Good and bad week shaped by news and new life
The writer reflects on violence and recovery from recent events including bombings letters to the president and senator and a DA’s murder, then shifts to personal joy as Allison and Emily anticipate childbirth. The piece ends with gratitude for first responders and a glimpse of a baby on the way, a sign of hope amid uncertainty.
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Kaufman
West
NPR
Boston
Allison
Bennett
Today in History and Birthdays Highlight 2013 Notes
Key events on this day include battles at Lexington and Concord in 1775 and the Warsaw Ghetto uprising starting in 1943. It notes the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Benedict XVI election in 2005, and lists notable births such as Eliot Ness and Kate Hudson. Also includes population language stats and sports trivia.
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Lexington and Concord
Mass
Warsaw Ghetto
Poland
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City
Joseph Ratzinger
Benedict XVI
Eliot Ness
Jayne Mansfield
Dudley Moore
Tim Curry
al Unser Jr
Ashley Judd
James Franco
Kate Hudson
Troy Polamalu
Maria Sharapova
John J. McDermott
Salyut 1
Soviet Union
Open letter opposes Cedar Bayou dredging and Elbow cut
Jerry Jones, president of Friends of Cedar Bayou United, asks Baytown citizens to oppose deepening and widening Cedar Bayou and removing the Devil's Elbow. The group warns of increased flooding, erosion, ecological loss, and loss of archeological sites, urging study of alternatives like passing lanes and closing a bypass channel from Tabbs Bay.
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Baytown
Friends of
Cedar Bayou United
Cedar Bayou
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou Navigation District Board
Martin and Associates
Congress
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Devil’s Elbow
Devil's Elbow
Bayou
FEIS
Tabbs Bay
Methodist Church
Tables Bay
Houston Chronicle
Gulf Coast
Jerry Jones
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Emily Magrander
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Mike Gunning
Sandy Denson
Ruth Fawvor
Gayle Herrera
Sam Vanelli
Mark Fleming
Albert Villegas
Eleska Rubespin
Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
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