtell— president, Kynlee Ray—vice president, Jesus Garcia—officer at large, Caden Garner—officer at large.

Colorguard Captains are Olivia Dimayuga, and Kayley Laubhan.

Squad Leaders are Catelyn Armstrong, Kimberly Gonzalez, Marianno Guerrero, Zoey Montgomery, Autumn Owens, Charles Turner, Aixalee Vazquez, Felix Vazquez.

Loading and Logistics are Lucan Mitchell—captain, William Fuhr, Amarise Morris, and Andronica Morris.

Freshman Representative—Sofeea Brown.

Kayley Laubhan—Colorguard cocaptain.

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Texoma Patriots to welcome Naval Officer RearAdmiral William Retz today The Texoma Patriots are welcoming everyone to a Memorial Day event today at the American Legion today in Van Alstyne. It will be held at the Lodge Cafe in James Adams Post 376 at 293 Jay Road and will begin at 9 a.m. and the community is welcome to attend.

The speaker for the event is retired Naval officer Rear Admiral William Retz. Admiral Retz served our nation for 33 years with a portion of his service in the patrol river boats through the jungles of Vietnam to the 1973 Middle-East Crisis as well as being a commanding officer for several ships. He now works as a consultant and speaks to young people in the Texoma area.

Retz’ awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3 gold stars), Bronze Star with combat “V”, Purple Heart, Meritorious service Medal with gold star, Navy Commendation Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation and various campaign and service awards.

Retz served in numerous at-sea assignments including: Main Propulsion Officer, USS Taylor (DD 468); Operations Officer, USS Borie (DD704); assignment with the River Patrol Forces (Task Force 116 ) in Vietnam; Flag Secretary and Aide to Commander

Rear Admiral William Retz Amphibious Group TWO; Executive Officer, USS Ainsworth (FF1090); Commanding Officer, USS Stump (DD978); and Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Two. Retz’ service in the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean Theaters encompassed key international events, such as the 1973 Middle-East crisis; Operation Game Warden in Vietnam; and the hostage crisis off Beirut. As a Destroyer Squadron commander he was closely involved in antisubmarine warfare and in early tests of the Tomahawk cruise missile system, which later proved so successful in the Persian Gulf War. There is no charge to attend the speaking engagement.

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Remembering Howe’s first World War II casualty From the archives of the Howe Enterprise. Originally published in the Memorial Day publication of Monday, May 26, 2014 Tony Weber Brinkley entered the US Navy as a 16-year-old Howe High School graduate in December 1942.

He wanted to serve his country that was deep in the midst of World War II. Sixteen months later, he lost his life in the Southwest Pacific.

Brinkley, a Howe native, was born to Joe and Lillie Brinkley. He was a star football player that lettered four years for the Bulldogs and led them to a district championship and bi-district playoff tie as their quarterback and “coach.” Because of the war, Howe had no head coach, so the team coached themselves and Brinkley called the plays and helped structure the practices.

Brinkley was an aviation machinist’s mate, third class and was the first Howe High School graduate to be lost during World War II. His father had passed away before he entered the Navy, therefore, his widowed mother received the news on a Thursday afternoon that Brinkley had died in the service of his country and his remains were buried in allied territory, outside of continental limits. The message requested that no information on names or location be given. It was later publicized that Brinkley was killed on Bougainville Island.

Lt. Stuart Dyckman, USNR, of Dallas told the story about the casualty of Brinkley.

Dyckman said in 1944: “Tony was an aviation metalsmith. It was his job to help repair the fuselages of our fighter and bomber planes when they returned from battling the Japs from the air. The job was a grind. The planes were coming in and going out all the time. Tony worked and worked fast from 12 to 14 hours a day. The pace of the job would have been enough, but the Japs on the island got the range of the airfield and were dropping shells on it trying to wreck the installations.

