Joining forces for GCCISD 2019 Bond supporters urge voters
Letters from Friends of Goose Creek Schools urge a united vote for the GCCISD 2019 Bond. The plan prioritizes over 100 million in critical renovations, adds new facilities to handle growth, and includes technology and safety upgrades. Early voting is underway and more than 100 endorsers back the proposal.
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Education bond vote sparks neighbor tale at De Zavala
A Baytown third grader reports a disruptive class with no teaching and a later day of free play after the teacher claimed STAAR prep had covered all needed material. The observer questions bond funding impact on learning and fairness of assessment focus.
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True stereotypes in politics and the need for civility
The piece argues against labeling all Democrats as evil and all Republicans as rigid. It notes readers spread simplifications from Sun letters, rejects tribalism, urges avoiding bias in helping others, and hopes both parties endure beyond Trump and Obama while recommending turning off partisan news.
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Send your letter to the Sun News Baytown Sun
Readers are invited to submit letters to the editor at sunnewsbaytownsun com or online at baytownsun com Letters must include a phone number for verification and are limited to 300 words with possible edits by the editorial staff.
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Perseverance and keeping on through life’s challenges
JoAn Martin, a retired teacher with five novels, reflects on life as a steady effort. She likens perseverance to staying in the arena, recalls Roosevelt’s exhortation, and urges remembering why you started to fuel continuing effort through courtship, parenting, college, business, and daily trials.
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Arbor Day Tree Giveaway and Local Events in Baytown
Baytown Parks and Recreation hosts a 9 a.m. tree adoption in Town Square with 5 gallon pots, limit two per person, while supplies last or until 3 p.m. Trees include live oak and pecan among many varieties. some descended from the Texas Avenue Oak Tree. Friday evening features An Evening With the Author at Sterling Municipal Library with Astronaut Clayton Anderson, no tickets required, first 50 attendees get a free book. Also final weekend of Lee College production The Tempest runs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the performing arts center.
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This Day in History Highlights Major 1789 to 2013 Events
Highlights include George Washington moving into the Franklin House in 1789 and John F Kennedy assuming command of PT 109 in 1943. Columbia University protests began in 1968, Sirhan Sirhan's 1969 sentence, Cosell's 1995 death, YouTube’s 2005 first clip, and royal birth of Louis in 2018.
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