Re-elect Hall and Himsel to support Lee College
The authors praise Baytown leaders Mark Hall and Mark Himsel for their 13 years as Lee College Regents and support their re election. They highlight the value of public education, the college leadership of President Dr Lynda Villanueva, and their shared philosophy to back the president with community and resources.
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Goose Creek
Lee College Board of Regents
Lee College
Stephen
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Lynda Villanueva
Villanueva
Mercedes Renteria for Goose Creek CISD Board
Nicholas Rice of Baytown urges District 2 voters to support Mercedes Renteria for Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees. He cites Baytown roots public service as a city councilman, approving equipment for a Bowie Elementary special needs park, budget and hiring experience, and the ability to listen to constituents.
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Goose Creek
CISD
Mercedes
Baytown
Bowie Elementary
Nicholas Rice
Time for change on GC board and district 2 vote
Citizens, faculty and students show no support for renaming schools. The call is to replace district 2 trustees Mercedes Rentemain and Agustin Loredo. Emphasis shifts to addressing student and teacher needs over names.
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Mercedes Rentemain
Agustin Loredo
Endorsement for Mercedes Renteria to Goose Creek School Board
Harvey Ponder endorses Mercedes Renteria for Goose Creek School Board describing her as a community driven candidate. The letter notes his praise as a Baytown advocate and veteran with roles in city council and Little League leadership, urging voters to support her.
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Goose Creek
Baytown
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Harvey Ponder
Support for Mercedes Renteria in GCCISD District 2
A local supporter writes praising Mercedes Renteria for GCCISD Trustee District 2. The letter highlights honesty pragmatism and a focus on students and taxpayers urging votes for Renteria.
Washington D C statehood question this week
Readers weigh in on whether Washington D C should be granted statehood. Survey prompts from this week ask if residents deserve representation and voting rights in Congress, with varied opinions across Baytown Sun readers.
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The Baytown Sun Nicknames and a Moonbound Subscriber
In the 1960s Baytown Sun mail room workers nicknamed Jimmy Shepard “Astronaut captain of the mail room” for speed tying bundles, inspired by new subscriber Alan B. Shepard. The origin story, printed in The Sunny within The Sun, recounts editor Bob Gilmore’s theatrical nicknames and a WW II record later noted in his obituary.
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Bob Gilmore
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Jim Hale
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Red Jones
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Butch Sorrell
Johnella Boynton
Sparky
Preston Pendergrass
B.B. Williams
Pendy
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Remembering Bobby Hodges of Kilgore and a life story
Jim Finley recalls Bobby Hodges, who died at 89, a Kilgore neighbor linked to his grandparents and a bygone East Texas landscape of oil derricks. He notes Hodges' family, schooling at Kilgore High and ICS, and Hodges’ wife Pattie with their 3 sons, 8 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren, weaving in memory and obituaries from The Baytown Sun.
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Bellville
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Kilgore College
ICS Graduate School
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Landmark dates in world history on this date
On this date events include Waldseemüller naming America after Vespucci in 1507, Farragut capturing New Orleans in 1862, Congress declaring war on Spain in 1898, the founding of the United Negro College Fund in 1944, the Hubble Space Telescope deployment in 1990, Lisa Lopes of TLC dying in 2002, and Joe Biden entering the 2020 Democratic race in 2019.
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Honduras
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