Guest View on Reforming the IRS and Tax Code
Dr. Brian Babin argues the IRS is broken and too powerful. He cites wasted hours and costs, calls for simpler tax reform, accountability, and prosecutions for targeting conservatives, urging action by Congress. Babin represents the 36th District including Baytown.
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Readers urged to submit letters to Baytown Sun
Readers are asked to send letters to Baytown Sun via email or online submissions on baytownsun.com. Include a phone number for verification. Letters are limited to 300 words and may be edited.
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April 12 history notes from Civil War to King
On this date in history events include the Civil War start at Fort Sumter in 1861, North Carolina's 1776 move to support independence, FDR's 1945 death, the 1955 polio vaccine clearance, and MLK Jr's 1963 Birmingham arrest and Letter from Birmingham Jail. Franklin D. Roosevelt is highlighted with a quote.
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King
April in Texas the Runaway Scrape and Lynchburg ferry
Remembrance of April 1836 when thousands of settlers fled the approaching Mexican Army during the Runaway Scrape. The Lynchburg ferry carried refugees east toward Sabine River and Louisiana amid disease, weather, and scarcity as Texas leaders evacuated to bays and boats. Baytown memory honors Dr. Harvey Whiting and Wanda Orton notes.
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Baytown
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Burnet
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Baptists, emails, and a humorous clash of faiths in Baytown
Jim Finley recounts a humorous exchange with Baptist church staff after an accidental email loop. He recalls a playful reply inviting yard work, notes the pastor Tommy Clements’ teasing in public, and reflects on his lighthearted cross-faith interactions with Second Baytown’s church community.
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Second Baytown
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Billy Graham
Harris County
Charles Bacarisse
Lynn Fields
Houston
Tommy
Collin Ericison
First Baptist Wee School
Brother Tommy
Kirstin
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