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Grisham headed back to state in powerlifting, City of Howe hires Michelle breaks regional squat and bench record Hewitt as city secretary Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5. The voting center will be located at 700 E. Haning Street at the Howe Police Department. For the 12th consecutive year in a row, Michelle Carney was named the District’s Photographer of the Year. We made that up, but it could be a thing, you know. The US National Debt now increases by $1 trillion every 100 days. The end of the dollar empire is upon us. The economy has never been better for the wealthiest one percent. Meanwhile, the working class struggle to make ends meet. This cannot continue. That’s why gold is at an all-time high and crypto currencies such as Bitcoin are blowing up. It’s official, four years too late. The CDC now says to treat Covid like the flu. Our poor kids were robbed of so many things. By the way, Covid began in March of the election year. Hold tight, some say the next eight months could be the roughest period in American history. People with enormous amounts of money will do anything to make sure they maintain their enormous amounts of money (see stolen election and coordinated January 6).

Howe’s Jaycie Grisham set the regional squat record with 375 pounds Saturday in Bells at the regional powerlifting meet. She also set the regional bench record twice with her final lift of 235 pounds. Grisham finished first overall in the 132 pound weight class. Howe also sent Maya Garcia and Catelyn Armstrong to the regional meet where each set personal records with Garcia placing sixth in the 105 pound weight class

Grisham was named Outstanding Squat Light Platform and Outstanding Bench Light Platform. She’s a 4-time regional qualifier and 3time state qualifier and finished with the silver medal at last year’s state competitions. The state powerlifting meet will take place at Comerica Center in Frisco on Thursday, March 14.

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Jaycie Grisham. Courtesy photo. See team photo on page 8.

Hewitt is a 1993 El Cajon Valley High School graduate and is finishing up her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management at Western Governors University of Salt Lake City, Utah. A mother of two, Hewitt

will help the City of Howe in numerous ways including her experience in office management, client relations, municipal government experience and bilingual skills. The City of Howe received nearly 20 applicants for the position that was officially posted in January. Her first day will be March 6.

HIT Roof & Exteriors to sponsor Howe Hump Day Wednesday

HoweEnterprise.com The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will host their third Howe Hump Day on Wednesday, March 6 from 8 am to 9 am at Summit Gardens. HIT Roof & Exteriors

will be the sponsor and they will cater for the networking breakfast. All businesses are welcome to attend where each business gets a chance to talk about their products and services.

Craddock shows Reserve Champion Market Swine at Loy Lake

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

Council Meeting, pg. 2 HCFDC, pg. 3 Howe hires Court Clerk, pg. 3 Booster Club Waffle, pg. 5 Bulldogs Baseball, pg. 6 Lady Bulldogs Softball, pg. 6 Texoma Patriots, pg. 7 SHES Top Dogs, pg. 8 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 9 History/Christian, pg. 10 Local Churches, pg. 11 Chamber Members, pg. 12 Patriot Pony, pg. 13-14 Past front pages, 15-22

The City Council made it official Tuesday night by hiring Michelle Hewitt as Howe’s new city secretary. Hewitt comes from the City of Gainesville where she served as the Court Administrator since July of 2021.

and Armstrong fourth in the 220 pound weight class.

Camryn Craddock with her awards at the Texoma Exposition & Livestock Show. Courtesy photo. Last week was the annual Texoma Exposition and Livestock Show on the Loy Lake grounds. Howe’s FFA students fared well at the show with Camryn Craddock showing the Reserve

Champion Market Swine and also showed a Market Steer. Tatum Lindley showed the Champion Black OPB. Tatum Tolbert was a finalist in the intermediate (Continued on page 4)

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Campbell named District MVP The All-District Awards were announced on Monday and Howe’s Jacob Campbell was named District 11-3A’s Most Valuable Player. Campbell finished his 4year varsity career with 1,674 points which is second only to Dwayne Emmons. Joining Campbell from Howe was senior Noah Riley who was named First Team All-District and junior Parker Dunnihoo for Second-Team honors. Honorable Mention went to senior Cooper Jones, and junior Anthony Lowder. The Academic AllDistrict team for Howe included Riley, Campbell, Kaleb Taylor, Zeb Montgomery, Jones, Dunnihoo, Talan Haley, and Lowder. The Offensive Player of

the Year was Brett Nix of Leonard while CoDefensive Players of the Year were Brady Fulton of Pottsboro and Jackson Burkholder of Gunter. The Newcomer of the Year was Brinnen Waller of Bells. Tyler White’s staff in Pottsboro was named Coaching Staff of the Year. Noah Riley

Howe’s All-Time Career Leaders in Points Scored 1,790 Dwayne Emmons 1,674 Jacob Campbell 1,408 Collin Mangrum 1,124 Nathanael Falls 1,124 Michael Mariano 1,106 Justin Howerton 1,057 Alex Torres *995 Brian Freese *991 Roy Layman *982 Kevin Brooks *Incomplete stats— likely over 1,000.

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Council holds short Special Meeting The Howe City Council met Tuesday, February 27 for a somewhat short meeting of 23 minutes where eight of the minutes were spent in executive session. The first agenda item was to renew four Certificates of Deposit with Independent Financial which was acted upon by Councilman Rodney Hough and seconded by Councilman Michael Hill. The vote passed unanimously with four votes and Councilwoman Sarah Myrick was absent. The second item was an approval to retain CPA Eddie Peacock to assist with finalizing the 2022 audit. Peacock will make $135 per hour, Nichola Peacock will make $85 per hour and $60 per hour for clerical services. Peacock is the longstanding CPA for Howe for the previous audits prior to 2022. The motion was made by Councilman Joe Shephard and seconded by Councilman Billie Ingram. The motion carried unanimously. The council then approved the hiring of Michelle Hewitt as the new city secretary at a pay rate of $55,000 annually and with the city paying for the tuition for her to complete the certification program through the University of North Texas’ Clerk’s program. The motion was made by Hill and seconded by Hough. There were three in favor of the hire with Shephard abstaining from the vote saying that he was not at the meeting during the interview process the week prior.

