The Fall of a Supermarket Tabloid The Weekly World News
A veteran journalist laments the death of The Weekly World News a supermarket tabloid once famed for bold misgivings and bold claims Its rise to 1 2 million in the 1980s and decline to 83 000 March sales with a reported 160 million loss in 2006 is noted The piece rails at sensational journalism and mocks its last stories including Mother Nature endorsing Gore and a phony health alert about cooties spread from youths to seniors.
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Wharton County Junior College
Pioneers
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Houston Press
Houston
Mad Magazine
Dan
Weekly
World News
White House
George W. and Associates
Michael Moore
Gore
Sheila Purvis
Baytown rehearsed evac hub proves valuable for future storms
Interim city manager Bob Leiper praised Baytown's hurricane drill using San Jacinto Mall as an evacuation hub. The setup included EMS rooms, registration, police presence, bus staging, pet and luggage tagging, and four waiting areas with water. Aimed to clear 30 minute processing, the plan yielded a reusable blueprint for future storms.
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Dean
Baytown
San Jacinto Mall
Bob Leiper
Leiper
Jamaica
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Community Calendar highlights multiple Baytown activities
A dense calendar lists morning and afternoon programs across Baytown venues including Highlands Community Center J.D. Walker Center Max Bowl East Sterling Municipal Library Baytown Rotary Church groups and senior activities. Highlights include Toddler Time Story Time Bingo 9 pin No Taps and Bible studies with lunch across venues.
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East Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Max Bowl East Alley
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Market St
Crosby Library
Sterling Municipal Library
King’s Table
Church of New Beginnings
TOPS
Baytown
Call
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph Matthews
Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Market Street
VFW Post
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Today in History marks Aug 28 with legends and events
On August 28 events span from 1609 Henry Hudson discovering Delaware Bay to 2007 calendar notes. Highlights include MLK I Have a Dream speech in 1963, Emmett Till murder in 1955, 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention clashes, and Gulf Freeway opening era notes. Additional Baytown and Goose Creek items document local changes and census figures.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Henry Hudson
Delaware Bay
Elizabeth Ann Seton
New York City
Emmett Till
Chicago
Money
Miss
Hubert H. Humphrey
John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
H.E. Brunson
Baytown
Sun invites photo submissions and corrections to caption
The Sun requests photo submissions via email to david.bloom bay townsun.com or by mail to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas. A Page story misidentified the congressman who helped Harry Daves receive a commendation medal. U.S. Rep Ron Paul is noted as the one who campaigned for the honor.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
Harry Daves
Dayton
U.S
Ron Paul
Daves
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Jim Finley
Baytown Junior Forum
Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Chambers County Historical Commission
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook Drive
Nick
Elaine
Baytown Senior Center
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
J.D. Walker Community Center
SUN History
Muhammad Ali
Jesus
John
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