60.41 Howe Enterprise February 20, 2023 by The Howe Enterprise

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Howe has bi-district rematch Tuesday with Prairiland in Greenville How great is our God? America is hearing the rolling thunder. After celebrities clapped and praised a Satanic tribute at the Grammy’s recently, Galatians 6:7 showed up when a routine and ordinary prayer service at a small Christian college in Kentucky unfolded into the most spontaneous non-stop revivals in American history which is still going on. Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky held a morning chapel service on Feb. 8 in which a couple dozen students stayed instead of going home. People are traveling from all over the country and even out of the county to experience the Holy Spirit from the inside out. “No one even expected this to happen. Not on a random Wednesday for sure,” said college senior Alexandra Presta to a reporter. “Yet, we sit and sing about God’s love pouring out and His goodness.” The revival at Asbury University has now spread to other colleges. Oh Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder. Then sings my soul, my

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Howe Bulldogs Head Coach Jay Forsythe celebrates a senior Luke Hardy bucket on Tuesday night’s regular season finale win over Bonham. Photo by Michelle Carney. The Howe Bulldogs (1510, 7-5) took care of business on Tuesday night with a decisive 6447 win over the Bonham Warriors in the season’s regular season finale. Howe will now focus on the Prairiland Patriots (26 -4, 11-2) for the bidistrict matchup tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6:30 pm at Greenville High School. Howe faced off with Prairiland in the first round last season which saw the Bulldogs come out with a 58-32 win for

the first Howe playoff basketball win for the boys program since the 2004-05 season. The Dogs were eventually eliminated the following game by the state’s number one-ranked and eventual state champion (later stripped of title) Dallas Madison Trojans. Howe is making back-to-back trips to the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Howe Head Coach Jay Forsythe is (Continued on page 6)

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Lady Bulldogs cut down by 10th-ranked Edgewood, 38-21

Howe senior Teagan Stubblefield (11) drives through the lane as Edgewood’s Anna Nicholson (32) gets her hand on the ball to disrupt the layup. Howe finishes the season at 13-18, an improvement of 4.5 games. (Continued on page 2). Photo by Michelle Carney.

Four to be inducted in Howe Hall of Honor Brad Murphy enters school board race

(Continued on page 7) 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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Alton Norman

Jack Norman

Dwain Roberts

Samuel Wilkerson Young Brad Murphy

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2023 Class of the Howe Hall of Honor. It’s the ninth year in a row that the chamber has continued this program. Alton Norman, Jack Norman, Dwain Roberts, and Samuel Wilkerson Young have been selected to this year’s class to be induct-

ed on May 5, 2023 at 6:30 pm at Summit Gardens. Alton Norman served 18 years on the Howe ISD Board of Trustees from 1978-1997 including 10 years as president of the board. Norman has also served as a deacon at First Baptist Church of Howe for many years

and has been a pillar of the local agriculture industry. Most recently, he served on the board of the “Save the Church” committee that renovated the former First Christian Church to Summit Gardens. A 1961 graduate of Howe High School, he is a member of the Howe Bulldogs All-Century team and his 24 career

rushing touchdowns are still ranked in the top 10 in Bulldogs history.

Brad Murphy filed on Friday to challenge for a seat on the Howe ISD Board of Trustees. InJack Norman came to cumbents members Clint Howe High School in 1955 due to the closure of Catching and Lisa TibDorchester High School. bets filed for re-election He was an integral part of and the election will be held on May 6.The City the forming of Howe of Howe will hold its first State Bank in 1964 by mayor election in 21 sitting on the first Board (Continued on page 4)

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Lady Bulldogs

Howe junior Kendall Griffin (12) guarded by Edgewood’s Brilee Ditto (2) in Monday night’s bi-district contest. Photo by Michelle Carney. The Howe Lady Bulldogs (13-18) ran into a buzzsaw Monday night in the newly completed Caddo Mills High School Gymnasium. The 10th-ranked Edgewood Lady Bulldogs used a suffocating press and aggressive defense to limit Howe’s offensive production. Jentrie Doty finally cracked the goose egg with a bucket with 2:20 left in the first quarter. Edgewood’s lead reached as much as 18-2 with 3:23 left in the first half before Howe went on a run to close the gap before the half. Kendall Griffin hit two foul shots, two inside buckets by Emery Snapp, and a 3pointer by Jentrie Doty made it a respectable 23-11 at the half. Howe was held to three points in the third period but allowed Edgewood only nine points in the frame. Both teams had issues with foul trouble as Howe had to play much of the third quarter without Snapp, Presley Shockey, and Kendall Griffin. All eventually fouled out in the fourth quarter. Howe did a great job of getting Edgewood’s Kassidy Paul in foul trouble early which limited her action in the middle part of the game, but her along with 6’0 forward Ella Tyner and point guard Brooklyn McPherson proved to be too much as they rounded out the 38-21 win. It was the first playoff game for the Howe Lady Bulldogs since the 201920 season that saw Howe make a run to the regional semifinals, losing in the fifth round to Winnsboro, one game away from the state tournament. With a heavy graduating class, Howe went 7-12 and missed the playoffs in 202021 for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Last season, in longtime Head

