Cheers and Jeers column praises and protests local issues
A Sun Baytown column salutes CVS for stopping tobacco sales and commends ExxonMobil for park beautification. It also cheers Goose Creek Memorial and Barbers Hill girls basketball into playoffs and praises AARP tax volunteers. Jeers target UIL realignment moving Goose Creek and Robert E Lee High School far from home.
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Texas coverage gap under ACA leaves 1 million uninsured
The San Antonio Express-News notes about 1 million Texans fall into the ACA coverage gap due to Texas not expanding Medicaid. It cites 14 percent of uninsured qualifying via Medicaid or CHIP, 28 percent eligible for tax credits, and 118,532 already enrolled in the marketplace while navigators face obstacles.
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Newspaper virtues and Brunson Theater memorial proposal
A Baytown letter extols newspapers for presenting unfiltered current and past events and condemns school district food scrapes that shame students. It argues the Brunson Theater should become a memorial housing paintings of American war heroes, praising the Texan initiative and urging preservation over restaurant use.
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Valentine's Day and the gay agenda clash with faith
News Views argues traditional Biblical love faces cultural attacks as same sex marriage and benefits proposals rise, while public discussion centers on a football player’s same-sex attraction. The piece cites spiritual standards, urges focusing on talent for NFL prospects, and closes with a 1 Corinthians 13 teaching and Pastor Mb Tim Edwards of First Baptist Church Highlands.
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Today in History February 11 highlights notable years
On February 11 various events shaped history from 1812 Gerrymandering to Fort Donelson, the 1937 GM sit down strike ending union recognition, the 1945 Yalta Agreement, the Beatles first US concert in 1964, Mandela’s 1990 release, Whitney Houston’s 2012 death, and a Thought for Today quote by Laurence Sterne.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Franklin D. Roo
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