Tribute to Curtis Durkee in Baytown history
Black History Month tribute profiles Curtis Durkee a longtime Goose Creek educator born in Rusk County Texas. He taught at Harlem and Highlands Elementary Schools for 13 years and held degrees from Bishop College Prairie View University after military service. Durkee retired in 1983 and died September 7, 2002.
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Exxon under fire letters critique environmental zealots stance
A reader Reflects on Exxon Baytown coverage and decades of industry experience. The letter argues environmental groups misunderstand complex plant operations and regulation. It contends Exxon has provided broad economic and everyday living benefits, while criticizing calls to shut down refining.
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Exxon
Baytown
Sierra Club
On This Date in History February Sixteen
Highlights include Stephen Decatur burning the Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor in 1804. Fort Donelson surrender in 1862 earns Grant the nickname Unconditional Surrender. Nylon patent in 1937. Corregidor assault in 1945. Explorer 9 launch in 1961. First US 911 system in Haleyville 1968. Thought for Today by Alfred Korzybski.
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Fort Donelson
Tennessee
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du Pont
Corregidor
Philippines
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Ala
Alfred Korzybski
Cats on Roof and Under Deck Defy Boundaries in Baytown
Wanda Orton recalls two cat episodes from Highlands and Fredericksburg. Brent Chappell, Brighton Homes manager, recounts Scout’s rooftop ventures and a puncture wound from a fall near a fence. In Fredericksburg, Margo the calico survives a freezing spell under a deck, found alive after a sleepless night.
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Highlands
Baytown
Brighton Homes
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Houston
Susanne
Larry Christensen
Dr. Christensen
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Sterling High School
Baker Road
Bru
Fredericksburg
Margo
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Animal Shelter
Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele Name Win In Hawaii
Jim Finley reflects on the Hawaii license name case of Janice Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele, who fought for printing her full name on IDs, and muses on the challenges and humor of pronouncing long names in journalism and entertainment.
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Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele
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Obama
Keihanaikukauakahihuiheeka
J.J. Watt
Busi
Ness
John Madden
Roy Acuff
Singer
Roy
Radio Kiox
Bay City
The
Daily Tribune
San Antonio Missions
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Veronique Natalea Szalankiewicz
Chris Potter
Martina Adamcova
Derek Eyamie
Sophie Gendron
Louis A. Massicotte
Stefan Wodoslawsky
Lisa Parasyn
Csaba Andras Kertesz
Lorita de la Cerna
Valery Dufort-Boucher
Rolando Pirker
Kevin Troller
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