Coach Derek Lands’ final season after 20 years, Howe finished 9-23 and again missed the playoffs. Howe’s current Head Coach Ashley Anderson was an assistant on that team and was announced the head coach last May. The Lady Bulldogs will graduate Danielle Hargrove, Itzel Conejo, Jentrie Doty, Jordan Brunner, Mackenzie Krueger, and Teagan Stubblefield. Next season looks hopeful with returning starters Kendall Griffin, Emery Snapp, and Presley Shockey. Trying to replace Stubblefield and Doty will be the challenge, but Brynn Riley, Kennadi Barrett, and Addison Bond are candidates. Game stats vs. Edgewood Presley Shockey 2 points, 7 rebounds; Teagan Stubblefield 4 points, 4 rebounds; Kendall Griffin 2 points, 6 rebounds; Danielle Hargove 2 points; Kennadi Barrett 1 rebound; Brynn Riley 1 rebound; Emery Snapp 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal; Jentrie Doty 5 points, 3 rebounds; Aubrielle West 1 point, 2 rebounds.

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Lady Bulldogs

Howe senior Jentrie Doty (24) shoots over the head of Ella Tyner (10) of Edgewood in Monday’s bi-district loss. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Top: Emery Snapp. Bottom: Presley Shockey. Photos by Michelle Carney.

11/12/22 Bland

11/15/22 Wolfe City

11/17/22 S&S

11/17/22 Anna

11/18/22 Aubrey

11/19/22 Sulphur Springs

11/22/22 Whitesboro

11/29/22 Aubrey

12/02/22 Nocona

12/06/22 Collinsville

12/08/22 Boyd

12/09/22 Era

12/10/22 Slidell

12/13/22 Gainesville

12/16/22 Bonham

12/20/22 at Pottsboro

12/28/22 at Callisburg

12/29/22 Muenster JV

12/29/22 Muenster

12/30/22 S&S

01/03/23 Bells

01/06/23 at Gunter

01/10/23 Blue Ridge

01/13/23 at Leonard

01/20/23 at Bonham

01/24/23 Pottsboro

01/27/23 at Bells

01/31/23 Gunter

02/03/23 at Blue Ridge

02/07/23 Leonard

2/13/23 Edgewood

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Howe Hall of Honor (Continued from page 1)

of Trustees. He later served on the Howe ISD Board of Trustees from 1971-1977. Norman has been a Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church of Howe for over 55 years and has been a deacon of the church for that amount of time as well. Norman has also served as Texas Wheat Producers Association president. Dwain Roberts, an entrepreneur, owner of longtime business Dwain’s Paint & Body in Howe in the 1970s and 1980s became perhaps the most served citizen the community’s history. Roberts is the only person to be elected to the Howe ISD Board of Trustees, Howe City Council, and Mayor of Howe. His first service to Howe was in 1972 when he was elected to city council with the most ever votes recorded at that time. The following year, Roberts stepped in as mayor to finish the term of Ray Houston who had stepped down. In 1974, Roberts was elected mayor and served that position

until 1979 upon resigning as he moved out of the city. The following year, Roberts was elected to the Howe ISD Board of Trustees where he served until 1987. Samuel Wilkerson Young was an original pioneer of Howe, Texas and opened the first business in Howe as Young’s General Store located at the northeast corner of Denny Street and Haning Street. He served as an alderman for the town council and as the town's postmaster for eleven years, and was a shareholder and vice-president of the Farmer’s National Bank. In addition to his community interests, he farmed a forty-six-acre tract on the edge of town and was a Master Mason. He lived on what is now Young Street and moved his business from Summit to Howe in 1885. In the 1907 edition of the Howe Herald, Young was described as a man who committed 35 years of his life aiding in the transformation of a small settlement into a thriving town.

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Keep Howe BeautifulYard of the Month

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HoweArea Chamber of Commerce announces Founders Day Festival date The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce released information on Friday announcing May 6, 2023 as the date for the 37th Annual Founders Day Festival. This year’s event will start at 4 pm instead of 2 pm from previous years. The date is the same day as voting day in Howe. The festival will see the return of the

kid train, dunk tank, and hot dog eating contest. 903 Brewers will also have product available for purchase throughout the event. There is no entry fee for the festival. The weekend kicks off on Friday night with the Howe Hall of Honor at Summit Gardens, May 5 at 6:30 pm. Tickets for the Howe Hall of Honor are $15.

City council meeting canceled According to a city council member, Tuesday’s Howe City Council meeting has been canceled. The next coun-

cil meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 700 W. Haning Street.

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Bulldogs

Howe junior Jacob Campbell (33) drives around a Bonham defender Tuesday night. The Bulldogs will rely on their leading scorer Campbell to help get them to round two of the playoffs. Photo by Michelle Carney. (Continued from page 1)

the first Bulldogs coach to lead the program to back-to-back playoff trips since Tim Short in 2015-16, 2016-17. On Tuesday night, Howe faced District 11’s winless Bonham Warriors and began with a somewhat scary start finding themselves down 13-4 midway through the first period. But a stern lecture from Howe Head Coach Jay Forsythe turned the game and Howe cruised to a somewhat easy victory. Perhaps the highlight of the game was a bucket with less than a minute left by Luke Hardy who made the final two points of the regular season and made the most of his senior night performance. The moment was eerily similar to a year ago when Kevin Bateman made the final points of the 2021-22 regular season. Hardy’s jumper from 8-foot brought a roar from the Howe crowd. Howe was led by Jacob Campbell with 27 points and nine assists. He also added four rebounds. Cooper Jones had a monster game with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Noah Riley added 12 points and three rebounds. Austin Haley had three points and five rebounds and Ryan Hough, and Hardy each had two points.

