Perry orders 65 percent classroom spending across Texas districts
The Baytown Sun editorial condemns Governor Perry for mandating that districts spend 65 percent of education funds on direct classroom instruction and cap non classroom expenses. It argues the order undermines local control, lacks flexibility, and may be hard to monitor or enforce, calling it a political gimmick rather than real reform.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Invites Community Meetings
The editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and invites residents to discuss community issues. To arrange an appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. board members include Wanda Garner Cash, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns from readers
The Baytown Sun seeks signed letters and guest columns on public-interest topics. Submissions must include writer's address and phone number not for publication, and may be edited. Limit one item per month. the Sun may refuse publication. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, P O Box 90 Baytown 77522, fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnews baytownsun.com.
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Teachers urge budget rethink amid pay and bond concerns
In a Mont Belvieu letter, a teacher criticizes Barbers Hill school board for delaying teacher pay raises while Propositions 1 and 3 on the bond plan face scrutiny. The writer questions laptop program costs, urges NO votes on all propositions, and argues for classroom funding and male teacher role models. The piece also includes a rebuttal to a veteran reader’s antiwar stance and defense of wartime actions.
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Horace Mann
Cedar Bayou
Barbers Hill
Citizen’s Advisory Committee
Burkett
Al-Qaida
America
George W. Bush
Munich
Beirut
Iran
Tehran
World Trade Center
Africa
Stephen Hadley
Mont Belvieu
Paris Liberated and Notable Historical Dates on Aug 25
On August 25 1944 Paris was liberated by Allied forces ending four years of Nazi occupation. On this date 1980 the Broadway musical 42nd Street opened with producer David Merrick revealing director Gower Champion had died earlier that day.
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Gower Champion
Supreme Court
Lewis F Powell
Richmond
Harry Wu
U.S
China
Emulex Corp
Goose Creek Tax Suits Filed Over Delinquent Dues 1938
In 1938, 57 tax lawsuits totaling 10150 dollars were filed by City Attorney Ervin Flowers for Goose Creek. Some taxes dated back to 1922, highlighting long‑standing delinquency and municipal efforts to recover revenue.
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Goose Creek
Ervin Flowers
John Wingate
Byrd
Anahuac
Study urges policy reform to keep industry in region
A Baytown Sun editorial accuses industry and government officials of taxpayer duress, calling out alleged extortion under the banner of policy reform. It argues lower property taxes shift costs to residents via higher sales taxes and warns that current rates may drive industry away, increasing local austerity and infrastructure burdens.
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Martha’s Vineyard
Highlands Pilot Club Event Ends In Splashing Finale
Highlands Heritage Park hosted a summer series with Gary Young on July 16, gospel singing on August 6 and LaLa Wilson on August 20. Fireworks after each concert were funded by Thomas Sherron. Organized by Highlands Chamber of Commerce with local sponsors.
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