Vaccination Exemption Debate Sparks Texas Lawmaker Push
Galveston County Daily News urges Texans to support Rep. Jason Villalba as he proposes ending religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination. The piece notes opposition from Sen. Schwertner and Sen. Taylor, cites rising measles cases and low immunization rates, and warns against civil-liberties overreach while stressing public health.
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Longtime Baytown resident questions city governance and growth
Joann Rodgers thanks Jenice Coffey and endorses Randy OBrien while raising questions about paid mayors, city manager searches, the need for assistants, Kroger development on Garth Road, traffic, a country club, and a public vote on these issues. She notes 52 years in Baytown and remains curious.
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Personal Record of a Baytonian’s 1963–65 Life Events
Winston Gardner recalls a eventful period in Baytown from 1963 to 1965. He moved from an upstairs apartment to a ground level home on Hines Street with a landlady who ran a beauty shop, then bought two acres on Stolander Road for a future homestead. He joined a local softball team at Roseland Park, contracted a severe spleen rupture after heavy lifting and a late pregnancy, received surgery and blood transfusions, later catching serum hepatitis from tainted blood, and welcomed daughter Nancy born November 13, 1965. Nine days after, President Kennedy was assassinated. Gardner, a former Exxon employee, notes his long Baytown roots and aging.
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Precautions to prevent postal problems and misaddressed mail
A Baytown engineer recounts recurring postal delivery issues from past decades. He shares experiences with certified and registered mail, failed deliveries to Maryland and Houston, and how a misaddressed street, later corrected, caused repeated undeliverables. He advises readers to verify addresses themselves before blaming the post office.
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Today in History February 17 highlights across years
February 17 marked events from 1865 Columbia fire to 1815 treaty ratifications and 1965 Joan Rivers Tonight Show debut. Notable items include Red Cross founding in 1863, 1933 Newsweek debut, 1944 Eniwetok invasion, Vanguard 2 1959 launch, Nixon China trip 1972, and Obama 2009 Recovery Act anniversary.
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