Notable Houston Publisher Emeritus Hartman Dead at 74
David Bloom reports on the passing of Fred Hartman, veteran editor and publisher, who led the Houston Chronicle as managing editor and later publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974. Memorials honor his long newspaper career and community impact.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Gamer Cash
Meredith Darnell
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
War warnings push Syria Iran ahead of private channels
International reaction centers on public threats by U S defense and state secretaries to Syria and Iran over Iraq related actions. Analysts note regional risks and urge UN backed engagement to shape policy while other editorials critique democracy spreads and mass destruction implications.
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Donald Rumsfeld
Colin Powell
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Ian
Rumsfeld
Powell
Middle East
United States
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Europe
Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns to discuss public issues
The Baytown Sun solicits letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, include contact details, and may be edited or refused. Political content is restricted near elections.
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The
Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Easter's colorful history and meaning across traditions
The piece explores Easter customs from lavish outfits to eggs and the bunny, tracing their origins in Christian symbolism and pre Christian lore. It cites Francis X. Weiser on how white baptismal linen evolved into new Easter garments and explains the egg and bunny origins, plus pigs as luck symbols and the egg roll tradition.
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Firefly Press
Francis X. Weiser
Boston College
Weiser
White House
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Europe
Germany
Austria
France
Hungary
Baytown and Mont Belvieu Officials Directory Update
Directory style listing of city hall officials in Baytown Texas with contacts for city manager mayor and council members, and school board and Barbers Hill district trustees with terms and meeting times. Includes addresses and phone numbers for multiple districts and positions.
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City Hall
Market Street
Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria II
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
Barbara Sultis
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
Barbers Hill
P.O. Box
Mont Belvieu
Tim Sonnenberg
Jamie Harvey
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le Monde
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Saddam
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Patriot-News
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God
George Plagenz
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East
P.C. Box
Lee College
Whiting Baytown
Martha Elis Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Barbers Hill Isd
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