Sometimes the shells hit pretty close, but Tony kept at his job. He knew how important it was that those planes stay airworthy, Tony might have been able to get away for a little rest, but he elected to stay on the job he was doing magnificently. The shells had been exploding all around our airfield for 10 or 15 days when Tony finally got it.

But his death did not go unavenged.

The same planes that Tony had helped put back in the air had blasted those Jap guns. Tony was just a boy, but he was doing a man’s job.”

Finally, in July 1948, Brinkley was given a military reburial. The dedication was held at First Baptist Church in Howe (where Princeton Tire now sits at 200 S. Denny St.). The Rev. Lowell Brinkley, chaplain of the HughesBrinkley Legion Post of Howe officiated. He was formally buried at Hall Cemetery in Howe.

Brinkley was a classmate, teammate and fellow World War II veteran with L.B. Kirby who is Howe’s own most decorated living veteran in the state of Texas, with seven Bronze Stars, two Bronze Arrowheads and a Purple Heart, awarded for his service in the Army during World War II. Kirby often gets teary-eyed when discussing his friend Tony Brinkley.

“What I remember most about Tony is (Continued on page 9)

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that he was a leader. He would always step to the front,” Kirby said in an interview in 2014. “He was good at calling the plays. We won. Tony was an exception. He very seldom ever mentioned what he did, whether football or any sport.”

Kirby would have liked to have been with Brinkley during the war but recalls that the officers wouldn’t let friends be together under any circumstances. “I never got to see him or talk to him or anything. I don’t know why, but they didn’t like old friends to talk to each other. I never understood that.

What would it have hurt? Combat or not, it didn’t make a lot of a difference.” said Kirby.

Kirby talked about the job that Brinkley had to do off the coast of Bougainville Island. “They did a lot of repairs from the ships. I never saw how they landed on those ships. I still don’t know how, but they did every time.

They’d repair them and back up they’d go.” said Kirby. “I was on a land operation. He was in the Navy, and I was in the Army. I wish we’d have been able to stay together.” Kirby figured that if the officers wouldn’t let them communicate, it was because if one would

have been shot, the other friend would have been there to try and rescue him and ended up with two casualties instead of one.

Kirby remembers that he would get really upset when he came back, and people were laughing at some of the war veterans that came home after the war.

“People didn’t understand what we were doing over there. One man asked me, ‘how was the hunting’? I said, ‘there was no hunting. We killed people and they tried to kill us.’ They didn’t really realize what combat really was. I didn’t even realize what it was.

But it doesn’t take you all day to learn.

War is a dangerous thing. War is a business of killing people and being killed. We understood that there were going to be people that were going to be trying to kill us. That’s what our job was, killing people. It’s a dirty business.”

Tony Brinkley is a name that most Howe citizens don’t recognize. However, the sacrifice he made for his country is enormous and the leader that he was should be an inspiration to all of this community.

He was only a kid.

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Vacation Bible School schedules First Baptist Church Howe 301 S. Denny St., Howe, TX 75459 Theme: Stellar, Shine Jesus’ Light July 17-21, 6 pm—8:30 pm for kids entering first grade through sixth grade. Registration is at https:// vbspro.events/p/fbchowe Contact: michelle@fbchowe.org

Community Bible Fellowship 415 S. Collins Fwy., Howe, TX 75459 Theme: Lifeway Twists and Turns August 6-10, Sunday, Registration and dinner at 5:00 pm. Monday – Thursday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

Girl Scouts have Bridging Ceremony

The Howe Girls Scouts Troop 3698 held their Bridging Ceremony on Tuesday at the Howe Methodist Church. Cadettes became Seniors, Juniors became Cadettes, Brownies became Juniors, and Daisies became Brownies.

Carolyn Cherry led the program with approximately 30 in attendance. Refreshments were served afterwards. The next troop event is a Dallas Hotel Sleep Adventure July 6-8.