The council voted to move to electronically submitted agenda packets instead of them being hand-delivered before each council meeting. Mayor Karla McDonald explained that the last agenda packet was 89 pages each which is printed for eight individuals. McDonald went on to say that the city could save money by not using so much paper and ink. Council members can still have the option to have a packet printed for them. Hough requested a separator be placed between agenda items and Hill said that he uses only his phone for electronic means and may request a printed hard copy. A motion was made by Ingram to “approve this and to leave Michael (Hill) in the stone age.” Hough seconded the motion which was carried unanimously. The council then approved an expenditure of up to $5,000 to be funded from the revenue of Summit Gardens to upgrade the sound and video equipment. The motion was made by Hough to allow the City Administrator to look into the upgrades. Hill seconded the motion which was carried unanimously. The council moved to executive session for eight minutes where the returned and Hough made a motion for City Administrator Monte Walker to interview, along with the mayor’s consideration to appoint a court/permit clerk that evening. Ingram made the second which was approved unanimously. Walker and McDonald then interviewed three candidates.

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Howe Community Facilities Development CorporationAgenda

Court/Permit clerk hired by City of Howe Julia McLaughlin was hired Friday for the City of Howe as the new court/ permit clerk. She obtained Bachelor’s Degree in both Psychology and Sociology at Utah State University where she is a Magna Cum Laude Alum. She also obtained her Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. The recently married McLaughlin is originally from Chicago, Illinois and has experience in the mental health field. Her first day at Howe will be Monday, March 11.

Seated left to right are Sharla Ross, Kent Lowder, and Brandon Grooms. Staff photo. On February 22, Brandon Grooms, Kent Lowder, and Sharla Ross were sworn-in as the newest board members to the Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation (HCFDC). They join Clay Wilson, Janie Finney, Kevin Crosson, and Dana Nixon. Nixon was absent. Wilson said he had several out of state commitments and wanted to remain on the board but was unable to serve as president. Sharla Ross made a motion to accept the resignation of Clay Wilson as president of the board, but to remain on the board. Kent Lowder made a second and the motion carried unanimously. The HCFDC was scheduled to hear from Maurice Schwanke of Bureau Veritas for a presentation to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The nonprofit Type B Community Development Corporation budgeted $10,000 towards that project. Schwanke rescheduled for March 7, 2024, at 6 pm. In discussing the previous minutes, President Ross asked about the expenditure of $4,537 that should have come from the Collins Memorial Fund for a porch repair at Summit Gardens but instead was taken from the HCFDC account. City Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the HCFDC Monte Walker informed Ross that the correction was made in August 2023. Wilson made a motion to approve the minutes as presented which was seconded by Crosson. The motion carried unanimously. Walker presented an account balance of $209,896.91 which was reflected in the working budget. He gave the budget figure of $142,783.09 and stated that the revenues are pacing well ahead of the budgeted figure. Mr. Walker recommended spending up to $500 out of the sponsorship budgeted amount to split the cost with the Howe Community Library for a Splash Bash to be held June 10, 2024. Lowder had a question about the $8,000 expenditure for baseball wind screens and suggested in the future that park money be spent from the city park fund. Walker said it was a qualified expenditure under Type B Community Development Corporations and was concerned that the wind screens

would not be funded by the city in time for baseball season. Walker said that park fees will be collected moving forward as the City Ordinance states and this will provide more flexibility in next year’s HCFDC budget. Lowder was not opposed to wind screens on the ballfield but wanted the city to make future expenditures from the park fund. Lowder also wanted information on the budgeted $34,000 for city public utilities. Walker said that that money was allocated as part of the process of weening the City of Howe budget away from the HCFDC. Walker also his salary and benefits currently reflected in the budget will be reallocated to another line item in the future determined by the board and presented to the city council. The board then discussed project opportunities but did not identify specific projects other than city-owned property on Haning Street in the downtown area for a possible construction project. It was discussed for a need to expand the downtown footprint. The board requested to meet in executive session at the next meeting to discuss in detail various opportunities. Ross requested to inquire about moving non -interest funds to an interest-bearing account. Walker said he would investigate options for an additional CD. Finney asked about replacing street signs and Mr. Walker said that he would speak with Public Works Director Mickey Phillips about putting together a work list. Walker presented a copy of the Texas Municipal League’s Errors and Omissions Liability Coverage. Lowder was seeking protection for Directors and Officers Liability insurance. Mayor Karla McDonald, from the audience, said that the board members are covered by TML. Lowder said he would like a copy of the insurance policy. Walker said he would forward that to the board members. Ross made a motion to set the Regular Quarterly meeting on the first Monday each quarter beginning March 7, 2024, at 6 pm at Summit Gardens. The motion was seconded by Mr. Crosson and carried unanimously. The board’s Regular Board meeting will take place March 7, 2024, at 6 pm at Summit Gardens.

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Tatum Lindley with her award for Texoma Exposition & Livestock Show Breed Champion Barrow. Courtesy photo.

