Saddam Hussein captured in Iraq amid calls for fair trial
Editorials from The Times, Helsingfors, and Copenhagen react to Saddam Hussein’s arrest. They warn that peace requires credible justice and improved security, urge fair international or national trials, and stress continued insurgency risks and the need for reconstruction and employment growth in postwar Iraq.
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Rarlinigte Tidende
Copenhagen
Denmmark
Saddam Hussein
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Coalition Provisional Authority
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Submissions
The Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns on items of community interest. Submissions must be original, signed, include writer contact details, and be limited to one per month. Editing and rejection rights apply.
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Wanda Gamer Cash
David Bloom
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Star of Bethlehem debated by readers and experts
Readers discuss the Christmas star, noting astrologers linked celestial signs to the Messiah’s birth and questioning the scriptural basis for carols and Dec 25 as Christmas. They point out the nativity story’s ambiguity on the number and origin of the Wise Men and the date’s historical roots.
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Sarah
Jupiter
Saturn
Paléstine
Palestine
Mars
Jesus the Messiah
Jesus
Bethlehem
Owent
East
Orient
Far East
Iran
Persia
Middle East
President Buss Earns New Title in Texas
In a Texas town, residents praise a figure for bold actions amid criticism, calling them a real hero. The pamphlet-like letter argues the person deserves a title for bravery and decisive moves many shy away from adopting. It frames the commendation as earned, not given.
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Texas
Louisiana Purchase anniversary and historical highlights
The entry notes the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase on December 20 1803 in New Orleans, along with other events: South Carolina’s secession in 1860, Savannah evacuation in 1864, Edison’s light demonstration in 1879, end of rationing in 1945, the Berlin Wall opening in 1963, Haldeman’s 1978 release, the Dona Paz tragedy in 1987, and the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989. It also mentions a 2003 birth in Houston of octuplets with one infant death.
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Louisiana Purchase
France
United States
New Orleans
South Carolina
Savannah
William T. Sherman
Thomas A. Edison
Menlo Park
N.J
Office of Price Administration
le Etron
Berlin
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Dona Paz
Mindoro Island
Baytown Seeks Bond Approval for Sewer Upgrade in District 1
Baytown property owners in District 1 faced a 1950 bond issue of 300000 dollars to fund sewer system improvements. In 1975 the City Council weighed a value increase. In 1990 a tax roll back referendum in Chambers County risked jeopardy after an error found on the petition. In 1993 police investigated a burglary on Carriage Lane with nearly 40000 dollars in jewelry stolen. In 2001 ExxonMobil began Delayed Coker Unit operations adding 40 jobs and enabling conversion of heavy feed into cleaner fuels. Mayor Alfaro spoke to ExxonMobil retirees about a 3.8 million dollar city deficit lingering a year earlier.
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Baytown
Chambers County
ExxonMobil
Pete Alfaro
Bayto Wat
Baytown City Hall Council Meets Biweekly at 6:30 PM
City Hall at 2401 Market St hosts Baytown council meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month. City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfaro are listed with contact numbers, along with six district council members. Members serve two-year terms.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Remeria
Colerman Godwin
City Hall
Whiting Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Goose Creek CISD and Barbers Hill Districts School Board Contacts
Public district notices list Goos e Creek Independent School District with Superintendent Barbara Sultis and trustees by district numbers, including meeting times on the second and fourth Mondays at 6 30 p m. Barbers Hill and Anahuas entities show officers, positions, and contact numbers with terms and meeting dates.
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Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Kim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
Baythent
Areleget
Corral
George Plagenz
Buss
Bush
City of
Goose Creek
Goose Creek Administration
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Barbers Hill Isd
Barbers Hill
Mont Belvieu
Tim Sonnenberg
Board of Trustees
Goe Presnall
Lyle Malechek
George Barrera
Benny May
Philip James
Jeff Farrell
Jamie Harvey
Anahuac
Anahuas
Linda Kay Barnhart
Kendall L. Barrow
Lee College
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