Goose Creek Country Club to Host Spring Classic Golf Open
Goose Creek Country Club, founded in 1956, grew from a $1,000 membership to a thriving Baytown gathering site. Vernon Wright recalls early trials including a tornado that blew through the original club and a resilient 1970s mood, while Conrad Magouirk leads as president with a board of directors planning the third annual Spring Classic on Monday April 10 open to the public. Golfers may sign up via the club pro shop and learn about the club’s role in social civic and professional activity.
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Fashion show honors club president and welcomes all
Show organizers Hunter and Saundra Davis plan a community fashion event with food music and door prizes to recognize Susan Moore- Fontenot for steering the chapter. They invite people of every race and religion, featuring entertainment from Robert E. Lee High School and Lee College jazz bands.
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Immigration overhaul stalls in Senate vote gridlock
Washington report says landmark bill granting eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants suffered a potentially fatal setback as only 38 senators supported it, all Democrats, leaving the measure in limbo before a two week recess. Supporters vow revival with planned demonstrations and renewed efforts after the break.
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Bush and GOP hit new laws in public opinion
The AP Ipsos poll shows President Bush with a 36 percent job approval, the lowest, amid grim election-year news. Public belief the nation heads in the wrong direction rose to 70 percent, with foreign policy and Iraq ratings at historic lows.
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Perry Bell discuss school finance at AP editors meeting
Gov. Rick Perry voiced optimism that his plan to overhaul school funding with a broad business tax and higher cigarette tax will pass the Legislature, while challenger Chris Bell urged bipartisan talks on school reform and teacher pay. Both tied immigration and border security to broader policy debates at the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors convention. Perry highlighted support from Lt. Gov. Dewhurst and Speaker Craddick as key to advancing a new revenue stream, while Bell called for a bipartisan committee to address reform costs and outcomes before setting a price tag.
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Plan Could Widen Gap In Texas School Funding
A six billion dollar tax swap could widen funding disparities between rich and poor Texas districts by about 20 percent in coming years if lawmakers pass the plan without changing funding formulas. Wayne Pierce of the Equity Center notes wealthy districts now receive roughly 12 percent more funding than poorer ones, a gap that could grow under the proposed plan.
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