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Heifer showmanship. Gradin Weinmann won his class with his ORB heifer and Tatum Tolbert won a Polled Hereford class and was named reserve breed champion Polled Hereford. Of Howe FFA’s five steer exhibitors, four made the sale. Howe FFA TELS Sale Order 10—Camryn Craddock, Market Barrow; 22—Tatum Lindley, Market Barrow; 76—Tatum Gandillon, Market Goat; 81—Lauren Catching, Market Steer; 93—Peyton Duncan—Market Goat;

94— Hayden King, Market Barrow; 96—Brooklyn Beazley, Market Barrow; 108—Peyton Duncan, Market Barrow; 127—Camryn Craddock, Market Steer; 130—Cheyenne Beazley, Market Barrow; 138—Zane McCollum Market Steer; 143—Colton Brunner, Market Steer; 164—Jackson Culp, Market Barrow; 174— Brody King, Market Barrow; 108—Colton Little, Market Steer; 188—Lane Hance, Market Barrow; 210—Audrey Collier, Market Barrow; 217—Jenna Roper, Market Barrow; 219—Taylor Brunner, Market Goat.

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Howe Athletic Booster Club holding 10-gun raffle The Howe Athletic Booster Club is hosting a 10-gun raffle for a major fundraiser. Guns N More of east Howe is the provider of the guns and the drawing will begin April 1—no fooling. The drawing will last for 10 days with 10 prizes. Each entry will have multiple chances to win as each ticket will be put back in the drawing. Tickets are $100 and the booster club has a limit of 250 total tickets to be sold.

Day 1. Taurus GX4 “optics ready” 9mm Day 2. Delton AR15 in .223 Day 3. Ruger LC9 9mm Day 4. Rossi RB17 in .17HMR Day 5. NAA .22LR “boot grip” derringer Day 6. Citadel Boss Hog 12ga Day 7. Walther PK380 Day 8. Rock Island AG20 20ga shotgun Day 9. Springfield Xd-s 3.3 9mm Day 10. Custom Remington 742 in 30.06

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Lady Bulldogs Softball roundup Howe Bulldogs baseball roundup

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (7-2-1) opened the week with a 5-4 win over Arlington Heights. Sophomore hurler Riley McCollum pitched three innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five batters. At the plate, the Lady Bulldogs collected eight hits overall including RBI doubles by Kennadi Barrett and Mya Burt. Emery Snapp and Kamry Snapp each had RBI. Collecting two hits on the day were Ryleigh Craven, Barrett, and Kamry Snapp. Howe’s first loss of the season came at the hand of Denison who beat the Lady Bulldogs 9-6 in the S&S Tournament. McCollum went three innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits while striking out three. Craven pitched two innings, allowing six earned runs on five hits. She walked two. Kamry Snapp led Howe with three hits including two doubles and two RBI. Drew Amaro and Barrett each had two singles. McCollum’s double scored two runs. Howe’s second loss of the season followed their first with S&S winning, 32 with all the runs coming in the first two innings. McCollum went all six innings, allowing two earned runs on

four hits and three walks. She struck out 11 hitters. Drew Amaro and Kamry Snapp each had two of Howe’s eight hits including a double each. Howe’s RBIs came from McCollum and Barrett.

Howe’s Garren Lankford pitched four innings and had two hits against Trenton. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Lady Bulldogs then held on to defeat Collinsville 7-6 after the Lady Pirates mounted a comeback effort with a 5-run fifth inning. McCollum pitched five innings, allowing one earned run on five hits. She walked three and struck out 11. Craven gave up two earned runs without recording an out. McCollum helped herself out at the plate with three RBI on two singles. Amaro and Barrett each had two hits on the day and Burt recorded a triple.

The Howe Bulldogs (4-6) began the week with a 6-5 win over Whitesboro. Four pitchers combined for the win with Braden Ulmer going 4.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits and three walks. He struck out five hitters. David Grant pitched two scoreless innings allowing only a walk. Zeb Montgomery pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit. He had three strikeouts. Anthony Lowder pitched one inning striking out two batters. At the plate, Garrett Gibbs and Will Ingram each collected two hits with Ingram driving in two runs. Gage Own had Howe’s only other hit, but the Dogs took a total of eight walks.

The final game of the week was a 7-3 win over Decatur where Craven pitched all 5.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits. She walked one and struck out four. Craven had the hot bat with three hits including two doubles and four RBI. Multi-hit games came from McCollum, Jaileigh Murphy, and Barrett.

Howe defeated Pilot Point 13-2 behind the pitching of Grant who went three innings, allowing one earned run on two hits. He walked three and struck out six. Cooper Jones had a five-RBI day with two hits including a homer. Lowder and Ingram also had two hits on the day and Ingram scored three runs.

During the week, McCollum reached the 200 strikeout mark. Overall softball records are unknown.

Howe beat Trenton 13-5 with Garren Lankford pitching four innings, allow-

ing one earned run on six hits. He walked one and struck out seven. Kolin Murphy pitched an inning, allowing one walk and one hit. Kolin Murphy, Ulmer, Ingram, and Lankford each had two hits. Ulmer had two doubles and four RBI. The Bulldogs stroked Lone Oak 17-0 behind Lowder’s three innings of work. He allowed no earned runs on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Lowder was also 4-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored and one RBI. Landon Throm, Gavin Rodgers, and Kolby McNutt each had two RBI. Jones had two hits including a double and an RBI. McNutt, Ulmer, and Ingram also collected two hits in the contest. Howe lost to Emerson 16-0 to finish the week with Throm pitching 1.2 innings, allowing 14 earned runs on 13 hits. He walked four and struck out two. Ulmer pitched 1.1 innings, allowing no earned runs on two hits. He walked one and struck out two. Howe collected six hits including two each from Ulmer and Lankford.

