Letters praise and critique Goose Creek district leadership
A reader commends Stephen Fischer for opposing the extension of the Goose Creek Superintendent contract while criticizing the district leadership. The writer cites poor academics, personnel, morale, and communication, urges voters in District 4 to elect Brian Graham in May, and asks for independent data review and accountability of the superintendent.
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Kathleen Victory
Stephen Fischer
Goose Creek
Country Club
Parkridge Bend
Brian Graham
Property rights and smoking policy in private businesses
A speaker defends private property rights against government efforts to label private businesses as public spaces. They urge exterior smoking policies so patrons can choose entry, opposing forced smoking or smoke free rules. They argue freedom includes business owners choosing policies and consumers selecting workplaces and venues.
Bible in School: Call to Restore God in Classrooms
A reader argues elective Bible courses should be required, claiming more discipline when God was present in schools. The letter asserts support for religious presence, notes fewer police incidents, and urges participation to influence policy.
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God
Baytown doctor sanctioned by board for prescribing limits
A Baytown physician with over five decades of practice was ordered by the Texas Medical Board to cease prescribing diet pills or anxiety medications after allegations of inadequate patient examinations. Dr. Philip T. Eichelberger, 78, faced 34 disciplinary actions at the board’s April meeting and must log all controlled-substance prescriptions, undergo monitoring, complete risk management and ethics courses, and pay a 750 dollar penalty within 90 days.
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Baytown
Texas Medical Board
Philip T. Eichelberger
Eichelberger
Medical Board
Jill Wiggins
James Bowie Drive
Wiggins
PBS&J funds Baytown summer youth program
PBS&J a Baytown engineering firm donated 2500 to the City of Baytown for the Mayor's Summer Youth Work Program. The program, once joint with city government and Gulf Coast Careers, faced federal funding cuts and was dissolved. The donation supports salaries, tools, equipment, transport, training materials and participant incentives.
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Pbs&j
Gina Rivon
Duane Hengst
Steven DonCarlos
Alan Black
Baytown
Gulf Coast Careers
Harris County
Feder
Gulf Coast Area
Pbs&j Transportation
Baytown suspects flee after fatal Texas City crash
Texas City police tracked two Baytown men, Milton Terrell and Darius Carr, after a 9:30 am crash on State Highway 146 left a 60 year old Racliff man dead. Terrell faces intoxication manslaughter and cocaine charges with $80,000 bond. Carr is charged with misdemeanor failure to report a felony with $1,000 bond. Both suspects were found in a field about two miles north of the scene and held in Galveston County jail.
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Texas
Baytown
Racliff
Milton Jamal Terrell
Darius Darren Carr
Brian Goetschius
Terrell
Goetschius
Texas City
Robert Ebert
Ebert
Galveston County Medical Examiner’s
Carr
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Baytownsun.com
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