"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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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

2022-23 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.00 % 1.00 % 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

City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Karla McDonald City Council: Michael Hill, Rodney Hough, Billie Ingram, Sarah Myrick, Joe Shephard 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: Kristie Tatar (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 100 E. O’Connell 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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Cityofhowe.org 2022-23 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill

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Attend the Church of Your Choice

Each Sunday...

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

First Baptist Church Dorchester Zach Poling, pastor 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 Summit View Church Brett and Deb Hetrick, pastors

Community Bible Fellowship Jeremy Moore, pastor

Howe Methodist Church of Howe JB Bryant, minister

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

810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Tuesday: 8:30am - 1:00pm WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) 9:30am - Women's Bible Study 6:30pm - Boy Scouts Wednesday: 9:00am - Wednesday Workers 6:00pm - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Family Night Thursday: 8:30am - 1:00pm - WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm - Feed My Sheep (1st & 3rd Sat. of each month) Sunday: 8:30am - Coffee and Donuts 9:00am - Sunday School 10:00am - Worship Service 3:00pm Cub Scouts

First Baptist Church Howe Roger Tidwell, pastor 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903-5325504 Wednesday 5:30 pm—Free Meal 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

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 Howe Church of Christ Aaron Alsbrook, minister 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

Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

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Texas History Minute Sometimes it is the smallest thing that makes the biggest difference. And in science, the discovery of a whole new type of moleKen Bridges cule may make the difference for the future of medicine and engineering.

All this thanks to Dr. Richard Smalley, Texas chemist and Nobel Prize winner.

Richard Errett Smalley was born in June 1943 in Akron, Ohio. He was the youngest of four, and when he was still very young, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Smalley later described it as a happy childhood with a stable and loving family. His father worked in the newspaper industry and eventually became the editor of a farming magazine.

Both his parents had a powerful impact on him. When he was a teenager, his mother went back to school and earned a bachelors degree. Smalley was fascinated by all the tales of great scientific figures his mother was excited to tell him. He credited his father with his drive and ambition and also his early interest in woodwork. As a youngster, he and his father built and designed various gadgets. In high school, Smalley took four years of drafting classes where he learned about the importance of design and structure. By the time he was 17, Smalley became so fascinated by different aspects of science that he built a small library in the family’s attic where he read science books for hours on end.

His aunt, Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads, a respected chemist herself, encouraged him to study chemistry and gave him his first scientific job after high school – working in her organic chemistry lab at the University of Wyoming in 1961.

Smalley then attended Hope College in Michigan for two years before transferring to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor to complete his bachelors degree.

After his graduation, he went to work for Shell Chemical Co. in the quality control lab. He enrolled in the doctoral program at Princeton University in 1969, graduating in 1973. After he earned his doctorate, he began working with a team of scientists on the use of lasers for spectroscopy, understanding what light patterns certain substances emitted and absorbed in order to learn more about their properties. In 1976, he became a professor of chemistry at Rice University, making his move to Texas.

By the late 1970s, Smalley and a team of researchers at Rice began using these techniques to study carbon in new ways. Many scientists theorized that new configurations of carboncontaining molecules could pave the way to new energy sources or a variety of synthetic materials with all sorts of possible uses. Smalley’s work helped show that carbon atoms could organize in ways never before seen. By 1985, Smalley, along with Robert Curl, James Heath, Harold Kroto, and James O’Brien discovered that carbon atoms

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could arrange themselves into a ball made of carbon. These 60-atom carbon molecules resembled soccer balls and were eventually dubbed "Buckminsterfullerenes," after architect Buckminster Fuller and his famous geodesic domes.

The discovery of fullerenes was followed by the discovery of carbon nanotubes, molecule-size tubes with walls made entirely of a thin layer of carbon atoms. The scientific world was excited about the possibilities.

One of the most intriguing possible uses was identified in medicine. Their structure would help aid imaging processes in MRI scans and X-rays. Additionally, portions of medicines and even genes could be “stored” inside them, making it easier to transport medicines or genes for gene therapy and research much easier and much more efficient.

