Jury Duty Made Easier in Harris County
Chris Buckner recalls his jury service in Houston Harris County, noting revamped jury assembly rooms comfortable seating and a snack bar. He recounts parking tips in the courthouse area and a two day process with a unanimous guilty verdict and a Huntsville sentence, emphasizing public duty and improved conditions.
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Women’s Storybook Project volunteers at Dayton prison
A letter thanks Sun readers for promoting the Women’s Storybook Project of Texas. Ben Tinsley covered the April events in Plane/Hensley prison Dayton, highlighting 29 area volunteers who bring books recorders tapes and envelopes once a month. Warden Howard selects 32 inmates with 90 days of good conduct to narrate stories for their children.
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Commissary memories from a Baytown neighborhood store
Wanda Orton recalls the Commissary on Iowa Street run by the Seidel family for residents of the Company Addition. A Red and White franchise with a chicken coop and a tiny ice cream counter, it kept family receipts, kids’ charges, and local lore including a cat with a kinked tail, licorice and candy counters, and meals before Sunday dinners.
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