Rename Robert E Lee High School to reflect equality
Letters urge Goose Creek CISD to rename Robert E Lee High School amid protests over racial injustice. Contributors cite Confederate ties, cost concerns, and the need for inclusive schooling while urging action and future-focused change.
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Robert E. Lee High School
George Floyd
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Houston
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent
Goose Creek School Board
Robert E Lee High School
Cindi Foster
Baytown
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Supreme Court
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Goose Creek
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Rebranding schools honoring Confederate icons sparks debate
Community voices push to remove Confederate iconography from schools amid calls for safer inclusive environments. Proponents cite tradition while critics urge honoring Brown v Board of Education progress and equal treatment for all students.
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Slap in the Face to Black Students Cited in Letter
A letter argues that naming public memorials after Nazi victims rather than Nazis themselves is a moral slap to Black students. The writer suggests reconsidering memorial naming as reflected on page 5.
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Preserve history to guide future improvements says Baytown genealogist
James Winston, president of the Baytown Genealogy Society and panel chairman of the Chandler Family Association, argues that destroying or erasing history hinders research and learning. He urges preserving history, repairing systems, and voting for leaders who serve the people, not parties, to prevent repeating past mistakes.
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America
James Winston
Baytown Genealogy Society
Chandler Family Association
Take Me Out to the Ball Game In Memory of Baseball
Jim Finley reflects on baseball love, the Astros, and memories from Houston Buffs games and the Astrodome era. He blends nostalgia with hope for a safe 2020 season amid coronavirus, sharing personal sportswriting history and a lyric draft.
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Bay City Daily Tribune
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Bay City High
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Atomic bomb drops and Tate murders mark grim 1945 1969 milestones
On August 6 1945 a B 29 dropped a nuclear device on Nagasaki killing about 74 000 people Three days earlier Hiroshima devastation defined the war and in 1969 actress Sharon Tate and four others were found slain in Los Angeles the brutal murder shocking the nation and Hollywood authorities investigated the high profile crime amid a period of social upheaval.
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Japan
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Sharon Tate
Tate
Los Angeles
History milestones touch on crime and protests across eras
A chronicle highlights Charles Manson's conviction, Terry Nichols receiving 161 life terms after seeking forgiveness in court in 2004, and the 2014 Ferguson killing of Michael Brown Jr. that sparked protests and helped launch the Black Lives Matter movement nationwide.
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