Election season nears in Harris and Chambers counties
The Baytown area editorial calls readers to engage in the upcoming March 9 primaries for U S representatives state senators and representatives as well as county and local offices across Baytown Mont Belvieu Crosby and Anahuac. It urges informed candidates and constituencies to uphold democracy with integrity and constructive debate.
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Chambers
Baytown
GOP
Texas
Mont Belvieu
Crosby
Anahuac
School zero tolerance overreaction sparks debate in Shreveport
A Bossier Parish high school student was suspended for one year for possessing Advil after a purse search tied to a cigarette smoking tip. Officials argued safety but critics call the punishment excessive, noting OTC pills can lead to mischief yet need proportionate discipline.
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Shreveport
Stern
Shreveport Times
Bossier Parish
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Rules and Submission Guidelines
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Fintey
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Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
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Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Firefighters seek fix to flawed Baytown pay system
Baytown residents advocate halting a flawed promotional scheme and reallocating 60,000 paid to a Fort Worth attorney since April to fund firefighter raises. They argue a fair adjustment would match prior offers to city employees while keeping officers’ gains in line. Community figures credit ExxonMobil and local volunteers for support.
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Baytown Sun
Fort Worth
Bettye Lynn
Firefighters
John Adkins Baytown
Abortion and breast cancer link denied by major health bodies
A statement in a brochure misstates evidence linking abortion to breast cancer. The NCI workshop found no association and rated the evidence as well established. The ACS and ACOG concur no increased breast cancer risk from induced abortion. Dr. Mark Clanton, president, American Cancer Society Texas Austin.
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NCI
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Mark Clanton
American Cancer Society
Texas
Austin
West Baytown Civic Association Receives Refiner of the Year
ExxonMobil honors the West Baytown Civic Association with its Refiner of the Year Award. The accolade crowns 15 years of community volunteers' hard work and dedication.
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ExxonMobil
Warren Dold
West Baytown
Baytown
Baytown Sun
Fred 5. Aguilar
Few Commandments for Christmas at Northside Baptist Church
A Christmas message listing ten commandments emphasizes keeping Christ in Christmas, giving with love, kindness to service workers, and supporting missions and the church. Pastor David R. Brum of Northside Baptist Church Highlands urges believers to remember the birth of Jesus and to favor gifts to missions, the church, and the needy.
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Jesus Christ
Bethlehem
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Christ
David R. Brum
Northside Baptist Church
Highlands
Baytown City Hall and Goose Creek district info blasted
A readable snippet lists Baytown City Hall and Goose Creek Administration contact details including addresses phone numbers and names of city leaders. It notes council members serve two-year terms and meet the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 30 p m at City Hall and the Goose Creek board members serve three-year terms with meetings on the second and fourth Mondays at 6 30 p.m. or 6730 p m respectively.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Reniena I
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Caleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
East
P.O. Box
Baytown
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Barbers Hill ISD Administration Contacts List
Barbers Hill ISD provides contact details for the district administration and school board members. Listings include P O Boxes, street addresses in Baytown and Mont Belvieu, and phone numbers for administrators and regents with year notes for several members.
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Barbers Hill
P.O. Box
Mont Bemvieu
Texas
Tim Sonnenberg
On This Day December 17 Through History
Highlights for December 17 review key events across years. From Wright brothers first powered flights in 1903 to France recognizing US independence in 1777 and multiple notable milestones including 1933 football title, 1944 civil rights release, 1957 Atlas test, 1975 Lynette Fromme sentencing, and 1992 NAFTA ceremonies.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
France
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West Coast
United States
Lynette Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
Ford
George H.W. Bush
Brian Mulroney
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Baytown Notes Through The Years From 1950 To 2001
Summary of Baytown Sun items recounts a 1950 murder charge of a Chicago man in a Baytown woman’s death, 1975 crime stats rising in seven of nine categories, 1990 parks committee agenda for a Baytown Nature Center bond issue, 2001 near completion of Baytown Police Academy halted by land hurdle, eight acres bought for 75000 with closing costs, a Civil War muster rail donated to Tulane University after three generations, and Gladys Huey Drouilhet presenting the muster rail with Bill Meneray listed as Tulane assistant dean.
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Baytown
Baytown Nature Center
Parks Committee
Baytown Police Academy
Tulane University
New Orleans
Gladys Elise Huey Drouilhet
Bill Meneray
Tulane
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