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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2020
Page
4
A Christmas 1897 New York Sun editorial answers a child asking if Santa exists. It asserts faith, imagination, and timeless wonder, declaring Yes there is a Santa Claus and he endures beyond doubt or sight.
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A Baytown Sun reader reflects on Mary the mother of Jesus inspired by the Christmas song Mary Did You Know. The piece traces Mary’s journey from betrothal to Nazareth to the birth in Bethlehem and her role in Jesus life and salvation. Ginger Stripling a former Baytown resident now in Mont Belvieu is cited for contact.
Dr. Steve Showalter of Lee College outlines the 175th anniversary of Texas joining the United States on December 29 1845. He contrasts independence with statehood noting annexation followed political battles over slavery and Mexico, shaping modern borders and Civil War causes.
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