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Feb 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 2

Feb 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 2 FEATURES 66 RICK FERNANDEZ & COP STOP 90 SPECIAL ELECTION INSERT HARRIS & GALVESTON COUNTY DEPARTMENTS PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS GUEST COMMENTARY - REX EVANS GUEST COMMENTARY - DANIEL CARR GUEST COMMENTARY - MICHAEL BROWN GUEST COMMENTARY - ART WOOLERY GUEST COMMENTARY - DANIEL CARR NEWS AROUND THE US SURVIVING THE STREETS SHOT SHOW RECAP ISD PD JOB LISTINGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES WAR STORIES AFTERMATH HEALING OUR HEROES DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS BLUE MENTAL HEALTH DR. LIGHT BULB AWARD ADS BACK IN THE DAY PARTING SHOTS BUYERS GUIDE NOW HIRING BACK PAGE

Feb 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 2
FEATURES
66 RICK FERNANDEZ & COP STOP
90 SPECIAL ELECTION INSERT
HARRIS & GALVESTON COUNTY
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS
EDITOR REX EVANS THOUGHTS
GUEST COMMENTARY - REX EVANS
GUEST COMMENTARY - DANIEL CARR
GUEST COMMENTARY - MICHAEL BROWN
GUEST COMMENTARY - ART WOOLERY
GUEST COMMENTARY - DANIEL CARR
NEWS AROUND THE US
SURVIVING THE STREETS
SHOT SHOW RECAP
ISD PD JOB LISTINGS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES
WAR STORIES
AFTERMATH
HEALING OUR HEROES
DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS
BLUE MENTAL HEALTH DR.
LIGHT BULB AWARD
ADS BACK IN THE DAY
PARTING SHOTS
BUYERS GUIDE
NOW HIRING
BACK PAGE

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