Bay Area Heritage Society Hosts Heritage Festival in Baytown
The Bay Area Heritage Society presents the Heritage Festival at the Public of Texas Plaza Park with Texas history reenactments, basket weaving, beekeeping, quilting, and an 1800s fabric quilt auction. Proceeds aid the Baytown Historical Museum, Brown McKay house, and Wooster School House restorations.
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Bay Area Heritage Society Hosts Fifth Annual Heritage Festival
The Bay Area Heritage Society presents its Fifth Annual Heritage Festival at Republic of Texas Plaza Park 5117 Marth Maryytowt event runs from 16 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and is free. Proceeds benefit the Be Society. Sav Area a.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Public Input
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Submissions must be original, include writer’s contact details, be limited to one per month, and may be edited or refused. Send signed pieces to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun or via fax or email.
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Bush and Rice draw racy satire from bass pond tale
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist Gene Lyons skewers the Bush White House while recalling Condoleezza Rice testimony and pre 9 11 intelligence failings. He mocks Rice, calls for accountability, and contrasts administration denials with the August 6 2001 PDB.
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Mayhem Remembered and World Events Noted
A historical date roundup notes Columbine anniversary five years past at Littleton and key moments across years. It recalls George Clinton's death, Adolf Hitler's birth, RCA microscope debut, 1945 Allied advances in Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Trudeau's 1968 oath, and desegregation rulings. It also cites Apollo 16, Korean Air Lines incident, Mariel boatlift, and Baghdad security changes with religious pleas in Iraq.
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Baytown Years Span Tragic Death and School Language Clash
A 9 year old's account framed the death of a 46 year old Baytown refinery worker and Cedar Bayou resident. In 1976 a federal memo corrected Texas school officials on bilingual education being required by a Supreme Court ruling. In 1991 a Baytown YMCA ceremony marked Tilman D. O’Bren children's wing start. In 2002 high school attendance fell due to a rumored school shooting.
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Tax hikes unfairly target smokers in Texas plan
A reader letter argues excise taxes on cigarettes shift burden onto consumers and producers, comparing a $32.20 shoe price with a $31.40 tax to show cigarette taxes near the product cost. The author critiques Gov. Perry and calls for fair taxes, noting smuggling risks and the impact on minorities.
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