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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2003
Page
2
Mostly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunder storms. Highs mid 90s. Winds from Vanabie 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow partly cloudy with a 30 percent storm chance. Highs lower to mid 90s. Lows near 70s. Sunrise 6:44 then 6:45. Sunset 8:05 both. Low tide 1:50 and 4:08 pm. High tides 11:54 am and 12:49 pm.
Highlights mark events on this date including the 1846 Smithsonian charter, 1809 Ecuador independence bid, 1874 Hoover birth, 1948 Candid Camera debut, 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings note, 1977 Son of Sam arrest, 1988 reparations for Japanese Americans, and 1998 Clinton deficit act.
Quote by George Santayana, Spanish born philosopher, recalling the paradox of sanctification. It contrasts moral rigidity with the potential to reform a libertine into a saint, inviting reflection on character and virtue.
The deadline to register to vote for the Sept 13 election is Thursday. Voters can register at any tax office or download and mail the form from the Secretary of State site www sos state b us. Early in person voting starts Aug 28 and mail voting ends Sept 5. Texans will vote on 22 constitutional amendments and local school bond referenda in Smith Point Double Bayou Oak Island Anahuac Wallisville Hankamer communities.
The League of Women Voters releases a nonpartisan Voters Guide detailing all 22 proposed constitutional amendments for the September ballot. Guides are at Baytown City Hall Sterling Library Lee College Library and from teachers at local high schools and Lee College. Goose Creek district holds Oct 11 election on Robin Hood funding with two propositions about funds to other districts and purchasing attendance credits. Voters must register by Sept 11.
The September 13 ballot includes multiple constitutional amendments on topics from veterans housing funds to tax exemptions for religious property, park districts, and home equity loans. Voter registration ends Thursday, with in person early voting starting August 28 and mail voting ending September 5.
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