Noise Ordinance Urged for Baytown Amid Industrial Boom
Baytown readers urge a tougher city noise ordinance as riverfront industry expands across Cedar Bayou. The letter cites San Diego’s decibel standards, cites nightly pipe yard clanking and car booms, and calls on City Council to empower a strict local rule. Chris Buckner, Baytown native and former broadcaster, backs a decisive ordinance.
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Quotables and Historic Dates Highlight Groundhog Day
Quotes from a Tulsa coffee shop owner about winter storms and from Sen. John Kerry urging Mubarak to withdraw from the election frame the day. Also notes February 2 2011 as Groundhog Day with historic milestones including the 1848 Treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo and founding dates for Buenos Aires and New Amsterdam.
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Brian Franklin
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Today in History snapshot of events across years
Key moments include 1882 James Joyce born near Dublin, 1897 Pennsylvania capitol fire, 1943 Stalingrad victory completion, 1948 Truman civil rights program push, 1961 Santa Maria hijack disembarkation in Brazil, 1971 Idi Amin proclaims presidency, 1990 de Klerk lifts ANC ban and Mandela release pledge. Also Anna May Wong dies at 56 in Santa Monica.
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Nelson Mandela
Fed blamed for unemployment and credit policy failures
Dr. Ron Paul argues that the Federal Reserve’s credit expansion and manipulation of interest rates hinder job creation. He claims housing policy and central planning distort markets, harming real productivity and causing widespread unemployment, urging the Fed and government to retreat from job creation.
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Baytown Sun Contacts and Editorial Staff
Barack Obama listed as President appears in a reader contact header with Baytown Sun staff roles for Janie Hatter Gray Publisher Angie Pagel Advertising Director Sandy Denson Business Manager and Joshua Hart Circulation Manager at baytownsun.com, fax and email lines included.
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Submitting Letters and Guest Columns to The Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun invites original signed letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words addressed to The Baytown Sun. Include a non publication address and phone number. Submissions may be edited or refused. Send to Carla Torres at The Baytown Sun or via fax or email.
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