Tip of the iceberg editor letter on Nixon and Trump era politics
The letter argues Nixon resigned to halt impeachment and contrasts him with Hillary Clinton while attacking Donald Trump and GOP behavior. It questions pardons, party loyalty, media leaks, and national ethics, calling Trump a liar and the party racist and divided. It claims the speaker supports neither party but criticizes Trump and the GOP.
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Mr Martin
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KKK
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Party of Hate
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Hillary Clinton
Historic 2016 election highlights and party contrasts
The piece surveys Libertarian, Green, Democrat, Republican, Tea Party, and Texas Tea Party positions for the 2016 race. It contrasts a pot smoking libertarian holdover, a Green push for democratic reform, a Democratic woman candidate, a casino billionaire Republican, and Tea Party aims to reshape constitutional norms. It urges registration before Oct 11 and early voting, ending with a patriotic chant U S A.
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USA
Ross Perot
Green Party
Ralph Nader
Ted Cruz
Texas
Readers weigh life on other planets and grocery sources
Baytown Sun reports this week’s reader survey on life beyond Earth, finding most respondents believe some life exists elsewhere but not very similar to humans. The poll also asks where people buy their groceries, with results showing 45.9 percent and 34.4 percent in the cited figures.
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Today in History Highlights From 1848 to 1973
Key historical milestones include the Oregon Territory's creation in 1848, FDR signing the Social Security Act in 1935, Rainey Bethea's 1936 public execution in Kentucky, Truman's 1945 Japan surrender announcement, and the 1973 halt of U.S. bombing in Cambodia. Also notes Primo Levi.
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Primo Levi
Old Nick The Bicycle Man remembered in Texas memoir
Wanda Orton recalls Nick Klaus known as Old Nick The Bicycle Man from Baytown Texas who fled Nazi Germany around 1936. He paid fair prices, fixed bikes without charge for a while, posted witty signs and built a friend network including the Reynolds family before dying after being struck by a car with his dogs on Wisconsin Street.
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East Texas Historical Journal
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Germany
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Watermelon cravings spark a citrusy botanical detour
Jim Finley muses on citrullus lanatus the scientific name for watermelon, recounting a daydream about cravings, a Kroger trip, and memories of his father’s watermelon dinners. He notes seeds rind and a tasting of sliced fruit, while reflecting on food lore and state debates.
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Gigi
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