Mayor urges Baytown to quit littering citywide
Baytown officials including Mayor and city manager discuss anti litter plans across Baytown and surrounding communities. They note numerous new stores with busy parking lots and note litter in ditches, lots and highways. Programs like adopt a site and city cleanups aim to engage businesses residents schools and large corporations. Citizens are urged to support the initiative and report littering to help keep streets clean.
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Baytown
Nick Woolery
Woolery
Janie.gray
Baytownsun.com
December 15 Historical Highlights and Events
Highlights mark the date with milestones from 1938 Jefferson Memorial groundbreaking to 2012 Sandy Hook aftermath. Notable items include 1791 Bill of Rights effects, 1890 Sitting Bull incident, 1944 Glenn Miller disappearance, Gemini 6A and 7 maneuver, 1971 Secret Service first female agents, and a Bush Iraq trip memory.
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Jefferson Memorial
Washington, D.C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Virginia
Sitting Bull
Grand River
S.C
Glenn Miller
U.S. Army Air Forces
English Channel
Paris
Mindoro Island
Philippines
U.S
Secret Service
George W. Bush
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bush
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Adam Lanza
Barack Obama
America
Minna Antrim
Sam Houston's son Andy shaped Texas memory at La Porte
Wanda Orton recounts Andy Jackson Houston, son of Sam Houston, who near La Porte influenced Texas history through scholarship and public service. He served in the Texas National Guard, helped recruit Rough Riders, taught military science at St Mary's Seminary, and supported San Jacinto landmarks. The piece links Cedar Point and Houston family history to 1930s-1940s events and politics.
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Sam Houston
Houston
Cedar Point
Bayshore
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou
Sam
Trinity Bay
Margaret Lea
Galveston
Huntsville
Andrew Jackson Houston
Andy
Austin
Texas
West Point
Texas National Guard
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
U.S
Prohibition Party
la Porte
St. Mary’s Seminary
San Jacinto Battleground
San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto
Washington
Senate
Gov. W. Lee
Pappy
O’daniel
Sen. Houston
Gov. O' Daniel
America
Lyndon B. Johnson
Leave It Alone Change Rant From Jim Finley
Jim Finley laments broad changes from sports uniforms to product shuffles and tech updates. He cites college gray uniforms, store item removals, Lifebuoy soap scarcity, and Apple's iPhone changes as examples of his Jimbo Against Change Disease. He acknowledges welcome innovations like the TV remote and signs off with contact details.
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Aggies
Jac
Debbie
Apple
Baybrook Mall
Walmart
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