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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2019
Page
4
Readers ask to rebuild the Hog Island Causeway after Hurricane Carla, noting the city rebuilt Market Street traffic circle and Texas Avenue. They urge restoring Hog Island to full service and value.
A reader argues that mainstream Democrats push race into every issue, labeling opponents as racist. They claim white Americans are targeted while other groups are invoked to foment division, urging a return to policies that avoid economic and social upheaval. The tone questions the political strategy and future of the nation.
On this date many moments shaped history including Thoreau's Walden published in 1854, the Fat Man nuclear bomb over Nagasaki in 1945, Tate killings in 1969, Ford becoming president in 1974, Nichols sentencing in 2004, Ferguson protests and Black Lives Matter, Space Force plans in 2019, and thought from Lillian Smith.
In 1970 KLOL began on August 7 signing on from a janitor’s closet in the Rice Hotel ballroom. Pat Fant and Jim Pruett were pivotal in persuading KTRH to design a music FM and the station grew from dormancy as AM ads dominated. The piece recalls DJs bringing records from home and sometimes shutting down when shifts ended.
Baytown Little Theater delivered a sung through version of Joseph with strong narration by Jessica Clemmons Peavey and a debut-fueled Joseph from Brian Minton. The show blended country rock calypso and cabaret styles with vibrant dancing and kids from a local Sunday School class enhancing the performance. Directors and staff earned high praise for a lively production with colorful props including a camel and a golden chariot. Next summer BLT will present Mama Mia along with other year round shows.
AP fact check finds President Trump misstates progress on gun restrictions. While claiming to have done more than most administrations, Congress remains unable to pass broad gun violence legislation due to GOP resistance. He backed some steps like funding data sharing and bump stock ban but rolled back or softened other limits and showed mixed stances on background checks and arming teachers.
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