Howe vs. Bonham 11-3A Boys Standings xPottsboro 10-1 xGunter 8-4 xBells 7-4 xHowe 6-5 Blue Ridge 4-7 Leonard 4-7 Bonham 0-11 x-clinched playoffs berth For the season, Campbell is the leading scorer with 18.8 per game. Jones averages 8.6 rebounds to lead the team. As a team, Howe has outscored their opponents 496-464 which equates to an average score of 42.40 points scored per game to 40.48 allowed. Howe Head Coach Jay Forsythe is 4028 in his three seasons leading the Howe Bulldogs in their slow down defensive style. The Dogs were 8-19 the season previous to his arrival. Howe’s game with Prairiland will be broadcast live at HoweEnterprise.com.

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Howe Bulldogs Senior Night

Photos by Michelle Carney

Ryan Harbaugh family

Luke Hardy family

Ryan Hough family

Austin Haley family

Ryan Harbaugh and Luke Hardy families

Austin Haley and Ryan Hough families

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Savior God to Thee. *** Republican and Democrat voters have a common problem—communist infiltration in our government. People on BOTH sides are finally waking up to this. Some are just slower than others and some are educated beyond their intelligence. Conservative Republicans and moderate Democrats are really not that far off in their ideology. They are far closer than the media will tell us and exploit the differences. The media loves to use Trump as the great divide. *** Dominion Voting Systems internal messages (found through discover in a lawsuit with Fox News) admitted their products are “riddled with bugs” that can “lead to incorrect results.” The Howe Enterprise shouldn’t be one of the news outlets reporting this.

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FBC XYZ

First Baptist Church Howe enjoyed their Feb program "Getting To Know You." Sisters Emily Powell and Barbara Welch sang the song with that name. Then, Roland and Gwin Richardson, Tom and Bev Starcher, and Donna Pelkey presented short personal histories of their lives and how they ended up in Howe. God has blessed us with many new members so we are interested in learning about them, getting to know them, and looking forward to serving with them in God's work

Howe ISD Board agenda I. II. III. IV.

V. Report

CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Administrator Reports B. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. May 6, 2023 Board of Trustee Election 4. 2023-24 Budget Calendar 5. Other Information PUBLIC HEARING A. Presentation of the Howe ISD 2022 Texas Academic Performance B. Public Comments/Questions Related to the Howe ISD TAPR Presen-

tation VI. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPRO PRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting on January 16, 2023 2. Monthly Financial Reports B. Budget Amendments C. Policy Update 120, affecting the following Local Policies (see attached): D. Missed School Day Waiver E. Resolution Concerning Employee Compensation on Lost Instructional Days F. 2023-24 Region 10 ESC Multi-Region Purchasing Cooperative Interlocal Agreement G. Closed Session in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.074. 1. Personnel a. Assistant Superintendent Contract b. Principal Contracts c. Director Contracts H. Action on Items from Closed Session VII. ADJOURN

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years and city council election in five years as Mayor Bill French is challenged by Karla McDonald and Cort Myrick. Incumbent Councilmembers Dale Rideout and Rod Gross will face challengers Billie Ingram, Michael Hill, and Rodney Hough. The election is set for Saturday, May 5, 2023. Early voting begins April 24. Brad Murphy—school board challenger My name is Brad Murphy, my wife and I, Heather Murphy have lived in

Howe since 2003. We have four children currently in the Howe ISD school system. I work for Texas Farm Bureau and this year will be my 27th! While in Howe I’ve spent many seasons volunteering/coaching youth sports, from football, basketball and baseball. I am also proud to be a committee member that helped pass our most recent bond to add Summit Hill Elementary. I decided to run for school board for I want to be a part of guiding our growing school system. Without proper planning and strong leadership, the next several years could be dangerous. Change is inevitable, but planning is key.

Lady Bulldogs place three in Commerce Powerlifting Meet The Howe Lady Bulldogs powerlifting team traveled to Commerce on Thursday and had three lifters place at the meet. Aryssa Kruger finished second in the 97 pound division with a total of 485 pounds lifted. Jenna Clark placed fourth in the 105 pound division with a total combined weight of 460 pounds. Jaycie Grisham placed second in the 132 pound division with a total lifted weight of 815 pounds. Others in competition were Kim Gonzalez, Kayley Laubhan, Mariana Guerrero, Faridy Gonzalez, and Catelyn Armstrong. Boys results 148 pound class Kaden Dunn, 16th, 825 pounds 181 pound class Alex Blasingame, 20th 780 pounds 220 pound class

(L-R): Jaycie Grisham, Aryssa Krueger, and Jenna Clark. Courtesy photo. Charlie Vera, 10th, 1165 pounds Roman Garbrandt, 12th, 1055 pounds Charlie Turner, 15th, 1015 pounds 242 pound class Michael Weimer, 10th, 990 pounds

Job Title PROPANE BOBTAIL DRIVER workintexas.com Posting ID 15843004 Location Sherman Posting Close Date 5/16/23 Posting Link https://bit.ly/3EhF15J Description A local company is looking for a PROPANE BOBTAIL DRIVER who will load and unload propane bobtail, gas checks, leak test and changing regulators. Driver makes 25-35 customer stops on a typical day working in all weather and driving conditions which includes will call deliveries as well as manage our "Keep full Program" customers in your designated delivery area.

