Baytown resident reflects on family and tech future
In March 1979 the speaker arrived in Baytown and notes his children and grandchildren attended GCCISD schools including San Jacinto Elementary Baytown Junior High Lee High Sterling High. He recalls urging elementary computer classes and, while working at Southwestern Bell and AT&T, witnessing technology advance. He emphasizes teaching diversity and appreciation of different cultures and perspectives to his children and grandchildren.
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Letters to the Editor on Education and Friendship
Readers reflect on education’s value beyond school names, stressing that lifelong friendships and shared experiences shape identity. They argue that it is the people met and the lessons learned, not a school’s name, that matter. Change the name.
Post office tampering and mail delays prompt voter concerns
A reader recounts postal delays from Baker to Dallas and a late insurance payment, cites a Senate hearing with Postmaster Louis DeJoy and Sen Ron Johnson, and asserts Trump undermines mail voting while asserting determination to vote despite criticism. The letter condemns Trump’s rhetoric and defends postal workers.
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Dont burn bridges Remembered advice and prayer
A short reflection captures a valuable maxim Dont burn any bridges and a closing personal thought about prayer for the Goose
Learning from Harvey to face today’s health disaster
In a reflective essay Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Matthew Spialek compare the 2017 Hurricane Harvey experience with the 2020 COVID-19 crisis. They argue disaster preparedness failed on multiple scales, from Houston to Texas coastlines, urging better integration of lessons into public health planning and climate resilience.
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Tri-Cities Airport's storied rise and Baytown evolution
Baytown area aviation history traces to 1931 when the Goose Creek Chamber formed an aviation committee led by Henry Cathriner. The Tri-Cities Airport opened with a 1600 foot dirt runway on Garth Road, hosting a flight school, Ford Trimotor sightseeing, and a young Claude Eure student pilot. Through the war era, civilian aviation paused then reemerged, with multi-airport growth including RWJ Beach City and the still-operating Baytown Airport on Barkaloo Road.
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Today in History highlights major 1916 1944 and 1981 events
On this date in history several notable events occurred. In 1916 Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service within the Interior Department. In 1944 Allied forces liberated Paris from four years of Nazi occupation. In 1981 Voyager 2 neared Saturn within about 63,000 miles of its cloud tops, sending back images and data.
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