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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 2018
Page
4
The piece extols the kickoff of the high school football season highlighting community pride and the preparations of players cheerleaders and band members. It notes the support fans give on Friday nights and wishes luck to all schools as the new year unfolds.
AP finds Trump’s claim of a 52 percent overall approval unsupported by recent polls. The latest AP NORC poll shows 38 percent approval among American adults, with other polls in the low to mid-40s. Polls vary as a snapshot, not a fixed rate.
The day recalls Thur good Marshall’s 1967 Senate confirmation as the first black Supreme Court justice, Guion Bluford Jr. becoming the first Black American in space aboard Challenger in 1983, Discovery’s inaugural flight in 1984, and Katrina’s 2005 floods reshaping New Orleans with rescues ongoing. Thought for Today quotes Seamus Heaney.
A Baytown resident urges change in Harris County jail policy that requires Baytown officers to transport prisoners to Houston up to five times daily. He questions why the Baytown jail isn’t treated as a Harris County annex and asks residents to contact their councilmembers to push for reform in police resource use and jail operations. Bert Marshall of OurBaytown.com signs off.
Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons reflects on John McCain’s legacy as a principled Republican who sought bipartisan cooperation amid GOP polarization. The piece contrasts McCain’s service with current fault lines, noting Trump era fealty to partisan wins, and highlights other voices calling for unity and duty.
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