Howe’s Cooper Jones slides in head-first at home plate against Trenton. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Texoma Patriots hosts ‘Let My People Go’ The Texoma Patriots are hosting an event on Thursday, March 7 to show the movie entitled Let my People Go which is a newly released documentary produced by Frank Speech. The doors will open at 6:15 pm at Schulman’s Movie Bowl & Grille at 110 E. FM 1417 in Sherman. Let My People Go is a modern-day deliverance story rooted in biblical themes and archetypes. David Clements’ new documentary critiques election integrity and the response to the Capitol riot. A former law professor and attorney, he presents a narrative of America’s alleged enslavement through two primary themes:

1. The supposed use of proprietary “black box machines” and rigged election software by the deep state, and 2) The aftermath of the Nov 3rd election, highlighting the plight of protesters who are currently imprisoned. Clements will be there to answer questions and talk with attendees. The film concludes with a vision to restore election integrity and free the political prisoners of January 6th. Free screening donations appreciated.

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Summit Hill Elementary Top Dogs

Second Grade - Preston Smith, Avery Tazelaar, Madelyn McWhirter, Zaylee Franks, Raelynn Cariker. First Grade - Scarlett Webber, Eli Gil, Grace Todd, Kimberly Diaz, Hazell Colindres. Kindergarten - Mia Mondragon, Taraji Carson, Oaklan Overbey, Kristine Baker, Jemma Davis. Pre-K - Landry Wofford.

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Powerlifting

Pictured left to right are Coach Devon Blanton, Jaycie Grisham, Catelyn Armstrong, and Maya Garcia. Courtesy photo.

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

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

2023-24 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.25%

City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)

$0.53 $1.05 $0.31 $0.15 $2.04

0.75 % 8.25 %

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 (interim): Monte Walker City Secretary: Regina Harris Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Tammy Grisolia (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 Volunteer 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 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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Texas History Minute The law was long used against L. Clifford Davis and his family. But Davis used the law to change the country and become one of the Ken Bridges most respected legal minds in the country. Davis was born in the small community of Wilton the southwest corner of Arkansas in 1925. He was the youngest of seven children born to Augustus and Dora Duckett Davis. As he grew up, the Jim Crow system in place blocked his attempt at an education. At the time, Little River County had no high schools for AfricanAmericans, and segregation prevented him from attending with whites. He and his older brothers moved to Little Rock where he attended Dunbar High School. After graduation, he attended Little Rock’s Philander Smith College, graduating in 1945 at age 20. Seeing the success of prominent local Little Rock attorneys, Davis decided to pursue a career in law. He applied for the University of Arkansas Law School, but he was prevented from attending because of segregation. In 1946, he was accepted into law school at Howard University in Washington, DC. In 1947, officials at the University of Arkansas Law School contacted him with a possibility of transferring to Fayetteville though under a segregated arrangement. Segregation, however, prevented him from having access to the same classes, materials, and professors as the other students, and therefore, an inferior law school experience. He instead continued at Howard University. The law school quietly desegregated the next year with the admission of Silas Hunt. Davis graduated from Howard in 1949. Davis then returned to Arkansas. He specialized in civil rights law, and he was one of only nine black lawyers in the state at the time. Though a respected attorney in Pine Bluff, Davis moved to Waco, Texas, in 1952 to teach at Paul Quinn College (the college moved to Dallas in 1990). Anxious to be back in the courtroom, Davis passed the Texas bar exam in 1953 and moved to Fort Worth in 1954 to open his own law firm. At the time, he was one of only two AfricanAmerican lawyers in one of the biggest cities in the state. He quickly found himself in high demand. Though the verdict in the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education brought a legal end to segregation, there were still many local districts that fought to

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schools separate for the races. In 1956, he filed a federal lawsuit to desegregate schools in Mansfield, then a small farming community southeast of Fort Worth. In the case Jackson vs. Rawdon, Mansfield High School was ordered desegregated, but local residents refused to heed the ruling. Mobs gathered at the local school to prevent the three African-American children from attending that fall. Texas Gov. Allan Shivers ordered the Texas Rangers in to maintain order and prevent violence. The intimidation of the crowds prevented the students from being able to exercise their constitutional rights, and the schools remained technically segregated for some time to come. In 1959, he again took on a desegregation challenge. He sued the Fort Worth Independent School District, one of the largest in Texas, over its racial practices. He won the case Flax vs. Potts, forcing Fort Worth schools to integrate. He was active in community affairs, working with a variety of organizations on different causes. He was also one of the first African-American lawyers to join the Tarrant County Bar Association. Black lawyers found it necessary to come together for mutual aid and support and, with Davis, formed the Fort Worth Black Bar Association. In honor of his years of work, the organization renamed itself as the L. Clifford Davis Legal Association. In May 1983, he was appointed as a district judge for Criminal District Court No. 2 in Tarrant County. He was known for his fairness and discernment in pursuit of justice knowing that lives depended on his work, necessary qualities in any judge worth the title. In spite of this, he was defeated for reelection in 1988. Because of his respect in the legal community, he continued to serve as a visiting judge for many more years, asked to serve as a judge in special cases. He continued to periodically serve as a visiting judge, presiding over special cases on a oneby-one basis, until he stepped down in 2004 at the age of 79. His years of dedication to the law and persistence in pursuit of freedom and personal honor had won him praise from allies and adversaries alike. A scholarship was named for him for graduating Fort Worth students, and the Fort Worth ISD named an elementary school for him. In May 2017, the University of Arkansas Law School awarded him an honorary degree at age 92 in appreciation for his years of work. Sometimes success speaks for itself.

