Crosby Nash song targets Enron tied corporate crime
David Crosby writes about corporate crime in the 2000s, focusing on Enron and Kenneth Lay, in the 5 1/2 minute track They Want it All for Crosby Nash. Crosby, 62, once jailed in Dallas County and Texas prison for drug and gun charges, says the song condemns justice delays for executives.
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Baytown To End City Pools This Weekend
The city will close the N C Foote Swimming Pool and the Sports Complex Swimming Pool as the summer season ends this Sunday. Spray Park hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. For details call the parks and recreation department at 281 420 6597.
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Dewhurst urges Texas to boost power grid security
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst told a joint Senate committee meeting that Texas needs a blueprint to strengthen security and reliability of the electric grid, pipelines, and energy facilities. He noted no credible terror threat but urged safeguards as the 2003 Northeast blackout anniversary nears.
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Baytown volunteer wins top ACS honor for service
Julie DeTorre, Baytown ACS volunteer leader and San Jacinto Methodist Hospital sponsor, receives the 2004 Distinguished Member of the Society award. The acknowledgment cites her drive to rejuvenate patient services and education, plus advocacy in the Relay for Life effort that mobilized a 69,000-strong community to raise over $1.6 million in six years. The Baytown unit, guided by DeTorre, runs Road to Recovery Reach to Recovery and Look Good Feel Better programs, with the award to be presented at the division dinner on Sept. 30. The local ACS unit meets Sept. 13 at 11:30 am at the San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center.
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Beaumont mayor fined over cable channel use for charter vote
The Texas Ethics Commission fined Beaumonts mayor for using the municipal cable channel to promote a charter amendment. Council members faced scrutiny as officials planned to monitor broadcasts to avoid grandstanding. Pasadena's seven year old channel expands beyond meetings, educating the public on programs and city activities. The station employs three people with a $50,000 annual budget and may extend to streaming council meetings online.
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Mundinger
Houston Man Receives New Liver After Media Campaign
Todd Krampitz, 32, awaiting liver transplant after May cancer diagnosis, received a donated liver and is recovering in Methodist Hospital ICU. His wife Julie credited a public campaign including two billboards and a Web site for raising awareness and securing the organ. The donor was from out of state. officials declined further details.
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Speeders face heightened school zone enforcement in Baytown area
Baytown Detective Ernie Yznaga warns drivers to slow as school starts August 16 and buses load and unload. Mont Belvieu Captain Virgil Blasdel says radar and extra patrols will target speeders in school zones, with five officers on duty that day and a radar trailer to remind drivers of speeds.
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City Council Delays Decision on Davis Payment and Audits
City Clerk Gary Smith says the city did not request the audit but appreciates its results for sales tax collection. Council took no action on paying architect James Davis 71000 for City Hall work from the mid-1990s. Davis claims the amount was due, but the statute of limitations blocks payment per City Attorney Ignacio Ramirez. A seven year Industrial District Agreement with Borden Chemical was renewed to limit annexation risk by reduced property tax payments.
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