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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 2013
Page
4
Guest View urges giving life saving gifts this season. Suggested items include LED flashlights weatherproof first aid kits and weather alert radios. Recommends Red Cross courses CERT training and spare water and power backups. Cites FEMA and Baytown official Bill Vola as contact.
Beaumont Enterprise reports that Texas lawmakers seek to close a loophole allowing elected officials to draw both a public pension and a salary. Governor Perry supports exploiting the loophole for about $92,000 extra annually, while Attorney General Abbott and Senator Davis call it wrong. The piece urges pass of bills to close the loop, noting Perry's potential veto.
Jane Howard Lee argues that Texas Governor Rick Perry signed the Merry Christmas Law, restoring the right of students and staff to celebrate Christmas and other holidays in schools. The piece defends traditional holiday symbols and songs while requiring representation of multiple faiths or secular symbols, and notes that the law seeks to reduce legal risk for district personnel.
An AP-GfK poll shows Americans view Barack Obama less favorably across personal qualities such as honest, decisive, strong, and inspiring. Disapproval of his handling of economy, deficit, and unemployment remains around 60 percent, while overall approval sits at 42 percent.
Highlights mark December 12 with milestones: Bush becomes president elect after Florida recount ruling in 2000. Other entries note ratification, first black congressman, Katzenjammer Kids debut, Boys Town founding, first motel, UN move, Poseidon Adventure release, Mick Jagger knighted, Keiko death, and a Mayo Clinic founder quote.
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