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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2003
Page
4
Excerpts from editorials note 104 experts including Nobel laureates urge Bush and Western governors to align policy with ecology and economy. They warn damaging the environment harms long term prosperity, as degraded ecosystems raise costs like water treatment, while industry and environment can coexist for growth. The Santa Fe New Mexican
The Bush administration says allowing a lawyer to meet with US citizen and enemy combatant Yasser Hamdi is not a precedent, while federal public defenders and over 100 legal experts argue he is entitled to counsel. Hamdi, born in Louisiana, is a citizen with rights under the law, and critics call the shift overdue.
President Bush will reveal a space program to return men to the moon on December 17, marking the Wright brothers anniversary. The plan faces a $475 billion deficit that policymakers warn could burden future generations and constrain costly new ventures.
Law enforcement agencies in southern Franklin County began recognizing a pattern of shootings along 1 270 as eight weeks of gunfire hit moving vehicles ending with the November killing of Gail Knisley. Investigations by Franklin County Sheriff, Columbus and Obetz police, and the State Highway Patrol lacked a central source, delaying a unified plan.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 506 words on public interest items. Submissions must be original, signed, include an address and phone number, and may be edited or refused.
Louis Cassels, longtime United Press International editor, wrote The Parable of the Birds, a 1959 Christmas tale about a skeptical man who earns salvation through compassion for birds in a snowy window scene. The piece connects Cassels legacy to a broader holiday reflection.
On this day December 13 marks multiple historic notes: 1918 President Wilson visited Europe, 1577 Drake's world voyage began, 1862 Fredericksburg defeat, 1928 Gershwin premiere, 1944 Nashville kamikaze attack, 1978 Susan B Anthony dollar, 2000 Bush wins presidency after Florida recount blockage. Dec 13 is the 347th day of 2603.
Baytown Sun files summarize key events across decades including 1950 council vote to cut an oak tree on Texas Avenue citing traffic hazards, 1975 Bay Area Board of Realtors honors for Eddie Cox and Charley O Walker, 1978 Tax assessor-collector Glen Envin discusses two year timeline and staff needs for charter change revaluing properties before increases, 1990 a former Lee College instructor cites firing due to marriage to an ex convict, 1993 Goose Creek trustees weigh cash for self insurance fund to enroll employees in new health plan, 2001 Cedar Bayou plant manager Greg Hanger notes Belinda Ralston and Jerry Hale flying to New York to coach Ground Zero workers.
Kathleen Victory recalls a local draft board member husband who held keys to the post office, the draft office, and feared an FBI seizure during a Gulf Coast Cuban missile scare. The locks were changed and keys later found in a sink can, amid paranoia about evacuation and chaos.
A writer voices shock at church rental fees for a 30 to 45 minute ceremony and two hour reception, noting quotes from $700 to $1,500. They argue tithes should cover staff salaries and debts, not profit from weddings, and advocate fair pricing especially for nonmembers.
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