Goose Creek trustees back Randy O'Brien as lone finalist
Our view endorses Randy O'Brien for Goose Creek superintendent after a troubled selection. O'Brien, 41, has led as acting superintendent, overseen bond projects, and earned broad support for stabilizing the district and boosting school performance. The board may make the appointment official within two weeks. The piece criticizes the process as opaque and urges districtwide improvements.
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Salvador Cavazos
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Letter to the Editor on Lt Conejo theft charge bias
A Baytown reader protests front page coverage of Lt Conejo charged with theft, arguing the press and public should uphold innocent until proven guilty. The writer cites personal ties, calls for discretion, and notes other locals faced anonymity in police beat reports without proven guilt.
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Today in History February 8 highlights through the years
On February 8 history marks the premiere of D W Griffiths The Birth of a Nation in 1915 in Los Angeles, Union victory at Roanoke Island in 1862, the 1910 incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America, and Skylab’s 1974 return. Five years ago Endeavour and six astronauts launched to the ISS. Thoughts by William Allen White.
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D.W. Griffith
Los Angeles
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Ambrose E. Burnside
Boy Scouts of America
Supremes
Motown
Orangeburg
South Carolina
Skylab Space Station
Earth
Endeavour
International Space Station
William Allen White
Baytown History Quiz Answers Reveal Local Roots
The compiled Q and A cover Baytown’s past including the Valentine’s Day 1969 storm, George H. Gentry’s roles, Burnet Bay’s original name, John M. Stuart’s posts, R B Sparks, Carver High School mentor Mattiebelle Durkee, old Baytown theaters Arcadia and Baytheaters, pianist Sidney Jewel Palmer, historian Ralph Wooster, Baytonians directors Bill Kovar and Johnny King, Lakewood development by Gene Muller, and Lee College art instructor Minnie Alice Robertson.
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George H. Gentry
Burnet Bay
John M. Stuart
R.B. Sparks
Joe Tex
Carver High School
Old Baytown
Scott Bay
Wooster
Baytonians
Lakewood
Lee College
Brownwood
Bayfront
Baytown Nature Center
Carla
Baytown
Carlos
Goose Creek
Gentry
Bay of St. Mary
Baytown Junior High
Gccisd
Robert E. Lee High School
Mattiebelle Durkee
Carver
Joe Arrington
Jivin
Joe
Arcadia
Bay
H.E. Brunson
Sidney Jewel Palmer
Ralph Wooster
Lamar University
Bill Kovar
Johnny King
Kovar
Exxon
King
Gene Muller
Minnie Alice Robertson
Ohio Street
Stubborn at Panera and tales from a Power Lunch
Baytown columnist Jim Finley recalls a Power Lunch with friends at Eagle Pointe Recreation Center and his reluctant start with Panera Bread. He notes his Pick 2 of barbecue chicken flatbread and broccoli cheddar soup, plus past food misjudgments from Oreo cookies to fried zucchini, all told with humor and local names.
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Mont Belvieu
Margie
Bill Bowes
Ronnie
Barbara Anderson
Eagle Pointe Recreation Center
Bill
Barbara Bowes
Baytown
Andersons
el Toro
Jimbo
J.J. Watt
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ACE
Cuba
Congressional Executive
MACE
Barbara
Bat Cave
Bryan Wirwicz
PACE
Washington
Bryan
Chaucer’s
Texas
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