Cheers and Jeers Kickoff Season and Community Efforts
The Baytown Sun highlights praise for local efforts as the 2005-06 football season begins and community groups host charitable events. Memorial Baptist Church held a Back to School Round-Up with about 650 attendees and 276 elementary students received supplies. Habitat for Humanity completed the Serna family home with a no interest, no profit sale, blessing the dedication and welcoming Ashley Serna to a princesslike new room.
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Jeers and Cheers: Baytown council taxi rates and Chavez remarks
The Baytown City Council tabled a proposed taxi and towing rate increase citing need for more information. Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, drawing condemnation for inflaming U S Venezuelan relations. Governor Perry's school finance plan orders districts to spend 65 percent on classroom instruction, limiting funds for raises and non classroom needs. Readers are invited to submit cheers and jeers to the Sun.
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Hugo Chavez
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Venezuela
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Rick Perry
Goose Creek
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meeting Schedule
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Public visitors are encouraged to discuss community issues and may make appointments by contacting Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites reader letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun accepts original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Include writer’s address and phone number not for publication, and a photo for guest columns. Submissions limited to one per month and subject to editing. the paper may refuse publication.
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One Day for Constitution Prompts Education Debate
Nat Hentoff comments on a Senate bill by Alexander and Kennedy to teach American history and civics in schools with a September 17 Constitution instruction requirement. The piece cites NAEP findings on historical literacy and urges stronger civic education and community backing.
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Senate
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Rtenn
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D-Mass
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
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Today in History August 29 highlights and notes
On August 29 many historic events are noted including Paris liberation celebrations in 1944 and Brigham Young's death in Salt Lake City in 1877. Other items mention Strom Thurmond’s 1957 civil rights filibuster, Gemini Five splashdown in 1965, the Beatles last U S concert in 1966, and related anniversary reflections.
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Paris
Mormon Church
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete”) Conrad
Atlantic
Baytown Plots From 1944 1950 1952 and 1975 Echoes
The notes cover 1944 basic gasoline ration renewals obtainable at area service stations. In 1950 San Jacinto hospital joined the city tax rolls at an assessed value of 500000 dollars. 1952 saw Baytown Council appoint C E Henratty as tax assessor collector under Finance Director A V Barber. In 1975 the council was to act on Rollingbrook Drive bridges, each 24 feet wide, spanning Goose Creek between Garth Road and North Main.
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A.V. Barber
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Goose Creek
Rollingbrook
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East Schreck Avenue Spelling Sparks Local Debate
Baytown residents urge city to restore C in Schreck Avenue spelling on East Schreck, citing decades of usage by homeowners and local documents. The writer notes map and county records show the C, while West Schreck lacks it, and suggests renaming to Denny Drive if needed.
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East Schreck Avenue
Harris County
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Schreckengaust
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Brownwood
Wooster
Earl Denny
Denny Acres
Denny Drive
James Kingsmill
Parental indifference blamed in missing girl case
The piece criticizes a Milwaukee area mother connected to a missing girl reported August 14. It notes the mother left for Lake Tahoe on August 18 and instructed authorities to contact her by cell, arguing parental neglect enables child predators and drawing parallels to the Michael Jackson case.
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Calif
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Sheri Wallace-Gaskin
Liberty
Baytown Sun Readers Share Opinions Online
The Baytown Sun invites readers to visit Baytownsun.com for the forum Baytown Talk where opinions are posted by Sun readers. Readers are encouraged to share views on current topics and engage with others in the online space.
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