Job Title ENTRY LEVEL MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN workintexas.com Posting ID 15646441 Location Sherman Posting Close Date 4/26/23 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3E9RVCD Description A local company is looking for an ENTRY LEVEL MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN who will perform preventative maintenance, equipment repairs, equipment improvements, equipment upgrades, and equipment installation. You will interface and communicate with engineering and manufacturing groups across the lab to ensure all issues are solved appropriately and efficiently.

This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and prefers a minimum of 1 year of related experience.

This position requires an Associate's Degree, and a minimum of 3 years of related experience.

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Howe 5th/6th grade boys and girls finish Julie Miranda on Stephen F.Austin second in end-of-season tournament State University’s Dean’s List Nacogdoches, Texas— Julie Miranda of Howe was recognized for outstanding academic achievements by being named to Stephen F. Austin State University's Dean's List for fall 2022. Miranda was one of 1,500 students named to the Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List at SFA, the student must have earned a semester GPA over 3.5 in 12 or more semester hours while a full-time, degreeseeking undergraduate student. Above: Stella - 2; Kate - 5; Kass - 3; Peyton A. - 13; Audrey - 11; Raegan - 4; Miah - 1; Lauren - 12; Presley - 00; Peyton C. - 10; Coaches Alyssa Thomas and Brandon McKinney. Courtesy photo.

Enrolling approximately 12,000 students, Stephen F. Austin State University offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and 120 areas of study within six colleges - business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, liberal and applied arts, and sciences and mathematics. SFA provides the aca-

Julie Miranda demic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. Visit sfasu.edu to learn more.

HMS Students of the Month

Sixth grade—Bella Stevens and Alex Martinez. Seventh grade—Rylee Valles and Hudson Harris. Eighth grade—Mya Burt and Caden Allen. Courtesy photo.

HMS Employee of the Month

Laura Benner, Dyslexia Teacher. Courtesy photo.

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 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: 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 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

2022-23 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill

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It’s encouraging to see a hunger and thirst for God There is a move of the Holy Spirit happening in Wilmore Kentucky where the small evangelical Asbury University and Seminary are located. As Dr. Billy Holland the regular chapel service began Wednesday morning in Hughes Auditorium, it was not long before things became extraordinary. Many students did not leave and continued to worship as the band kept playing. The message that morning focused on confession, repentance, and how true love for God and others is more than just words. News traveled quickly and soon more students started coming in. Many said they felt the power of God drawing them to examine their hearts and make a fresh commitment to Christ. College students have joined in from other colleges including the University of Kentucky as Christians from other states are making the journey to experience this 24/7 manifestation of God’s presence. It is not known at this time how long this outpouring will last, but there has definitely been a lot of excitement in the last five days. The crowds are growing as the worship, praying, reading scriptures, and personal testimonies of God’s power are generating faith and a glimpse of what the normal Christian life should be like. Asbury president Kevin Brown spoke on John 17 Friday night, a passage that calls for unity. “So when people see us, they see one accord. For this generation, for the church, for the world, the edification of our neighbor, and the glory of God. This is not an Asbury thing, this is a kingdom of God thing.” Saturday night all 1500 seats were taken with many people standing around the walls. When the Asbury website started posting daily updates, soon the site had so much traffic it crashed. Growing numbers watching the live stream are sending prayers not just from around the country, but also from places like Paraguay, Indonesia, Africa, Australia, and India. The editor of the School Newspaper said, “We are encouraging each other to have this posture of radical humility. We are trying to understand God’s love in a greater way. It’s not about us, it’s about Jesus and I believe this is

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why it continues.” Some of the older generations may remember another outpouring here in February 1970. It began when the Dean at that time invited students to share their testimonies and miraculously, the worship and praying lasted for 144 hours straight. Classes were canceled for the week and many traveled around the country sharing about what God had done in their midst. Another comment from a news site, “We see depravity now in America, every day, wherever we look. It’s encouraging to see young people on their knees in prayer. May this revival spread like wildfire across this land. America has never been in deeper trouble. Lord help us.” I have written about revival in the past and it can mean several things like renewal, awakening, restoration, repentance, or making alive again. It’s associated with those who once were on fire for God but they have drifted away into what is called a cold or lukewarm state of being spiritually lethargic. To be revived means to be convicted by hearing God’s truth and seeing the need to be reignited in our passion to be completely sold out to Jesus. In Revelation chapter two we see the letter to the church at Ephesus where Jesus said, “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first love.” He is saying that when Christ is at the top of our priority list, our love for Him will blaze like a roaring fire. However, when we allow the cares of the world and our carnality to become more important than our relationship with Him, we become ashamed and nonchalant like smoldering embers. Revival is a gift of God’s grace and yet the only thing that is preventing it from happening anywhere is an attitude of our heart. It begins when someone wants to become a living sacrifice for God. What does this mean? It means the realization that living holy is how we please Him. Our gratitude and love for Him is not just about what He can do, it’s for who He is. You do not know that God is all you need until you realize He is all you have. He’s either the Lord of “all” of your life or He is not really your Lord at all. We will discuss more about revival next week. Learn more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