Being tempted to let down our guard Years ago I worked in a department of five people and one day our director was replaced with someone new. The new leader of our team Dr. Billy Holland brought a small radio into our office and started playing secular rock music. At first it seemed innocent but after a few days it was apparent this was a subtle spiritual weapon that was being used against me. As a young man, I listened to these songs, but when I made a vow to God to maintain a devoted relationship with Him, I knew this includes keeping a clean heart and mind. I’m not saying all the songs are sinful or wrong, but as they were seeping into my conscience, I was opening the door for negative seeds to be planted into my soul that were influencing me in the wrong direction. As an industrial shipping machinery operator, I was in and out of the office throughout the day working on the computer and slowly began to notice this music was tempting me to let down my guard. I would find myself humming these familiar melodies even when I was at home and unfortunately they were secretly producing a darkness and a heaviness in my spirit. Whether we want to admit it or not, the temptations and distractions of the world can come between us and God and in this particular case, I was being tempted by the enemy to throw my discernment aside and to give myself over to this spirit that wanted my attention. How easy it is to fall back into a state of carnality and spiritual lukewarmness. For those who have been following Christ for a while, we know when we are walking in His holiness and when we are distant. I’m not saying I have a super strong sense of discernment, but as the Lord opened my eyes about what was happening, I prayed about what I should do. In a few days, the manager was mysteriously transferred to another department and everything was quiet again. Some may say, you’re being a silly fanatic, but with all seriousness, we must be careful to guard our sensi-

tivity. The same thing is true for Christians who sit around and watch television or play on their phone for hours each day. I read recently where the average person spends 3 hours a day on their phone. It does not have to be carnal content, but anything that distracts us from focusing on Jesus Christ and being on fire for God is most likely a coaxing from the dark side. So, how disciplined do we need to be? Well, how much victory do we want? It’s no secret our spiritual adversary wants us to become comfortable walking on the outskirts of God’s presence. Why? Because we are not effective Christians if we are not listening and following the Holy Spirit. It’s called being lukewarm. Satan is downright sneaky when it comes to messing with our emotions with deceptions and lies as we can look back in our lives and see how effective he is. It’s difficult to live a sanctified life especially in our modern world but this does not mean it is impossible. Much of the time our problems are self-inflicted. We believe we can play in the dirt without getting dirty. How can anyone be entertained with perversion and violence and not feel anxious and miserable? We would have more faith and peace if we would turn away from these snare traps and invest our time with prayer, reading the Bible, and good books that stimulate and encourage the mind. Sometimes even the little things can affect us in a negative way and slip in through the back door especially when we leave it unlocked. You see, we have been warned to be diligent and alert just as a soldier would be on guard duty. Brothers and sisters, I do not need to remind us this is serious. These are not war games – these land mines are real! George Lucas is quoted as saying, “Your focus determines your reality.” Ephesians chapter four gives us a clear picture of how we can help ourselves with living a sanctified lifestyle and then chapter six goes on to emphasize the importance of wearing the whole armor of God in order to protect and maintain a renewed mind and a clean heart. Dr. Holland lives in Central Kentucky with his wife Cheryl, where he is an ordained minister, Christian author, and community chaplain. To read more about the Christian life visit: billyhollandministries.com

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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 6:30 pm - Worship service Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Evening Service 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

2 Samuel 22:28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.

Sheryl Bentley, Coldwell Banker (903) 821-7653 yourrealtorsheryl@gmail.com

ADVERTISING/MARKETING Howe Enterprise P.O. Box 595 Howe TX 75459 howeenterprise.com 903-339-0100 news@howeenterprise.com AGRICULTURE Norman Farms 4871 Mackey Rd Howe TX 75459 903-815-5545 ajnorm4@aol.com ANTIQUES Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 facebook.com/Howe-Mercantile1639767196252428/ (817) 313-2168 georgiacaraway@aol.com AUTO Bob Utter Ford 2525 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 bobutterford.net 903-892-3555 BANKING Independent Financial 100 South Denny Howe TX 75459 independent-bank.com (903) 532-5521 beth.harville@ifinancial.com Legend Bank 201 W. Grand Whitewright, TX 75491 legend-bank.com 903-532-4778 Brandon.grooms@legend-bank.com First National Bank of Tom Bean 109 S. Britton St. Tom Bean, TX 75489 https://www.fnbtb.com/ 903-546-62752 rbridges@fnbtb.com First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.myrick@firstunitedbank.com BARBER SHOP Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning Howe, TX 75459 9725020559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Provider Business Partners 106 W. Young St. Howe TX 75459 providerbusinesspartners.com 903-487-2248 sharla@ providerbusinesspartners.com Smith-Garner, PC 609 N. Denny St., P.O. Box 1019 Howe TX 75459 http://www.howecpa.com/ (903) 532-1040 amanda.garner@howecpa.com BUTCHER Don’s Smokehouse 111 E. Haning Street Howe, Texas 75459 Donssmokehouse.com (214) 881-8377 DonsSmokehouse@gmail.com CATERING Tracy Events Catering & Carryout Shop 211 S Preston Van Alstyne, TX 75495 Tracyevents2006@gmail.com CHILDCARE Koti Academy of Howe 105 Doyle Street Howe TX 75459 https://www.kotiacademy.com/ 903-532-9663 cassie@kotiacademy.com

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First Baptist Church Howe 100 W. Davis Howe TX 75459 http://www.fbchowe.org/ 903-532-5504 info@fbchowe.org

Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com

First United Methodist Church 810 N. Denny St. Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Church@fumchowe.org https://www.fumchowe.org/ Summit View Church 910 S. Denny St., P.O. Box 295 https://summitviewhowe.com/ info@summitviewhowe.com CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES DIFY Home Services 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 9037440435 ernie@difyhs.com Hunter Knephsield of Texas, LLC P.O. Box 759 Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https://www.hkparkandplay.com/ 8004514138 (Main) hktexas@flash.net (Main) RockExpress, LLC 1434 Schneider Rd Howe, TX 75459 https://rock-express-llc.business.site/ 903-818-2386 rockexpressllc@gmail.com TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601 tdefrange@tldconsulting.net CONVENIENT STORES Quick Check #4 411 W. Haning Street Howe, TX 75459 903-532-5265 zackwilks82@yahoo.com

HAIR SALON Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com HEALTHCARE ER of Texas 115 W. Travis St Sherman, TX 75092 http://oroftexas.com/ 903-770-9099 tiffanyr@eroftexas.com HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com Essential Home Performance, LLC 509 Borrow Way Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https:// www.essentialhomeperformance.com/ 14695459125 Info@essentialhomeperformance.com HOUSING Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.com M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-8355 mariecurtis16@gmail.com. INSURANCE

DENTAL Anna Kids Dentistry 2016 W. White St. Anna, TX 75409 214-831-2400 Annakidsdentistry.com info@annakidsdentistry.com

Cory Hernandez State Farm 2114 Texoma Parkway Sherman, TX 75090 http://insurancequotetexoma.com/ 9038938400 cory@insurancequotetexoma.com

Howe Family Dentistry 100 S. Collins Freeway, PO Box 960 Howe TX 75459 howefamilydentistry.com 903.532.5545

Ed Meacham, State Farm 1303 N Sam Rayburn Frwy, Ste. 200 Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com

EDUCATION Howe Community Library 315 S. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 www.howeisd.net/Page/83 903-745-4050 atchison.melissa@howeisd.net

Jesse Brown Farmers Insurance 403 W. Haning St. Howe, TX 75459 https://agents.farmers.com/tx/howe/ jessie-brown 9034824063 jbrown9@farmersagent.com

Howe Independent School District 105 W. Tutt St. Howe TX 75459 howeisd.net/ (903) 745-4000

Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com

ELECTRIC Rapid Electric, LLC (903) 421-8100 http://www.RapidElectricCo.com/ brent@rapidelectricco.com

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Darren Foster – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfbins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 32707/darrenfoster 903-436-2470 dfoster@txfb-ins.com

ENTERTAINMENT Chill Out Shaved Ice Howe, TX 75459 Chillout903@hotmail.com 903-436-0708 FINANCIAL Rethink Wealth—Kristen Harkless 559-681-7461 Kristen.Harkless@rethinkwealth.com FIREARMS Guns N More 281 Celtic Road Howe, TX 75459 GunsNMore.net (903) 267-1091 jared.c@gunsnmore.net

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Loretta Anderson – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfb -ins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 23242/lorettaanderson 903-819-1041 landerson@txfb-ins.com

TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com IT/DATA Texas Data and VoIP Security 109 W. Tilton Blue Ridge, TX 75424 https://www.tdavinc.com/ (972) 924-5010 dana@tdavinc.com MORTGAGE The Wood Group of Fairway – Lacey Tucker https://homeloanbylacey.com/ 469-910-0375 lacey.tucker@fairwaymc.com NON-PROFIT Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org

Maureen Kane, REALTOR®, Paragon-REALTORS® 614 E Lamberth Rd Sherman, TX 75090 402-202-1540 maureen@paragonrealtors.com Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com Nicole Faye Sells Texas, LLC 215 N Quinlan St Howe, TX 75459 https://nicolefaye.fathomrealty.com/ 972-872-0529 nicolefayesellstexas@outlook.com The Llama Realty Group Dana Thornhill 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 903-821-6890 llamarealtygroup@gmail.com RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com

United Way of Grayson County 713 E. Brockett P.O. Box 1112 Sherman, Texas 75091 903.893.1920

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Lara Logan outs Corporate Media-Government Collusion Media Censorship and the FirstAmendment:A threat to Freedom and the Republic Transcript. Senator Ron Johnson: Our next presenter is Ms. Lara Logan. Lara Logan is an award-winning investigative journalist, former 60 Minutes correspondent and Chief Foreign Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent for 60 Minutes and host of The Rest of the Story with Lara Logan. Lara Logan: Thank you, Senator Johnson. Hello everybody. I was asked to testify on media censorship and the First Amendment, the importance of free speech. And I do want to say that it is an honor and a privilege to be here with all of you and with you. Senator Johnson, thank you for hosting this “Rogue” committee. It is important to all of us because of everything discussed today, that we address the vital principles and values that exist really only in the United States of America. And that said, these are the worst of times for the media in this country. We live in the age of information warfare where propaganda is not simply a weapon, it is the entire field of battle. This is a war for our minds that is aided by advanced technology, and we have never been here, not in all of human history. It is a moment when we as journalists should stand together united and regardless of politics, we should fight for the truth and we should fight for freedom. Yet not very long ago, we allowed one of our own Tucker Carlson to be branded as a traitor simply for doing his job. In fact, there were many, so-called journalists who were leading the charge against Tucker, accusing him of treason for the simple fact of interviewing the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. And to my knowledge, there was not a single legacy media institution that spoke up. This was more than a politically motivated attack on one man. It was a betrayal of the most sacred principles of a free press. And my media colleagues know this to be true no matter what they say. My fear is that they either no longer care or that they lack the moral courage to be honest, including with themselves. I have worked at the highest levels of the media as a full-time correspondent for 60 Minutes, chief Foreign correspondent for CBS News,

