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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2016
Page
4
James Haarmeyer of Beach City urges voters to scrutinize Goose Creek CISD tax ratification. He calls the election a penny swap for a dollar grab, questions state funding claims, and warns of potential increases in the Interest and Sinking Fund impacting a $200,000 home.
A reader shares lifelong political thoughts from Baytown Sun letters. He reflects on being part of the silent majority, criticizes political chaos, and urges faith in God, civic responsibility, and positive action. He questions GMO disclosures, water pollutants, tax issues, and political tactics, and muses on voting in the current year.
Harvey Schultz recalls a restaurant moment where a stranger offered to buy his meal, prompting him and his wife to start paying for others, mirroring Jesus’ kindness. He urges readers to see kindness amid sensational news and shares his Baytown life and writings.
Texas readers see Cruz and Perry shifting stances on Donald Trump as polling hints Perry could challenge Cruz in 2018. Cruz praised Trump early then cooled, while Perry condemned Trump then backed him, affecting GOP dynamics and potential Senate outcomes in Texas.
On this date in 1775 King George II proclaimed the American colonies in open rebellion. In 1858 the play Ten Nights in a Bar Room opened in New York highlighting alcohol dangers. In 1927 unrest included Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and others amid protests.
The note recalls the 1920 Boston murders for which Bartolomeo Vanzetti was executed along with others. It links events across history and notes anniversaries tied to the case and its place in historical memory.
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