Christmas Day code orange alert raised nationwide
The Baytown Sun editorial notes the fifth post 9/11 Code Orange since May, driven by intercepted chatter and corroborated intelligence on al Qaida. It urges balanced caution, questions sustainability of cycles, and asks if a permanent heightened alert may be unavoidable. Editorial by David Bloom for the newspapers editorial board.
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Essie Mae Washington Williams Reveals Truth About Father
Essie Mae Washington Williams, daughter of a famed segregationist, breaks years of silence to set the record straight about her father. She rejects anger and money as motives, urging candor on race to heal lingering slavery era scars and move America toward greater peace.
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Democrat and Chronicle
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Essie Mae Washington
Editorial board invites community input at weekly Baytown Sun meetings
The Baytown Sun outlines editorial board meeting times at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and invites public input via letters up to 300 words or guest columns up to 500 words with signatures and contact details. Submissions may be edited, and the paper may refuse publication. send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown 77522, or via fax or email.
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Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
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Jane Howard Lee
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Ratliff successor race heats up in East Texas district
In a special election to replace Sen. Bill Ratliff, candidates include Democrat Paul Sadler of Henderson and Republicans Tommy Merritt of Longview Kevin El tise of Tyler plus others. The contest centers on school funding, district bipartisanship and who will serve the remaining three years. Early forecasts suggest a three way race among Merritt Bltise and Sadler with one independent option and a runoff likely if no majority is reached.
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Henderson
Tommy Merritt
Longview
Tyler
Kevin Bltise
Sadler
Merritt
Tom Craddick
GOP
Freepac
Austin
Eltise
Rick Perry
David Dewhurst
Jerry Yost
Ratliff
Bill Godsey
Daryl Ware
Marshall
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Gregg County
Bltise
Smith County
Rusk
Panola
Harrison
Richard Anderson
East Texas
Reconstruction
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Historical Highlights and notable events on December 26
Today marks Kwanzaa and Boxing Day with a history of notable events. Highlights include Trenton’s 1776 defeat for the British, Washington’s 1799 eulogy, Mao’s 1893 birth, U.S. railroads takeover in 1917, Churchill’s 1941 address, and the 1944 Bulge relief. Also noted are Truman’s 1972 death, JonBenet Ramsey’s 1996 slaying, McDermott’s 2000 murder, Clinton’s 2000 radio call for stricter drunk driving limits, and a Powerball record from 2005.
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Trenton
George Washington
Henry Lee
Mao Zedong
Hunan
U.S
Winston Churchill
U.S. Congress
101St Airborne Division
4Th Armored Division
Tennessee
JonBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Colo
Michael McDermott
Wakefield
Mass
MccDermott
Clinton
Congress
West Virginia
Baytown Sun Crime History Highlights 1950 2001
A Highlands family suffered Christmas Day tragedy in 1950 when their home burned. In 1975 Channelview trustees planned a new junior high. In 1990 Baytown Police suspected foul play in a 31 year old clerk’s disappearance. In 1993 a Mont Belvieu teen was detained after a theft. crack cocaine found on arrest. In 2001 a murder suspect surrendered after reading The Baytown Sun. Noah Collins, 29, Barrett Station, said I got freaked out.
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Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Bobby Dean Barnes
Harris County
Daniel McCool
Noah Wilson Collins
Barrett Station
Sun
Baytown City Council Members and Meeting Schedule
A list of Baytown Texas City Council members with districts and contact numbers. Members serve two-year terms. Council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays each month at 6 30 p.m. at City Hall and the address is 2401 Market Street.
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Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria II
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
East
P.Q. Box
Baytown
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Beard
S. Whiting Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
Goose Creek CISD and Barbers Hill district notices compiled
A dense list of school administration contacts and trustee rosters from Goose Creek CISD Barbers Hill Anahuac and other districts. Includes superintendent Barbara Sultis board members and term lengths with meeting times and addresses. District offices provide phone numbers and officer roles for governance and notices.
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Barbers Hill
P.O. Box
Mont Belvieu
Texas
Tim Sonnenberg
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Board of Trustees
Clint Fancher
Gayle Peveto
Allen Herrington
Thomas E
Gene” Baker
Eddie Foster
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendal L. Barrow
Lee College
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