Local church calendar A Christian Fellowship 150 Fellowship Ln, Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 815-1333 Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal 7:00 pm – Worship Service 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth Sunday 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) 10:30 am – Worship Service 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr.) Community Bible Fellowship 415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service First Baptist Church Dorchester 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and kids eat free) 6:30 pm - Praise service 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - A.M. Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Choir Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship First Baptist Church Howe 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903-5325504 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30am - Worship Service 6:00 pm—Potluck Fellowship and Bible Study

First United Methodist Church of Howe 810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Monday 9:30 am - Care Team Meeting 10:30 am - Pastor's Bible Study Tuesday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study 11:30 am - Out and About with Pastor Stephen 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Wednesday 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 6:30 pm - Jr. High and Sr. High Youth Saturday 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Sat each month) Sunday 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts 9:00 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts Howe Church of Christ 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service Howe Church of the Square 100 E. O’Connell St., Howe, TX 75459 Sunday 10:00 am—Worship Service Summit View Church 910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church

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

1 Samuel 2:2 “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

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Texas History Minute Howard Hughes was a man who once commanded the world’s attention, sometimes for all the wrong reasons. His story is Ken Bridges one of wealth, power, fame, and the dangers of obsession. Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., was born in Houston on Christmas Eve, 1905. His father, Howard R. Hughes, Sr., was a wealthy inventor and businessman. The younger Hughes likewise was fascinated by science and machinery. By 1917, he was one of only a handful of licensed ham radio operators in Southeast Texas. He later built the first motorcycle in Houston by himself. In spite of his privileged upbringing, he faced two heartbreaking tragedies in rapid succession: his mother died in 1922, followed by his father’s death in 1924. After inheriting his father’s fortune and the Hughes Tool Company, he proved very skilled at running the family business and wanted to expand. Fascinated by movies, he headed west to become a movie producer. In 1927, he began production of Hell’s Angels, an action film taking place in World War I which included recreations of aerial dogfights with dozens of aircraft. He learned to fly while he directed the movie, which at $3.8 million ($64.9 million in 2023 dollars) was the most expensive ever made up to that time. In 1932, he founded Hughes Aircraft. Hughes himself set a speed record of 352 MPH in 1935 in his H-1 aircraft. He followed this up in 1938 with a record round-the-world flight of 91 hours. In 1939, he bought TWAAirlines for $7 million (more than $149 million in 2023 dollars). He continued to develop a variety of new airplanes. In World War II, Hughes Aircraft built several different types of planes for the military, many of whom Hughes himself helped design. Though generous to friends and employees and globally famous, he became known for his obsessive attention to the smallest detail. With his aircraft designs, perfection was a necessity, often insisting on redesigns that delayed completion of projects for months. While this drive helped him become successful in movies and aviation, it steadily unraveled his personal life. For example, he would only drink orange juice he saw freshly squeezed

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himself or arranged peas by size. Relationships with his many girlfriends broke down quickly. In 1947, he suffered a mental breakdown, locking himself inside his personal movie theater for four months before coming out. In 1953, he established the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through profits from Hughes Aircraft. It would continue long after his death and eventually become the largest private research institution in the nation, spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year to research all areas of health care and medical sciences, especially genetics and cancer research. He spent many years fighting federal regulators over his ownership of TWA and Hughes Aircraft. The federal government forced him to sell the airline in 1966 for nearly $550 million (or $5.1 billion in 2023 dollars). He spent the last decade of his life living in a series of hotels, having his aides run his companies by telephone and memo and avoiding any kind of public appearance. Wild rumors about his condition circulated. When he died in 1976, the once dashing figure was unrecognizable, reduced to 90 pounds with long, wiry hair, unkempt beard, and toenails that were inches long. Control of Hughes Aircraft was transferred to the medical institute as a source of funding until it was sold to General Motors in 1985 for $5.2 billion (or $14.7 billion in 2023 dollars). TWA did not survive, ultimately declaring bankruptcy and closing in 2001. After his death, many books and movies about him appeared. Texas native Tommy Lee Jones portrayed Hughes in a 1977 TV movie called The Amazing Howard Hughes, while Jason Robards starred as Hughes in an offbeat story about one of his alleged wills making a Nevada gas station attendant a multi-millionaire in Melvin and Howard (1980). Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the 2004 film, The Aviator, which captured the early life and early mental breakdowns of Hughes. Authors and filmmakers alike tried to unravel the complicated life of a man who had every creature comfort he ever wanted but spent so many years haunted by inner turmoil. The ultimate answers to those questions died with Hughes. In the end, no matter how much Howard Hughes tried to ignore the world, the world could not ignore him.

