Year in Review 2011 Reflections From Baytown Native
Baytown writer Chris Buckner looks back on 2011 noting ongoing neighborhood noise from a Cedar Bayou pipe yard, repeated pit bull attacks, personal injuries, and friends' passings. He recounts 2012 hopes, a Baton Rouge purchase of a lifelike bull and alligator decor, and wishes readers a safe prosperous new year.
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Letter to the Editor on dog attacks in Cedar Bayou
A reader protests dog attacks by neighbors' dogs near Cedar Bayou, citing three dogs threatening her while walking by a house. She questions safety and calls for action, noting multiple past incidents and an owner yelling get her toward the writer and Tom and Dorothy Slack.
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Today in History and Births on January Seventh
Today marks the 362nd day of 2011 and the seventh day of winter. Notable items include John C. Calhoun’s resignation as vice president in 1832 and the first municipally owned streetcars in San Francisco in 1912.
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A pack rat’s memoir of keepsakes and memories
Wanda Orton, retired managing editor of The Sun, recalls a life of collecting from a Baytown and Houston area past. She catalogs autographs, playbills, scrapbooks, theater programs, and movie lists from 1947 onward, reflecting on hoarding habits and family intervention as she vows limited reform.
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