August 2022

Patricia Johnson

the passing of Patricia Johnson to join her Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven, this day August 10th 2022. Her life will be celebrated by friends and family at a graveside service Friday 1:00, August 12th at Georgetown Cemetery in As you may know she lived her final years on Cemetery Road here in Pottsboro and loved to joke that she was also born on Cemetery Road in Shamrock, Texas.

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Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act may not reduce inflation — one sign that Senate Democrats’ reconciliation package, now that most of the drama is over, deserves a dispassionate accounting. The deal President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Charles E.

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United States’ relationship with China

China, economically ascendant, has become increasingly assertive in pressing its economic, political and territorial claims. The United States, which long treated the country as something of a charity case, now regards it as a rival and, increasingly, as a threat. While some tension is inevitable, the rhetoric in both nations has taken a bellicose turn. There is little trust or cooperation even on issues of clear mutual interest, like combating the COVID-19 pandemic or addressing climate change.

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At the movies: Bodies Bodies Bodies isn’t a perfect horror/comedy, but it is a fun one

Special to the Herald Democrat Some of my favorite Far Side comics involve drawings of two places or organizations that should never be next to each other (like individual gatherings of falcons and poodles) with the caption “trouble brewing”. The horror comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies evokes these wonderful comics by immediately tossing viewers into a social situation that’s clearly just a powder keg ready to go off.

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