Polls and Perspective on the 2016 Presidential Race
Editorial argues polls mainly reflect name recognition as 2016 campaign kicks off with Trump leading in NBC WSJ and Monmouth surveys while Fox Place shows Cruz rising. Authors urge readers to stay vigilant as race unfolds toward the convention season amid changing dynamics and past election contrasts.
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Iowa
Donald Trump
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Wall Street Journal
Monmouth University
Fox News
Ted Cruz
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House
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
Michele Bachmann
Rick Perry
Rick Santorum
Jon Huntsman
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
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San Jac Mall demolition to begin in January
No. 1 top story for the week on Baytown Sun site details plans for the San Jac Mall demolition set to start in January as part of a city redevelopment push. The piece notes dates, involved parties, and local impact on commerce and traffic.
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Baytownsun.com
San Jac Mall
Baytonian
Stallworth
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Call For
Mark Fleming
Political polarization risks and the loss of freedom
The piece argues that heated partisan rancor blinds both sides to facts and fuels a culture of rude, extreme bias. It warns that if one faction gains unchecked power and imposes a single agenda, freedoms would rapidly shrink and eventually disappear.
Half dozen questions and answers about local Baytown history
A quiz listing six questions about Goose Creek Liberty County and Baytown figures, followed by detailed historical answers. Topics include Goose Creek General Store singers Quin McWhirter Glen Walker Jan Lam mers Harry Johnson the 1818 Champ d Asile near Liberty Lafitte Galveston Sanchez San Antonio and San Antonio defense, Goodfellow drive founder Bob Matherne at The Sun, Homer Smith Liberty Dayton Chamber of Commerce and Republic of Texas First Ladies Hannah Burnet Margaret Houston Mary Jones, Cedar Bayou and Goose Creek school districts, and retirement of Bennet and Enoch in 1966.
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Goose Creek
Napoleon
Liberty County
Goodfellow Drive
Baytown
Homer Smith
Republic of Texas
Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek General Store
Quin McWhirter
Glen Walker
Jan Lammers
Harry Johnson
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Waterloo
Texas
City of
Liberty
Jean Lafitte
Galveston
Lafitte
Spain
San Antonio
France
Bonaparte Boys
Bob Matherne
the Sun
Matherne
Woolworth
Texas Avenue
Liberty-Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Vindicator
Texas Christian University
Robert E. Lee High School
Republic of Texas First Ladies
Hannah Burnet
Lynchburg
David G. Burnet
Margaret Houston
Cedar Point
Sam Houston
Mary Jones
Anson Jones
Mirabeau Lamar
Texas Republic
George Bennett
Nick Holland
Holland
Bennett
Hobart Enoch
Today in History December 16 highlights and events
On this date in history the Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773 with colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes. In 1907 the Great White Fleet sailed on a 14 month voyage to show American sea power. In 1944 the Battle of the Bulge began. In 1950 Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency. Five years ago Congress and Senate passed a major tax package. Quote by Sir Noel Coward.
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U.S. Navy
Ardennes Forest
Belgium
Luxembourg
Harry S. Truman
House
Senate
Sir Noel Coward
Texas extends National Guard order at border crossings
Governor Greg Abbott renewed the Texas National Guard deployment at the Mexico border continuing a mission begun in 2014 during a surge of unaccompanied migrant arrivals. Troop numbers peaked around 1,000 in the Rio Grande Valley as the White House called it a humanitarian crisis. Officials offered no end date or homecoming plan, and no new troops would be sent, though exact personnel remained undisclosed.
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Texas National Guard
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
White House
Texas
Abbott
Travis Walters
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