Our view Zika threat urged and tested this summer
Editorial urges vigilance as Zika arrives with summer heat. It notes Texas and Harris County case counts, explains why Zika differs from other mosquito borne diseases, and outlines prevention steps, including repellents, clothing, screens, water removal, and public health guidance from CDC.
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el Salvador
Houston
Zika
Uganda
Brazil
U.S
Puerto Rico
Harris County
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Miami
Health Department
Cdc. Gov
Pipeline leak on Bayway Drive prompts evacuation fears
Letter from Sharon Rogers in Baytown recounts a Sunday July 17 sighting of vapors on Bayway Drive with police blocking access and ExxonMobil personnel at the site. She describes two vapors bursts at 9:30 and 11 am, an evacuation order, and ongoing concerns about safety measures for nearby residents.
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Bayway Drive
Baytown
Bayway
ExxonMobil
Exxon Mobil
Humble Oil
Exxon
Sharon Rogers
Letters to the Editor Submissions Requested
Readers are invited to send letters to the editor for Baytown Sun coverage. Submissions may be made at sunnews baytownsun com or online at baytownsun com, with letters subject to editing.
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Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
Baytownsun
Jane Lee
The
Sun
Baytown Sun
Sion
P.O
Baytown
Full remediation urged for San Jacinto River Waste Pits
Jacquelyn Young of Texas Health and Environment Alliance argues for complete removal of highly toxic waste from the San Jacinto River Waste Pits. She criticizes containment as inadequate, cites scenario of a 43,000ppm dioxin outside a recent cap breach, and calls for excavation and isolation in a controlled setting to protect public health and ecosystems. Local communities and groups demand EPA action and accountability from Waste Management of Texas and International Paper.
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San Jacinto River
Houston-Galveston
Upper
Texas
EPA
International Paper and McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corp
Houston-based
Waste Management of Texas Inc
Harris
Galveston
Houston Chronicle
San Jac
Jacquelyn Young
Texas Health and Environment Alliance
Baytown Photo Club Exhibits and Sale
Baytown Photo Club hosts an public exhibition and sale titled The Art of Photography at Baytown Community Center August 27 28. The event features members work local photographers for hire and other art forms with wall space tables and floor space for portable displays. Admission is free and exhibitors will be present to discuss photography.
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Baytown Photo Club
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Baytown
Photo Club
Gary Erwin
Glerwin
Comcast.net
Liz Erwin
Notable events on this date across history
On this date many events shaped the nation including the 1860 start of a silver mill near Virginia City Nevada, the 1965 Watts Riots with 34 lives lost in Los Angeles, Reagan's 1984 radio address quip about bomb timing, Clinton's 1997 use of the line item veto, and the Supreme Court later nullifying that veto. Thought for Today by Roger Zelazny reflects on dramatic end times with humor.
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Virginia City
Nevada
Watts
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Russia
Bill Clinton
U.S. Supreme Court
Roger Zelazny
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