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Baytown Sun in Baytown, Texas

19 Apr 2009

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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 2009

Page

9

Lynchburg and San Jacinto mingle in Texas lore

A vivid retrospective ties Lynchburg to the San Jacinto era with Gen Sam Houston’s misstatement about a Lynchburg victory. It recalls the Runaway Scrape refugees crossing Lynchburg ferry, Lynchburg’s political rally in 1835, and Burnet and Lynch’s ferry disputes as Texas independence neared. See Orton e Page 2B.

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San Jacinto Lynchburg Sam Houston Texas Texas Army Republic of Texas Nathaniel Lynch Santa Anna Lynchburg Ferry Liberty County Louisiana Mexico William Scott Baytown Capt. Scott San Jacinto River Burnet Bay Goose Creek David G. Burnet Washington On- the-Brazos Burnet Lynch Harrisburg
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Xeriscape landscaping to save Texas water resources

The article outlines seven Xeriscape principles to reduce outdoor water use in Texas. It emphasizes plan design, soil preparation with organic matter, and selecting native or well adapted plants. It notes native species reduce water needs, pests, and fertilizer, and lists grasses, vines, perennials, and shrubs suitable for Southeast Texas landscapes.

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Texas Texas Agricultural Extension Service St. Augustine
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History of Earth Day and Arbor Day overview

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 with weekend observances. Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day to protest environmental damage from pollution. Arbor Day dates vary by state, with Texas observing the last Friday in April. Julius Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day in 1872 to promote tree planting, later made a nationwide and federal holiday on different dates.

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Gaylord Nelson Earth United States Nsf.org Texas Julius Sterling Morton Nebraska Grover Cleveland Morton State Board of Agriculture Kansas Tennessee Minnesota Ohio Richard Nixon
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Choosing a PDA OS for work syncing with iPhone not ideal

The user compares PDA basics and OS options for business use. It weighs Apple iPhone, Microsoft Mobile OS, and RIM Blackberry as choices for syncing Outlook mail, calendar, and contacts, noting Outlook sync ease on Microsoft Mobile and quirks on Blackberry, and urges trying both OSs to fit need.

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