Reagan birthday tribute sparks Super Bowl spectacle
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist Gene Lyons reflects on Ronald Reagan on his 100th birthday, noting the pomp and TV era nostalgia. He contrasts Reagan’s hardened policy image with the era’s real events, cites the Iran Contra affair, and discusses tax changes under Reagan, arguing for context against current political myths.
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Speak up on barge terminal noise and ordinance change
Letter urges Baytown residents near the Jennings Port of Houston barge terminal to contact council members. It urges updating Baytown noise rules to include decibel standards, notes 24/7 operation and air noise, and compares to La Porte and Shore Acres mitigation programs offering funds to affected residents.
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Doctors warn immigration crackdown could hollow health care
Quoted by Dr. George Pauk of Physicians for a National Health Program, he argues that widening Arizona’s illegal immigration crackdown to require hospitals to verify patients’ legal status risks turning the state into a police state and could deter sick people from seeking health care.
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Notable events on day 46 across history
On this day events include Columbus’s 1493 discoveries letter distribution, Hayes allowing female attorneys before the Supreme Court, Zangara’s 1933 assassination attempt with Cermak dying, 1972 copyright protections for sound recordings, 1989 Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, 2001 draft of the Human Genome published, 2003 Iraq war protests in 600 cities with up to 30 million participants, and 2005 YouTube launch.
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Nun Weeps Outside Texas Planned Parenthood in Unplanned Flair
Kathryn Lopez notes in Unplanned that a nun in habit prayed outside a Planned Parenthood clinic run by Abby Johnson in Texas. Johnson recalls the nun’s visible grief and how her presence challenged staff across faiths, amid debates over federal funding and abortion.
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Baytown Sun Letters Page Contact and Policy Details
The Baytown Sun lists editorial contacts and submission guidelines including signed letters to Carla Torres with mailing fax and email options, noting columns subject to edit and views of submitters not reflecting the paper or advertisers. It provides delivery times, redelivery calls, and circulation office hours along with staff titles and names.
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