Living with children My wife and I were enjoying an evening out in one of our favorite restaurants when a family of three— mother, father, girl John Rosemond of perhaps four— were shown to a table next to ours. Immediately, the parents began asking the little one where she wanted to sit. They both stood while she went about trying each chair until she finally settled on one. Well, not really, because as soon as everyone sat, she wanted to move, so she and her father exchanged seats. This entire process took several minutes. Then the parents began reading to her from the menu and asking her what she wanted to eat. She was obviously having difficulty deciding, so her parents began making suggestions. “Perhaps you’d like this. You had this once and you liked it. How about trying it again?” No, she didn’t think so, so her parents went through the process again…and again…and again. Finally, she seemed to make a decision which the parents conveyed to the very patient waitperson. Then, the little girl wanted to change seats, so they all played musical chairs once again. When the food came, the girl began whining, so they played musical entrees. Such is the stuff of nouveau, post1960s parenting, central to which is the notion that children should be given choices. When asked why this should be the case, liberal parenting pundits will say things like “So children learn how to make choices” and “So children learn that their opinions count” and “So children feel they have value.” Funny. my parents never gave me choices about such things as what I was going to eat, or where I was going to sit in a restaurant. Yet, I grew up capable of making choices. Besides, have you ever heard a child say, “My parents give me lots of choices, and because of that, I feel I have value”?

No, you haven’t. That is not at all reflective of how children think. My parents made lots of choices for me. As an adult, I’ve made good choices, and I’ve made bad choices. That’s life. I see no evidence that today’s young people, many if not most of whom grew up with parents who let them decide where to sit, what they wanted to eat, and so on, have an improved capacity for decision-making. In fact, the escalating age of emancipation suggests they have difficulty making any decisions at all beyond what website they’re going to visit next. A child does not learn self-control unless his parents first set and enforce clear boundaries. Likewise, a child learns to make reasonably good decisions by being the beneficiary of parents who model authoritative decisionmaking. This is nothing more complicated than good parent leadership, which many of today’s parents are afraid to deliver for fear their children won’t like their decisions and therefore won’t like them. Heaven forbid! When all is said and done, letting children make lots of choices is really letting children be in control of things they have no business being in control of, like where they sit in a restaurant, what they eat, where they sleep, when they begin using the toilet, and so on. The little girl in question would be a happier camper if her parents simplified her life by taking the reins of leadership. Children accept leadership. They abuse control. They don’t mean to, but that’s beside the point. Family psychologist John Rosemond: parentguru.com, johnrosemond. 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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The Patriot Pony RFK Jr takes on Big Pharma Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.— “I got expelled from Instagram because of vaccine misinformation. Instagram and Facebook cannot point to one single erroneous statement that I ever made. Everything we post is vetted, sourced, and cited from government databases or peer review publications. When they use the term ‘vaccine misinformation’ they are using it as a euphemism for any statement that departs from official government policy and pharmaceutical industry profit-taking. It has nothing to do whether it is true or false, it only has to do with political implications. And who is doing this censorship? It is government officials in league with Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Google, and all these internet titans. They have not only engineered the destruction of our democracy and our civil rights, but they have engineered the biggest shift of wealth in human history; $3.8 trillion dollars from the working people to these handful of billionaires—many of them from silicon valley. This pandemic has impoverished the world and has created 500 new billionaires. And those are the people who are strip mining our economy and making themselves rich. And isn’t it a coincidence that these are the same people who are censoring criticism of the government policies that are bringing them trillions of dollars. People aren't stupid. We can see what’s happening. The people who are benefiting are the people that are squeezing away our constitutional rights and engineering the destruction of democracy worldwide.”

Passing the buck: 5 times Biden tried to Top Fox execs, show shift blame for his problems to Trump hosts privately doubted guests' claims of stolen trolled burn of the toxins Transportation Secretary to prevent an explosion. had attempted to shift the 2020 election, court docs blame to Trump.

By Ben Whedon

The awesome responsibilities of the presidency can be a heavy weight to shoulder, a lonely burden of ultimate decisionmaking authority enduringly encapsulated in the words of the iconic sign President Harry Truman kept on his desk in the Oval Office: "The buck stops here." President Joe Biden, however, has time and again sought to sidestep the weighty burden of history through the simple expedient of passing the buck for presidential choices gone awry to his predecessor. With Biden's job approval rating remaining well underwater, his administration is redoubling efforts to blame its perceived failures on former President Trump — a practice dating back to its botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 and stretching right up to the present, with its much-panned responses to the Chinese spy balloon and the Ohio toxic train derailment. In the five examples that follow, administration officials have made at least some effort to blame their problems on the decisions of their Trump administration predecessors. These efforts have varied in their level of directness, but at the core of each is an insinuation that the last administration dealt the current one a bad hand. Here are five leading examples of Biden administration blameshifting: 1. "We're constrained" Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this week appeared to blame Trump's policies for the East Palestine, Ohio, train disaster. The episode saw a number of train cars containing toxic chemicals derail, leading officials to evacuate the town and order a con-

The environmental fallout and possible harm to residents has focused critical scrutiny on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The incident is merely the latest in a string of infrastructure and travel fiascos that have dimmed the former presidential candidate's once bright political star. Buttigieg attempted to explain his agency's efforts to improve rail safety via a Twitter thread this week, when he appeared to cast blame for the Ohio incident on the prior administration.