chief Foreign Affairs correspondent for CBS News. That was my home for 16 years. And as a journalist, I have sat down with world leaders, mass murderers and terrorists, and I have held people on both sides of the aisle accountable. I have seen suffering and I have faced evil, and I have walked through the fires of hell on distant battlefields. I faced my own death at the hands of a mob of some 200 men in Egypt when I was gang raped and sodomized and beaten almost to death while on assignment for 60 minutes. And yet for almost a decade, I have been targeted and falsely branded and accused of many things that I did not do. They have attacked my work, my character, my sanity, and my marriage. And I am not alone. We are many and we will not give up, and we will not give in to those who wish to censor the idea of free speech. In America and all over the world, media companies, institutions, and journalism schools have failed all of us. And for too long we have allowed nonprofit organizations to masquerade as nonpartisan media watchdogs, when in fact they are a little more than highly paid political propagandists and assassins, whose entire reason for being is to crush anyone who stands in their way. And along with them, the long held and cherished ideas of free speech, free thinking, and free minds. This is a blood sport for them. Their political allies and their puppet masters. They know how to kill a journalist without murdering them. We call it cancel culture. In truth, it is a death sentence and they get away with it because they have information dominance. Some are strong enough to survive, but only a few like Glenn Greenwald, Tucker Carlson, Matt Taibbi, only a few like them are able to reach greater heights and thrive. These nonprofits that I'm talking about are part of a vast censorship network that includes government agencies. They use deception to mask their actions with lofty goals like preventing the spread of misinformation, disinformation hate speech. They use phrases like protecting democracy. And make no mistake, words matter. The media is collaborating with government agencies and operatives to censor and shape the information battlefield to justify certain actions.

For example, when the president of the United States threatens the unvaccinated saying his patience is wearing thin and accuses them of putting communities at risk, his words are designed to justify hatred, censorship, and intimidation. And when the Vice President compares January 6th to 9-11 and Pearl Harbor, it is a predicate to silence the opposition and justify the weaponization of the justice system.

to hide footage from the security police sometimes sewing the tapes into their mattresses at home so they could not be seized and used to identify and target the protestors that we'd filmed. The light of freedom that set fire to our hearts in South Africa was lit thousands of miles away. It was lit right here where we sit today in the United States of America.

We are already witnessing another shaping operation to influence the outcome of the 2024 election this time with the false claim that if one side wins, it'll be the end of democracy. This lie contrived to ensure a particular outcome and to sabotage free speech. Yet again, overseas taxpayer funds from hardworking Americans are being doled out by contractors under the Office of Transition Initiatives at USAID or the State Department Bureau, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. These contractors, many of them ideological zealots, who are not even US government officials often make over a quarter million dollars a year and are outside the reach senators like yourself and committees like this.

When the founding fathers put freedom of speech, first - it was not by chance. It was by design. The rights that followed were in part, created to protect the first Amendment. Without it, they knew that freedom itself would perish. I am reminded today of the word spoken by the British Foreign Secretary. So Edward Gray in 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, he said, “The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime”. We are once again watching the lights of freedom go out. They're going out here and all over the world and it is up to us to determine if they will be lit again ever.

They hand out taxpayer dollars to programs that are shaped by highly partisan NGOs who hide behind terms like interreligious dialogue, when in fact they are funding Muslim schools that train Islamic terrorists like they did in Malaysia. Another example is Humanist International. Through them, the State Department is funding atheism grants that actively cultivate an atheist advocacy network in Nepal. This is not just to attack religion and manipulate foreign politics. It is an attack on free speech, faith and God. While propaganda and censorship are not new, technology means unprecedented power and reach in the hands of a few companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Google. As you have heard many times today, they have been allowed to amass monopoly power. And as a result, they not only reach billions of people across the world every second of the day, they have absolute control over what we see and what we hear. Imagine those tools in the hands of Lenin, Stalin, Mao or Hitler.

Senator Ron Johnson:

When I became a journalist more than 35 years ago, we wanted emergency restrictions in apartheid South Africa and I was 17 years old. Public safety and security were the weapons of state senses. Ours was the truth. We had no Bill of Rights, no Constitution, no First Amendment, no Declaration of Independence, and journalists would have

Thank you, Senator Johnson. I'm ready to take your questions.

Thank you, Ms. Logan. You said you've been targeted over the last 10 years. Can you describe what precipitated your targeting? Lara Logan: Yes. I'm reporting the truth about Benghazi. I was attacked by one of those NGOs that masquerades as a nonpartisan watchdog in violation of its 501c3 status. It occupies a highly partisan position. I'm talking about Media Matters for America. I'm sure there are many doctors in this room, scientists who've been attacked by the same people, the same people that run that - David Brock, for example. And another political assassin now runs an organization called Facts First, USA, which is designed to make sure that your research, Dr. (Sabin) Hazan never reaches the people or the public. There are other organizations like Defeat Disinformation, which claims to be a PAC that goes after disinformation, particularly set up to target Covid. And throughout Covid with General Stanley McChrystal and the other people that advise that organization. But what Senator Johnson, it's not a secret that these organizations exist. What is not widely known and talked (Continued on page 14)

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James Biden testimony transcript released, shows contradictions with other witness testimony ThetranscriptofJamesBiden’stestimony showscontradictionwithotherimpeachmentwitnesses, especiallyovera key meeting betweenJoe BidenandHunterBiden’sbusinesspartnerinLosAngeles.