Several researchers have theorized that one day nanotechnology could even be used to treat diseases such as cancer.

With the ability to work on the molecular level, repairing damaged genes as seen with cancer and other maladies could become much easier in these instances.

Engineers also realized that the discovery of fullerenes and nanotubes had created a whole new field – nanotechnology. By being able to repair cells and genes on the molecular level, Smalley and his team had created molecule-sized machines with endless possibilities. What once had been mere science fiction had become an exciting new reality.

Smalley was widely honored in the scientific community, and he pushed for funding for continued research and development of nanotechnology. In 1990, he co-founded the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice, which was later renamed for him. In 1996, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the highest honor in science, along with Curl and Kroto for their work discovering fullerenes.

In 1999, Smalley received the devastating news that he had cancer. He fought the disease for years with the best doctors available, but the cancer gradually overtook his body. In the meantime, he fought for continued development of nanotechnology and encouraging your students to pursue careers in science and engineering. He once told a crowd, “Be a scientist and save the world.” As part of this effort, he spoke out for the National Nanotechnology Initiative in 2003 and to expand nanotechnology research. He died at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in October 2005 at the age of 62.

It was a life cut short, but it was one that had left an incredible impact. Congress honored him after his passing by naming him the Father of Nanotechnology. Already, his discoveries are having an immense impact in research.

And the foundation he laid with his work could one day herald a revolution in science and medicine scarcely imaginable today.

Life is an ongoing transformation process I was at my daughter’s home a few years ago doing some painting, and yes, these are things that retired fathers are happy to do.

She was in anDr. Billy Holland other room organizing a closet while listening to some music and the Michael Jackson song, “The Man in the Mirror” was playing. I listened intently. Certain songs occasionally stick in our heads and I sensed the Lord speaking to me about this profound message.

We all have mirrors in our homes and they are generally used to make sure our hair and clothes look presentable or if we have barbecue sauce on our face, but there is also a deeper thought about reflecting when we consider what type of person we are on the inside. Spiritual transformation comes when we are convicted to examine our conscience which is exactly what God has been trying to communicate to us since the beginning. You see, we are born with a default spirit that must be changed.

The chorus of the song says, “I’m starting with the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways.” Actually, God is the one demanding for us to change, but a critical component within this process is that first, we must see our need to yield our will to Him. Until the desire to change becomes stronger than our desire to remain the same, satisfaction with our default existence will continue.

Each week I encounter people that are in different stages of their journey and part of my mission as a minister and counselor is to help and encourage them however the Lord leads. One of the strongest obstacles when it comes to letting go of what we want and embracing what God wants is an aggressive passion to protect our position as the master of our own destiny. Individuals might listen to motivational messages to improve their lifestyles, but many modern churches are failing to explain God’s demand for sanctification. For Christ to be our Lord, our carnal nature must die.

Most people are familiar with the word covenant and realize that it is a binding agreement between two parties. God

made His blood covenant promise when He sent Jesus to die on the cross to pay for our sins. However, accepting this offer of forgiveness is not the complete idea of salvation. It is God’s side of the contract. Since Jesus gave Himself for us, our promise within this covenant is to give ourselves to Him. Without a complete transformation of our spirit and mind, we are playing religious games.

Colossians 2:20 talks about being crucified with Christ, yet abiding in Him and allowing Him to control our new life. In chapter 3 and verse 3, God declares to those who are born again, “For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.” Romans 6:11 says, “Likewise In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” Many will say I raised my hand when asked who wants to go to heaven, but it was not explained that I am to be possessed

by Him. Grace is an opportunity to love and serve God, but was never intended to be a license to live however we want.

It seems the new comfortable way of celebrating salvation is being relieved that God rescued us from eternal death, while ignoring the need to examine our soul to see if He is pleased with our dedication and responsibility to this covenant. A fundamental difference between many people and the story of the rich young ruler is that he truly believed what Jesus said about the conditions to be a child of God. He walked away depressed because surrendering his will was just too painful. Today, many evidently do not believe God’s warnings and walk away content to follow their own opinions and philosophies.

