Cheers and Jeers from Baytown readers
Our View highlights praise and critique from local readers. Officer Bryce Perkins aids a young musician, Miss Greater Baytown Ella Carsey advances at Miss Teen Texas, and a Little Free Library opens on Hartman Drive. Jeers target the Texas Transportation Commission over Grand Parkway funding cuts and local ramp removals in Chambers County.
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Bryce Perkins
Rodney
Perkins
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Ella Carsey
Carsey
Houston
Hartman Drive
First Presbyterian Church
Texas Transportation Commission
Chambers County
Michael Pineda
Top 10 Baytown Sun stories week of July 30 to Aug 6
The Baytown Sun lists the week’s most read articles by page views. Topping the list are a contract worker suing ExxonMobil, a Winnie drug bust, and a firefighter’s doctor dispute over a worker’s camp claim. Also featured are Miss Greater Baytown, a centennial church anniversary, a Tots program, BPD Internal Affairs, a Bolivar meth beach find, an Astro Hall of Famer gala, and school start.
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ExxonMobil
BPD
Bolivar
Astro Hall of
McDowell
Today in History highlights from 1782 to 2017
On this date selections include George Washington creating the Order of the Purple Heart in 1782, Allied landings at Guadalcanal in 1942, Explorer 6 launch in 1959, Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964, Apollo 15 splashdown in 1971, and 2017 identification of World Trade Center remains. Thought by Peter Jennings about history as a rough draft.
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Guadalcanal
Pacific
United States
Earth
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Gulf of Tonkin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pacific Ocean
World Trade Center
Peter Jennings
West End Baytown recalls its unincorporated roots and annexation
Wanda Orton reflects on Baytown's historic West End once a cluster of independent neighborhoods within unincorporated Texas towns. She describes street names after states, company housing near the refinery, and community life before annexation by Pelly, noting a shift toward revitalizing the area as Historic West End.
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Baytown
Texas
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Uncle Humble
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Humble Oilers
Pelly
Houston
Old Baytown
Old Main
Harbor Drive
Airhart Drive
East Baytown
HORC
Leger
Carolina
Maryland
Missouri
Britton-Cravens
Utah
Alabama
Southwest Addition
Company Addition
Market
Bayway
Goose Creek
West End
Baseball and elections mirror the American pastime debate
An essay compares MLB season structure and US presidential campaigns, emphasizing playoffs, delegates, and World Series format. It discusses the Electoral College, historic upsets, and hypothetical Dodgers versus Astros rematch to illustrate how wins are decided by games rather than total points, arguing for tradition in determining champions.
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Houston Astros
United States
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
George W. Bush
al Gore
Houston
Los Angeles
Dodgers
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