Our View Remembering the atomic bombs and WWII end
Editorial note marking the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts. The piece recalls the devastation, casualties, and rapid end to World War II, while noting varied casualty estimates and the historical debate over invasion vs atomic warfare. It emphasizes perspective on V J Day and current limited remembrance in the U S.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Hiroshima
Truman
Germany
Pacific
Europe
United States
Okinawa
America
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Do Just One Thing joins Baytown Sun eco feature
The Baytown Sun introduces a daily Do Just One Thing feature showing simple eco friendly practices. Readers are invited to share tips and ideas via sunnews baytownsun.com or postal mail for possible publication.
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Baytown Sun
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
David.bloom
Baytownsun
P.O
Baytown
Texas
The
Sun
Five LED upgrades cut home lighting costs smartly
Danny Seo explains LEDs offer high efficiency and long life. Replacing the five most-used fixtures with LED bulbs can slash electricity use by about 75 percent, with an estimated $70 yearly savings and faster payback.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Danny Seo
This Day In History 2015 Events And Deaths
On this date 1854 Thoreau published Walden describing life at Walden Pond Massachusetts. In 1936 Jesse Owens won his fourth Berlin Olympic gold in 400 meter relay. In 1969 Sharon Tate and four others were slain in Los Angeles. Gerald Ford became 38th president in 1974 after Nixon resignation. Jerry Garcia died 1995. Michael Brown death sparked Ferguson protests and Black Lives Matter. Thought by Lillian Smith.
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Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Thoreau
Walden Pond
Massachusetts
Jesse Owens
Berlin
United States
Sharon Tate
Tate
Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Gerald R. Ford
Richard Nixon
Jerry Garcia
The
Grateful Dead
Michael Brown Jr
Ferguson
Missouri
Brown
U.S
Lillian Smith
Flag Pride and Patriotism in World War II Reflections
Wanda Orton recalls a childhood shaped by wartime patriotism and sacrifice from 1941 to 1945. She notes reliance on the Stars and Stripes, home-front hardships, and the shift from consumer desires to faith, hope, and country.
In Line Nightmare at Target and Burger King
Jim Finley recounts a comical shopping mishap in which lengthy checkout delays and an in-store pause at Target and Burger King frustrate him and his wife Margie. He notes two near-identical lines, a malfunctioning card, a scanning hiccup, and a humorous jab at public events, closing with contact details for comment.
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Hillary Clinton
Old River
Better Business Bureau
LaVerne Smote
Daisy
al “Albert” Gore
NBC “News
Herbert
Margie
Target
Burger King Drive-Thru
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Brenda Burr
Gregg Sanford
April Jones
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Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A, Bengtson
Tony Polumbe
Newsroom
Sam
Philco
Robert E. Lee High School
Wanda Orton
the Sun
Boston Mebane Pages
TRUME
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