Astrodome plan sparks local vs Austin power clash
The Baytown Sun editorial argues Harris County should decide the Astrodome renovation without Austin interference. It notes a $105 million plan to raise the floor, add 1400 parking spaces, and host major events, while deconstructing the Dome could cost $35 million. It opposes state bills forcing voter oversight and urges voters to hold local officials accountable.
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President Trump’s dramatic Mar-a-Lago scene sparks security doubts
The Boston Herald notes a public floor show at Mar-a-Lago as staff and advisers surrounded President Trump and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe amid a North Korea missile test. Briefing papers were read on a cellphone flashlight while diners doubted the club’s value.
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Readers opposed Goose Creek CISD game suspension
About 350 readers responded to the Sun Survey and overwhelmingly disagreed with Goose Creek ISD’s decision to end the football game between Robert E Lee and Ross S Sterling high schools. The letters reflect strong public opposition to ending the game.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
Iwo Jima landings and 1881 Kansas alcohol ban
On this date in history 1881 saw Kansas ban alcohol manufacture and sale. In 1945 Operation Detachment began as about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima to seize the island from Japan. A year ago Harper Lee died in Monroeville, Alabama at age 89. Thought for Today notes inequality in America. Gertrude Stein is cited.
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Harper Lee
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Gertrude Stein
Texas and U S presidents compared in a wandering essay
Wanda Orton analyzes overlaps between U S presidents and Republic of Texas leaders like Burnet, Houston, Lamar, and Jones. The piece notes Houston's stance on Union loyalty, Lamar and Jackson era Indian removal, Houston’s sobriety, presidential health crises, and Jones’s resentment over perceived neglect, with brief historical parallels.
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Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
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John Quincy Adams
James Madison
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
Texas
Houston
Jackson
Gosh
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Lamar
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East Texas
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Bowles
San Jacinto
Margaret Lea
Ulysses S. Grant
Richard Nixon
Grant
White House
Nixon
Woodrow Wilson
Burnet
Jones
Old(er) Shopper Uses Motorized Cart After Panes and Cracker Crashes
Jim Finley recounts Shirley Christian a former teacher from Kingwood with Highlands ties who began using a motorized cart after leg blockages. She narrates three mishaps at Kroger and Walmart including a cracker display collision a near miss with a man and a reverse-beeping scare, highlighting community kindness and her battle with mobility.
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Kingwood
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E.J
Hazel Christian
Goose Creek Hospital
West Defoe
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Phillips
Tal
Kroger
Walmart
Meat Department
Alec Baldwin
Alec
A.J. Foyt
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