God loves us and invites us to love Him, but He has no intention of allowing us to remain the same. The last few verses in Matthew chapter 16 remind us about taking up our cross which is a symbol of a torturous death. Again, this is about sacrificing our depraved nature so that Christ can be our Master.

“You mean believing there is a God is not enough to be saved?” No. “The demons also believe and tremble” James 2:19.

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McCarthy-Biden debt deal eliminates Texas House votes to impeach unspent COVID funds, blocks IRS Attorney General Ken Paxton expansion and reforms permitting Framework also imposes new work requirements for welfare recipients and prohibits any new taxes China and billions in other programs for the largest total rescissions package in history."

By Nicholas Ballasy The debt limit deal struck late Saturday between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden rolls back some of Washington’s massive spending while delivering other conservative priorities like blocking new taxes and requiring some welfare recipients to work, according to a summary obtained by Just the News.

McCarthy described the deal as an "agreement in principle," and it rolls back domestic spending to fiscal year 2022 levels while limiting "top line federal spending to 1% growth for the next 6 years."

Student loan borrowers would also have to start repaying their student loan debts. Student loan payments were paused throughout the COVID19 pandemic.

It also imposes a work requirement for some able bodied food stamp and welfare recipients, which the GOP memo boasts will “save taxpayer dollars, get Americans back to work.”

The agreement is also expected to include a formal rejection of Biden's "proposed new tax increases, new government mandates, and new federal programs."

The debt limit would be raised by about $1.5 trillion until after the next presidential election as part of the agreement.

The deal, which House leaders are formally referring to as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, has not been finalized yet. The House and Senate would need to pass the final agreement as formal legislation to avoid a U.S. default.

The outline of the deal includes clawing back tens of billions of dollars in unspent COVID-19 stimulus funds and streamlining the regulatory permitting process for energy projects with the first major reform to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) since 1982, according to the House GOP document.

“We still have a lot of work to do. But I believe this is an agreement in principle that's worthy of the American people,” McCarthy said. “It has historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms that will lift people out of poverty into the workforce, rein in government overreach.

Most Republicans and some Democrats have complained NEPA’s red tape has been slowing energy production in America, from oil and gas drilling to new clean energy projects.

The agreement also reduces funding for the hiring of additional Internal Revenue Service agents by eliminating the fiscal year 2023 staff funding request for new agents.

It would cut $400 million from the Centers for Disease Control's "Global Health Fund" that House GOP leaders have said sends "taxpayer money to

"There are no new taxes, no new government programs. There's a lot more within the bill," he added.

Biden said the compromise “means not everyone gets what they want.”

"It is an important step forward that reduces spending while protecting critical programs for working people and growing the economy for everyone,” the president said. “And, the agreement protects my and Congressional Democrats’ key priorities and legislative accomplishments.”

"Americans may not only pay tribute to our honored dead but also unite in prayer for success in our search for a just and lasting peace." — John F. Kennedy, "Prayer for Peace," Memorial Day 1962

Paxton says the investigation is politically motivated

Paxton is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly misusing his office to assist a donor.

By Charlotte Hazard The Texas House voted Saturday to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton 121-23 with two voting present.

Under the Texas Constitution, Paxton will have to step aside temporarily as the process plays out.

The Senate will now take up the matter and vote whether or not to remove the attorney general. Two-thirds of the Senate must vote to remove him, which in this case means 21 senators, or he will remain in office.

An investigative committee in the Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously, 5-0, to adopt articles of impeachment on Friday.

The articles of impeachment brought forward by the lawmakers accuse Paxton of engaging in bribery and unlawful conduct.

Paxton says the investigation is politically motivated.

A lawyer in Paxton's office, Chris Hilton, said in a press conference earlier this week that the House investigators' findings are "false," "misleading," and "full of errors big and small."