"We are making historic investments on rail safety through funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, work that accelerates this year and continue [sic] in the years to come," Buttigieg wrote. "In June we announced $120 million in grants to help improve railway safety." The secretary went on to list DOT efforts, both funded and planned, to improve rail safety and respond to hazmat incidents — but he did not directly identify a cause of the recent derailment. Instead, the former South Bend, Ind., mayor conceded that "[w]e’re constrained by law on some areas of rail regulation (like the braking rule withdrawn by the Trump administration in 2018 because of a law passed by Congress in 2015), but we are using the powers we do have to keep people safe." Buttigieg did not directly blame the Trump administration's 2018 rule change for the derailment, and an ongoing investigation has not yet made any such determination. However, Buttigieg's inclusion of the rule change in an explanation offered "[i]n the wake of the East Palestine derailment and its impact on hundreds of residents" led major news outlets such as Fox News to infer that the

The 2015 law prompting the Trump-era rule change was signed by former President Barack Obama.

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2. "Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times"

The filings are in Delaware Superior Court ahead of the trial that is set for April and appear intended to fortify Dominion’s argument that Fox’s leadership was aware the election-fraud claims were untrue but still "spread and endorsed" them.

Earlier this month, Biden allowed a suspected Chinese spy balloon to traverse the continental United States for several days, allowing the military to shoot it down only once it had drifted out over the Atlantic Ocean. The lag drew jeers from Republicans, including Trump, who demanded the government shoot it down. Amid public backlash over Biden's handling of the balloon, a Biden Defense Department official cloaked in anonymity was quick to let slip that "Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times" under the previous administration. After Trump himself and senior members of his administration vehemently denied any such incidents, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) chief Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck later confirmed that the military had failed to detect the previous balloons in real time and that the Trump administration was, accordingly, not aware of the issue. "We had gaps on prior balloons," VanHerck said. "I will tell you that we did not detect those threats. And that's a domain awareness gap that we have to figure out." (Continued on page 16)

newspaper also reports. By Joseph Weber Influential Fox News Channel opinion-show hosts and top executives engaged in handwringing over what they thought were conspiracy theories being made on their airways by allies of Donald Trump regarding the 2020 election, according to internal emails, text messages and depositions excerpted in a new court filing. "Sidney Powell is lying," prime-time host Tucker Carlson wrote to a producer about the Trump lawyer, who claimed voting technology companies "flipped" Trump votes to Biden, according toThe Washington Post, which reviewed the filings released Thursday. The concerns appear to have reached the highest level of Fox, including company founder Rupert Murdoch, who wrote about claims by Powell and fellow Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani, saying, "Terrible stuff damaging everybody." The messages are part of the internal correspondence and deposition testimony released Thursday in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network filed by Dominion Voting Systems, one of two election software companies that became the target of the alleged conspiracy theories, the

Fox News in a statement to the newspaper downplayed the revelations, saying they included "cherry-picked quotes stripped of key context." "There will be a lot of noise and confusion generated by Dominion and their opportunistic private -equity owners," a Fox spokesperson said, "But the core of this case remains about freedom of the press and freedom of speech." In the correspondence, there also appears to have been concerns among the Fox staff, including correspondent Lucas Tomlinson writing to news anchor Bret Baier about "dangerously insane" election claims. Fox has also filed a counterclaim made public Thursday in which it argues Dominion’s $1.6 billion demand has no factual support and that the company is "in a solid financial position," amid its argument that its value was destroyed by Fox guests’ false claims of fraud.

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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby this week more pointedly attempted to contrast an alleged failure of the Trump administration with the purported success of Biden's on the matter, saying the Chinese surveillance operation "was operating during the previous administration, but they did not detect it," The Independent reported. "We detected it." 3. "It was already here when I got here" Biden falsely claimed earlier this month that inflation was on the rise during the Trump administration, a preexisting trend that spilled over into his own presidency through no fault of his own. "Do I take any blame for inflation? No. It was already here when I got here, man," he said, per the Washington Examiner. "Remember what the economy was like when I got here? Jobs were hemorrhaging. Inflation was rising. We weren't manufacturing a damn thing here. We were in real economic difficulty. That's why I don't, thank you." Inflation was low and declining during the Trump administration. The inflation rate for 2019 was 1.8% and fell to 1.2% in 2020, Trump's final year, before rising to 4.7% in 2021 and 8.0% in 2022. In December 2020, the rate stood at 1.36% and remained a low 1.4% in January 2021. Following Biden's inauguration, the rate rose consistently throughout 2021, except for a period of relative stabilization in the summer. By December 2021, however, that figure was 7.0% and would go on to peak at 9.06% in June of 2022. Republicans, by contrast, have pointed to the Biden administration's gargantuan spending packages, such as the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan

and the ironically named Inflation Reduction Act, as driving the increase in consumer prices. 4. "...Because of what the last administration did" White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre last month claimed that Biden's attempt to overhaul the U.S. immigration system was a response to chaos left in the wake of Trump administration immigration policies. "The president inherited a mess because of what the last administration did," she said in January, per Fox News. "We inherited a mess. And, you know, Republicans in Congress made it worse by blocking comprehensive immigration reform. And so what you're seeing from this president is he's acting. He's acting to protect, to continue to protect the border, secure the border, and also deal with irregular migration." Fiscal year 2020 was the last full fiscal year of the Trump administration. In that time U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded 458,088 encounters with undocumented aliens at the nation's land border with Mexico. Fiscal year 2021 was largely dominated by the beginning of Biden's tenure in office and saw that figure soar to a record 1,734,686. Even that record was smashed by the fiscal year 2022 number of 2,378,944. With the numbers for FY 2023 thus far at 874,449, more than 4 million migrants have entered the U.S. illegally via Mexico since Biden took office. Biden's Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has moved to eliminate both the Trump -era Migrant Protection Protocols (the "Remain in Mexico" policy) as well as the Title 42 immigration enforcement order, both of which have allowed border authorities to swiftly expel migrants from the American interior. Many Trump administration

