Mercury emissions lead Texas in air pollution per 2001 report
The Baytown Sun editorial cites a Texas Public Interest Research Group tally showing Texas power plants releasing 8,992 pounds of mercury in 2001, with Cedar Bayou among the worst emitters. It notes Texas accounts for about 10 percent of U.S. emissions and calls for rapid EPA action to curb toxins.
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Texas Public Interest Research Group
Public Citizen
Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition
Texas
Cedar Bayou
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas Gulf Coast
Environmental Protection Agency
White House
EPA
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Input
The Baytown Sun invites public input through letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions must be original, signed, include contact details, and may be edited or refused. send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsut.com
Misleading headline sparks reader concerns in Sun article
A Baytown reader questions The Sun for using the word offender in a December mercury emissions story about CenterPoint Cedar Bayou Plant. He argues no lawbreaching act is described and urges balanced coverage of environmental hazards and vehicle emissions, urging responsible progress.
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Sun
Cedar Bayou
CenterPoint Energy Plant
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Enerev
David Mohiman
Baytown
Calvin Evans flag debate stirs Baytown council
Letter writers urge adoption of Calvin Evans designed flag while recalling prior terrorist attacks and criticizing political motives. The piece discusses Bush era war aims, 9 11 implications, and the justification of invading Iraq, framing it as a civic duty beyond party politics.
Saddam Hussein Needed to Go Debate Probed on Iraq War
In a Nov 28 Opinions page exchange, B G Jennings responded to John Cabarruvias of Bay Area New Democrats, arguing Saddam Hussein needed to be removed as the economy reeled from a recession during Bill Clinton's presidency and amid Democratic concerns about the Iraq war rationale.
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World Trade Center
Saudia Arabia
al-Qaida
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Democratic Party
B.G. Jennings
John Cabarruvias
Bay Area
New Democrats
Bill Clinton
Realistic Rezoning Options for High School Overcrowding
Susan Cummings addresses the school board proposing realistic rezoning ideas to ease high school overcrowding. She expects district research and brainstorming to gauge viability and thanks patrons for listening.
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Susan Cummings
Baytown
Dec 10 Highlights Ties Nobel Peace Prize History
On this date in history, Theodore Roosevelt became the first American Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1906 for mediation ending the Russo Japanese War. The entry notes Mississippi admission in 1817 and other Nobel moments, plus Otis Redding’s death in 1967 and Clinton impeachment momentum five years earlier.
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Mississippi
Paris
Jane Addams
U.S
National Airlines
New York
Miami
Martin Luther King Jr
Norway
Otis Redding
Wisconsin
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Baytown Fair profits in second year despite rain
In 1950 the Baytown Fair turned a $5500 profit in four days amid rainy weather. The Baytown Sun reports this milestone in its paper’s second year of publication.
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Baytown Sun Files
Baytown
Highlands Water District
Pete Alfaro
Joann Anderson Anderson
Atlanta
Salt Lake City
Barbara Keating
University Boulevard
Keating
American Airlines
World Trade Center
Baytown City Council Members and Meeting Schedule
City Hall at 2401 Market St lists Mayor Pete Alfaro and eight council members serving two-year terms. Council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays each month at 6 30 p m in City Hall.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria Lil
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek CISD Board Meets Twice Monthly
Goose Creek Administration in Baytown Texas lists superintendent Barbara Sultis and trustees Rosa Rodriguez Weston Cotten James Lewis Clarence Albus Jepp Busch Steve Fischer. Board members serve three-year terms and meet on the second and fourth Mondays at 6 30 p m.
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Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
P.O. Box
Baytown
Texas
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Barbers Hill ISD Administration and Board Contacts
Barbers Hill ISD lists administration with multiple contacts in Mount Belvieu Anahuac and Baytown Texas. The document names Tim Sonnenberg Lyle Malechek George Barrera Benny May Philip James Jeff Farrell Jamie Harvey Thomas Gene Bakes Eddie Foster Jessie Dee Leggett Kendall Garrow and Martha Ellis and other board members. Election rules state six year terms with even year elections and monthly meetings in Tucker Hall.
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Barbers Hill
F.O. Box
Mount Belvieu
Texas
Tim Sonnenberg
P.O. Box
Anahuac
Linda Kay Barnhart
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendall L. Garrow
S. Whiting Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
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