A mother’s grief and questions after the Sandy Hook tragedy
Eleska Aubespin writes about the shock and pain following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. She reflects on fear, the urge to protect her own children, and debates about gun laws and school safety while honoring the victims and hoping for change.
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Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Baytown
Adam Lanza
Columbine
Aurora
Virginia Tech
Tucson
History Highlights From This Day In 2012
Highlights include Washington's Valley Forge winter quarters in 1777, BBC World Service debut in 1932, Clinton impeachment vote in 1998, and Kim Jong-il's death announced in 2011. Birthdays span Brezhnev to Gyllenhaal, with sports noting BYU's 1980 Holiday Bowl comeback and Johnson as first impeached president in 1868.
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Continental Army
George Washington
Valley Forge
BBC World Service
Empire Service
U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
North Korea
Kim Jong
Leonid Brezhnev
Jean Genet
Edith Piaf
Cicely Tyson
Richard Leakey
Robert Urich
Tyson Beckford
Alyssa Milano
Jake Gyllenhaal
What you see vs what you get in fast food ads
Chris Buckner recounts how national and local fast food ads often mislead, citing underfilled guacamole sandwiches and sparse tacos. He notes franchises may alter offerings from ads, while some chains near truth in advertising. Buckner closes with holiday wishes and contact info.
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New York
Bill
Highland Road
Louisiana
Vegas
Christmas Party at Baytown Schoolhouse 1913 Revival Roots
In 1913 amid Goose Creek oil boom, Baytown’s first Christmas party drew workers from the oil fields to the little Tabbs Bay schoolhouse. Families stood outside as children met Santa, with cake, coffee, and music flowing from the windows. Principal Ardella Grant recalled the joyous, chaotic scene and the unity of a growing community preparing a larger school four years later.
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Goose Creek
Santa Claus
Ardella Grant
Sun
Rosalie Myers
Baytown
William Grant
Tabbs Bay
Cedar Bayou
Joe Jackson
Hardy
Holy City
Bain
West Sterling
North Commerce
Congregation Kenesseth Israel
Adella Grant
Ruth Fayle
Walter Abbey
Isabel Roten
William Mearns
Catherine Burch
Marybelle Duke
Benjamin Martin
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