officials and Republicans had contended that the policies further acted as deterrents to would-be illegal migrants. In 2022, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn warned that the lifting of Title 42 would unleash a human "tsunami" of illegal migration across the southern border, a prediction which appears to have materialized. 5. "We Inherited a Deadline, we did not inherit a plan" In September 2021, one month after the Taliban's complete takeover of Afghanistan, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the disastrous withdrawal of the U.S. from the country was the product of former President Trump committing to a withdrawal deadline without devising a plan to meet it. "We inherited a deadline, we did not inherit a plan," he said at the time. Former Trump administration officials, however, have contradicted Blinken's narrative. Kash Patel, former chief of staff to acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, told the John Solomon Reports podcast shortly after Blinken's remarks that the nation's top diplomat was wrong. "We actually did not leave them a deadline," he said. "It was a negotiation between the U.S. government, the Taliban, and the Afghans. And if that date was not to work for this incoming administration, they could have moved it." That specific plan involved extracting American civilians out before withdrawing military forces from the country and abandoning critical military installations such as Bagram Air Base. The Biden administration executed the withdrawal in reverse order, resulting in a lengthy siege of the Kabul airport and a hastily organized airlift to extract lingering U.S. citizens and Afghan contractors following the collapse of the U.S.-allied government.

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explode? By John Solomon and Nick Givas While weary residents of East Palestine, Ohio wondered aloud this week whether it was safe to return home after the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was hundreds of miles away giving a speech to local county administrators on "safety." Not the safety of local drinking water near the Ohio crash site, where a controlled burn sent toxins spewing in large enough loads to kill fish and foxes. Nor the safety of a rail car that traveled with its axle on fire — unnoticed — for 20 miles, before crashing and releasing poisons such as vinyl chloride. Buttigieg instead spoke about how his agency is making racial equity strides through its allocation of public transportation construction contracts. "I think we can't tell you what your community's priorities are," he said, "but we can partner with you on priorities that I think we all share. Safety, absolutely. Job creation. And by the way, not just the job creation supported by having a great transit agency or a great highway or a new bridge." The contrast was not lost on those on the frontlines — Republicans and Democrat alike — of the environmental crisis simmering in East Palestine, where they have yet to see a senior Biden administration official show up on site to answer questions such as: Why did the train crash? Why did it take a week to get a full inventory of the toxic chemicals aboard the rail cars? And what precautions were taken before the decision was made by Ohio officials to conduct a controlled burn of the cars so they did not

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro unleashed a tirade of his own Wednesday in neighboring Pennsylvania, noting the crash occurred just a few miles from his state line. He wondered aloud why his state wasn't consulted on key decisions like the controlled burn and why Pennsylvania officials weren't told for days about the full range of toxins aboard the derailed train. "While regulation of the railroad industry is largely the purview of our federal partners, we plan to take direct action here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," Shapiro said in a stinging letter of rebuke to the owner of the train, Norfolk Southern. Rep. Bill Johnson (ROhio), the congressman representing the affected community, went so far as to troll Buttigieg on Twitter, daring him to show up in person to take control of the crisis. "@SecretaryPete, hope to see you tonight at the town hall in #EastPalestine," he mockingly tweeted. "I'll save a seat for you. It's past time you hear the concerns of residents affected by the train derailment." In a separate interview with Just the News, Johnson said the Biden team's response to East Palestine seemed fitting for an administration repeatedly criticized as weak on issues ranging from Afghanistan and baby formula shortages to Chinese spy balloons and rapidly rising inflation. "We need to deal with fact," Johnson told the John Solomon Reports podcast. "And we need to deal with science. But Mayor Pete, you know, what qualifies him to be the transportation secretary is that he rode a train back and forth to college from home. That's the basis of his qualifications.

And if you look at this instance, and and all others, in the Biden administration, from the border to the spy balloons with China, President Biden has apparently surrounded himself with people that are in less control of their faculties than he is." Johnson said while career bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency and National Transportation Safety Board have done much to help, the political leadership of the administration has failed to express any concern or clarity on the issue. Even environmental activists normally aligned with President Biden expressed shock at the failure of the administration's messaging regarding safety risks to those within the toxic fallout zone. "This is why people don't trust government," famed green activist Erin Brockovich tweeted. "You cannot tell people that there has been and continues to be hazardous pollutants contaminating the environment while at the same time saying all is well." Safety experts questioned whether the federal government did enough due diligence to ensure safety of air, drinking water and soil before allowing residents to return. "We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open," hazardous materials specialist Silverado Caggiano told WKBNTV. "I was surprised when they quickly told the people they can go back home, but then said if they feel like they want their homes tested they can have them tested. I would've far rather they did all the testing." Even those with minority ownership stakes in the rail company came under scrutiny. BlackRock, the massive asset management firm (Continue here…)

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