Candidates for City Council in Baytown Race Begins
Our View notes four candidates for Baytown Districts 1 2 and 3 council seats with incumbents Laura Alvarado Chris Pres ley and Charles Johnson. Michael Palmer challenges Alvarado in District 1 and August 19 is filing deadline. The piece urges thoughtful leadership accountability and voter education ahead of the November 5 election.
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Laura Alvarado
Chris Presley
Charles Johnson
Michael Palmer
Alvarado
Oklahoma
Texas
Bayland Island
Texas Avenue
West Historic End
Michael Pineda
Harris County sued ExxonMobil over fire before investigation
A reader letter criticizes Harris County for filing suit against ExxonMobil prior to an investigation. The writer argues ExxonMobil contributes jobs, tax revenue, charity, and volunteers to Baytown and condemns the county government for the legal action.
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Harris County
ExxonMobil
Exxon
Baytown
Today in History highlights key dates and figures
On this date in history, 1790 Washington authorized revenue cutters to enforce tariff laws, 1936 Jesse Owens won long jump gold in Berlin, 1964 missing civil rights workers Schwerner Goodman Chaney found, 1987 the FCC abolished the Fairness Doctrine, 1993 LAPD officers Koohn Powell sentenced for civil rights violations. Chesterton quote closes.
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U.S. Coast Guard
George Washington
Jesse Owens
United States
Luz Long
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Mississippi
Federal Communications Commission
Los Angeles
Stacey Koon
Laurence Powell
Rodney King
G.K. Chesterton
Old typewriters make a comeback in modern tech era
Wanda Orton notes a revival of manual typewriters among youths and in repair shops from California to New York. She reflects on newsroom habits, from wire machines to scissors and paste, and contrasts the tactile charm of typewriters with today’s instant delete keyboards.
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Houston
Paul Schweitzer
Grammercy Typewriter Co
New York City
California
American Writers Museum
Chicago
Baytown Sun
West Pearce
Associated Press Wire Service
Preston Pendergrass
Sue Jones
Sue
Second Edition looks at old columns about George Bush
The author revisits two vintage columns, one centered on George H W Bush at a Fayetteville reception sponsored by the NRA with Charlton Heston and Kevin Costner attendees, and the other recounts a Montgomery County College visit by Gov. George W. Bush with Dan Shelley.
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Ark
Jack Fields
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Charlton Heston
Kevin Costner
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Claude Akins
Lisa Whelchel
Lee Greenwood
Charlton
Gressman
Lynn
Jack
Kevin
Baytown Sun
Wanda Orton
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Barbara Bowes
Congressional
MACE
Congressman Fields
Montgomery County College
George W. Bush
Dan Shelley
Crosby
Baytown
State Senate
Dan
Gov. Bush
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