By Steven Richards The House Oversight Committee on Friday released the full transcript of its interview with presidential brother James Biden, who testified in late February before the GOP-led chamber's President Biden impeachment inquiry. According to the transcript, James Biden insisted brother Joe Biden never met with business associates, directly contradicting testimony from other impeachment witnesses, including that of first son's Hunter Biden. Despite some contradictions, Biden’s testimony did confirm many facts uncovered by the impeachment inquiry investigators, including details related to two “loans” his bother allegedly provided him, though he admitted that there was no documentation associated with them. Biden’s insistence on his presidential brother’s distance from family business ventures while vice president echo the denials issued by the Biden team over the course of the probe and during the 2020 presidential campaign. “First of all, I have never discussed with my son, or my brother, or anyone else, anything having to do with their businesses, period,” President Biden said on the campaign trail in 2019. But, a review of the transcript shows James Biden’s statements conflict with testimony Hunter Biden and his former business partner, Tony Bobulinski, provided to the committee. Bobulinski, the first of the trio to testify, told the committee about a Los Angeles meeting at the Beverly Hotel which Bobulinski claims Joe Biden attended and spoke with the business parters. In the hotel, before Joe Biden arrived, Bobulinski told the committee, Hunter and uncle James Biden started “coaching” him about the upcoming meeting, which he said was “slightly odd.” “And they sort of coached me to say, ‘We're not going to go into a lot of detail. We'll go into your background. My dad will talk about what he sort of chooses to talk about.’ And I sort of just made that note,” Bobulinski said. Bobulinski told investigators that the meeting had a certain “gravitas” because Joe Biden took “time out of his day after he flew across the country to meet with me in a cleared-out bar.” “And the only reason why he was

meeting there, the only reason why I was there was because I was the CEO of SinoHawk, I was putting together this business, and I was a partner of the Biden family's in this operating business," he continued. "There was no other reason for me to be, first, in that bar and meeting with him or him meeting with me." After Hunter Biden had finished speaking with his father privately, Bobulinski said, the pair joined him and James Biden at the table. The meeting between the three Bidens and Bobulinski lasted 45 minutes to an hour, Bobulinski said. “So then they came into the bar. I stood up," he testified. "Obviously, you know, we shook some hands. And I think Hunter made a comment of something like, you know, "Dad, this is Tony who I've told you about," and the stuff we're working on with the Chinese. I don't – it was years ago. I don't remember the exact term, but he sort of set the stage for the meeting." In his testimony earlier this week, Hunter Biden confirmed that this meeting took place, although he could not recall many of the specifics that were discussed. When Joe Biden arrived, Hunter said, he and James Biden “were in the lobby bar with Mr. Bobulinski having coffee.” “[Anyway], my dad went and shook hands with Tony,” Hunter Biden said. “They talked about – I believe at that time, I don't know whether it was Tony's father was suffering from cancer, and his sister was suffering from cancer, and he invited him to the speech at the Milken Conference.” The investigators asked.“OK, do you remember anything else from that conversation that Mr. Bobulinski had with your dad?” “No,” Biden said. Yet, despite this, James Biden testified that Bobulinski never met Joe Biden in his presence. “Joe Biden never met with Tony Bobulinski … to my knowledge,” James Biden told investigators. The president’s brother also addressed the circumstances surrounding two alleged loans from Joe Biden that the committee argues he repaid with funds coming from his business ventures: one for $200,000 and another for $40,000. He repaid the first long from funds that came from the distressed rural hospital operator, Americore. James Biden purportedly served in a consulting role

with the company. The Oversight Committee first identified Americore as the source of a series of loans to James Biden, some of which, the committee argues, were used to send a payment to brother Joe Biden. In total, the committee found $600,000 in loans to the younger Biden from the healthcare company. “So the Americore money was used to, in your words, pay back Joe Biden. Is that what you're testifying to?” investigators asked of the money James Biden received from the company. “Yes,” he said. The committee alleges James Biden repaid the second loan from a cut of funds he received from the Biden family business venture with CEFC China Energy, the firm headed by Chairman Ye Jianming. In August 2017, Northern International Capital, a company affiliated with CEFC China Energy, wired $5 million to a company owned by Hunter Biden, according to the committee, which he distributed to his partners, including James Biden. From there, the $40,000 loan repayment made its way through James Biden’s business, a personal account, and finally ended up as a check from his wife, Sara Biden, to his bother, Joe Biden, according to bank records obtained by the committee.

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about is that it's paid for by us. It's paid for by the taxpayers in your omnibus spending bills that get shoved through the House and the Senate against the will of the people of this country. There are cutouts for these NGOs, and what they do is they launder this money. They pass it from one NGO to the next, and in the name of preventing the spread of disinformation, they censor silence, intimidate, and punish. I said that this is a death sentence for journalists. It's how you murder a journalist without killing them. It's how you murder a scientist without killing them. It's how you murder a doctor without killing them. It's how you murder the vaccine injured when they haven't died yet. It's how you finish them off and everybody else in their family. And it's time for people in this building who come to work every day here to serve us. This is the only country where the people are, the government. This is a government for the people of the people and by the people. And the same is said for so-called Journalists. This man (Mr. Del Bigtree) has been targeted for simply going to the FDA hearings and filming them when they approve vaccines. Just filming them not doing a thing and putting that out and showing people there is no real approval process. They didn't actually do their jobs. And for that, he's been targeted for years long before COVID ever hit. So, it's time now for us to stop taking taxpayer funds to slit our own throats. Thank you.

Agnostic Joe Rogan finally finds Jesus during a live airing of his show… If you’ve been following Joe Rogan, you might recall his exploration of atheist perspectives and ideologies, aligning with his past as a left-leaning “Bernie Bro.” Yet, as the left has shifted towards more extreme views, it’s prompted a shift in many, including Rogan, who once identified with progressive values. They’re now seeking

solace in spirituality and turning towards faith in Jesus amidst the turmoil. Joe Rogan’s journey from championing atheist beliefs to embracing spirituality in the midst of all this global chaos is a testament to both his search for deeper meaning and the level of truly frightening extremism on the left. It can scare people straight.

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