IRS whistleblower provides Congress origins of Biden probe, evidence of political interference Special Agent Gary Shapley turned over 23 pages of evidence, gave six hours of testimony to House Ways and Means Committee FBI agents being concerned by the interference.

By John Solomon A decorated IRS agent provided Congress six hours of testimony and seven critical documents Friday that gave lawmakers insights into the origins of the Hunter Biden criminal tax probe and evidence of political interference inside the Justice Department dating to the 2020 election.

Gary Shapley, an IRS supervisory criminal investigator granted whistleblower status, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, fielding questions from staff from Democrat and Republican lawmakers, his legal team announced.

Sources familiar with the session told Just the News that Shapley turned over seven documents totaling 23 pages that summarized the evidence and predicate for the original investigation into the taxes and overseas finances of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son.

The memos also summarized multiple instances dating to 2020 in which DOJ officials thwarted, hampered or interfered with the frontline career investigators’ efforts – ranging from blocking certain tactics to allowing tolling agreements to expire that extended the statute of limitations on certain alleged offenses. Shapley described IRS and

The lawyers for Shapley, Mark Lytle and Tristan Leavitt, declined to discuss the specific of his testimony but confirmed the session occurred and that it involved bipartisan questioning.

"IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley testified for about six hours today to Democrat and Republican staff of the House Ways and Means Committee," his legal team said in a statement. "Both sides had equal opportunity to ask whatever questions they wanted, and Special Agent Shapley answered all of their questions."

Shapley's name had been concealed prior to Wednesday, when Just the News confirmed his identity. He has alleged that federal prosecutors engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to prevent charges from being brought against Hunter Biden as part of an ongoing tax investigation.

In a brief interview with CBS ahead of his testimony, Shapley previewed the concerns that led him to reach out to the DOJ inspector general and Congress as a whistleblower.

"There were multiple steps that were slow-walked – were just completely not done – at the direction of the Department of Justice," the 14-year veteran agent told CBS. (Continued on page 16)

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"When I took control of this particular investigation, I immediately saw deviations from the normal process. It was way outside the norm of what I've experienced in the past,” he also said.

Shapley, a widely respected IRS agent who helped the agency build big cases included against Swiss banks, first approached the government’s internal watchdog with the help of whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid late last year.

Shapley eventually went to Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the same watchdog who debunked the Russia collusion narrative and unmasked FBI abuses in the probe of former President Donald Trump.

The IRS agent has since filed a formal complaint of retaliation with the Office of Special Counsel, alleging that he was sidelined from the investigation after he made protected disclosures and that he had been passed over for promotion despite being the most qualified candidate for the post.

His attorneys have since disclosed to Congress that Shapley and his entire team had been officially removed from the case at the behest of the Justice Department in what they deemed another retaliatory act.

Lytle and Leavitt wrote to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel earlier this week, suggesting there were other whistleblowers coming forward to back Shapley’s story.

They cited a separate agent’s communication to the IRS. In that communication, Shapley's subordinate case agent appeared to indicate that the pair's efforts to call attention to pervasive problems affecting the investigation had gone on for years.

"For the last couple years, my SSA and I have tried to gain the attention of our senior leadership about certain issues prevalent regarding the investigation.

"I have asked for countless meetings with our chief and deputy chief, often to be left out on an island and not heard from. The lack of IRS-CI senior leadership involvement is deeply troubling and unacceptable," the case agent told Werfel.

In his whistleblower complaint to the Office of Special Counsel, obtained by Just the News, Shapley disclosed evidence of interference in the Hunter Biden case started in the summer of 2020.

Shapley’s “protected disclosures began in the summer of 2020, when he began noting irregularities in how the Department of Justice was handling the case,” including at least one U.S. attorney’s office and the DOJ’s tax division, according to the complaint.

Shapley “informed his management chain that DOJ's handing of the case failed to follow established precedent,” the complaint letter also states.

