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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2020
Page
4
Letter from Reggie Brewer endorses a long acquainted candidate as the best choice to represent all district interests. The nominee is described as fair, nonpartisan, and solely focused on Baytown’s welfare.
Endorsements praise Susan Cummings as a community advocate ready to serve Baytown District 6 with accountability and transparency. Supporters highlight her focus on economic growth, infrastructure, small business opportunities, and inclusive leadership for a sustainable future. Jacqueline Whitaker backs her bid.
Endorsement from Rhonda Lopez praising Susan Cummings as a nonpolitician who will bring diverse, local voice to Baytown District 6. Cummings, born in Baytown and educated in Goose Creek CISD, taught at Lee College 30 years, promises focus on infrastructure, flood protection, and small business, with early voting ending December 8 and Election Day December 12.
A local endorsement appears as a joint statement from Patsy and Lester supporting Mike Lester for the City Council seat in District 6. The notice emphasizes continued community service and the candidate's qualifications for the council role.
A bipartisan group of 68 Texas House representatives urge the Texas Education Agency to apply for waivers from the U S Department of Education to cancel the STAAR exams for grades three through 12. Baytown area reps Mary Ann Perez and Briscoe Cain signed the letter. They argue testing data is still essential to gauge pandemic impacts, but call for removing high stakes consequences and using test results for improvement rather than punishment.
Retired editor Jim Finley recalls a bold Christmas ruse in which he bought Wife Margie a Camry after a garage rash of holiday plans. The tale recalls pandemic shopping limits, family dynamics, and a memorable delivery with ribbon on the new car.
On this date events include Congress moving to Philadelphia from New York in 1790. In 1865 Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment, making it the 27th state to endorse abolition of slavery. In 1884 Army engineers topped the Washington Monument with an aluminum capstone. In 1907 a fatal U.S. mining disaster killed 362 men.
A survey of notable moments across history includes the Monongah coal mine disaster in West Virginia, Vanguard TV3’s Cape Canaveral launch failure in 1957, the 1969 Altamont Rolling Stones concert tragedy in California, Gerald Ford becoming vice president in 1973, and Barack Obama’s 2010 tax compromise extending Bush era cuts amid GOP and Democratic dispute.
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