File OSC letter IRS Two years of complaints boiled over in an Oct. 7, 2022, meeting with Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the chief prosecutors in the Hunter Biden case, also according to the letter.

“In a charged meeting on October 7,2022, U.S.Attorney for the District of Delaware became aware that both the IRS and the FBI had longstanding concerns about the handling of the case, and that he had been communicating his concerns up his chain of command,” the complaint letter states.

After that meeting, Shapley “and his IRS team were no longer invited to any further prosecutorial team calls and meetings on the case, effectively excluding them from the case,” also according to the letter.

Military Aircraft Operations & Optics by Derek Johnson There’s been no less than 300 United States Military Aircraft in the skies, EVERY SINGLE DAY, since January 2021.

to National Security Threats or National Emergencies because he’s Commander-in-Chief when he makes that decision.

The National Guard were activated via Executive Order 13919 on January 6, 2021, and arrived in D.C. on January 17, 2021, and stayed there until mid March 2021, then returned to their Units in their states.

He’s who General's report to. That’s why we have Ranks in the Military.

However, as in our Foundation, thanks to the Founders, the General’s can act with or without Congress.

Returning to their states did not mean their orders were rescinded. The way you know is they’re still operating in MULTIPLE states.

President Trump declared a National Emergency inside his Executive Order 13848, signed September 12, 2018, which did not activate until November 3, 2020 (Election Day), as specified inside the Order.

The only way the National Guard can activate outside of their state is due to being Federally activated for National Emergencies.

Active Duty jokes with the National Guard for being "Weekend Warriors."

The National Guard is a state-based military force that becomes part of the reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force when activated for federal missions.

All members of the National Guard are also members of the organized militia of the United States as defined by 10 United States Code 246.

The National Guard units can be mobilized for federal active duty to supplement regular armed forces during times of war or national emergency declared by Congress, the President or the Secretary of Defense.

That paragraph is tricky though it’s in description of National Guard orders.

The President is the only who can activate soldiers to Federal Duty relating

Treasury pushes back default deadline to June 5 Yellen had repeatedly warned that lawmakers needed to reach an agreement by June 1

By Ben Whedon Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday revised her June 1 deadline for lawmakers to reach a debt ceiling deal to avert default, claiming they now have until June 5 to do so.

Yellen had repeatedly warned that lawmakers needed to reach an agreement by June 1 to avert a debt default.

"Based on the most recent available

data, we now estimate that Treasury will have insufficient resources to satisfy the government's obligations if Congress has not raised or suspended the debt limit by June 5," Yellen wrote to Congress on Friday, per ABC News.

The House of Representative left Washington on Thursday for its customary Memorial Day recess and is not slated to return until June 5. Both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden remain optimistic that the U.S. will not default on its debt and that they will reach a deal in time.

Republicans are seeking caps on spending to address the mounting national debt in exchange for raising the debt limit. Details of the prospective deal remain somewhat unclear as of press time.

The U.S. hit its $31.38 trillion spending limit in January of this year, prompting the Treasury to implement "extraordinary measures" to pay the government's bills.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.

He and FEMA declared two more National Emergencies in 2020 that Congress did NOT address.

Which is why President Trump signed Executive Order 13919 on April 30, 2020, that gave the Secretary of Defense the authority to activate the Reserve Components of the Military to Federal Duty.

The Military Generals and their commands and Commander-in-Chief Trump are in full control of our Nation have been under multiple clauses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the Constitution and Federal Law. The Executive Order 13848 issued the first National Emergency, then on January 6, 2021, Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller activated the National Guard to Federal Duty as was ordered in Executive Order 13919 by President Trump.

All of those actions also signified President Trump's War Powers of the President via 47 United States Code 606, Title 10 of the United States Code, the invoking of the Insurrection Act of 1807, Title 32 of the United States Code, extended President Trump's power as President according to those codes and Articles II and IV of the Constitution (Continue reading…)

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