Bayshore cheers and jeers celebrate community efforts
The Baytown Sun notes crowd participation at Lee College games, Relay for Life fundraising by GDS Engineers, and Scow Schooner Project completion. It highlights local merchants support, upcoming Relay for Life on April 23 aiming for 120 teams and 410000 dollars, and plans for a Galveston and Trinity Bay Maritime Museum replica schooner.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Public Input
The Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns on public interest topics. Submissions must be signed, include contact details, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun P.O. Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email.
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Election mudslinging and media fever in 2004 race
The 2004 presidential campaign is depicted as a televised melodrama with smear tactics and rumor, focusing on John Kerry and George W. Bush. Drudge fueled unverified intern rumors about Kerry, while rival outlets and ads fed the controversy. The piece notes defenses by Kerry and scrutiny of Bush’s National Guard record as symbolic battlegrounds.
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Nice deed at the mall from a Sears helper
A reader thanks a polite Sears employee who helped repair a damaged spare tire after vandals struck at a mall. The writer notes several people faced tire vandalism and praises the unnamed young man who refused payment and offered effort and kindness, promising to bring cookies. The letter asks for more good news.
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World History Highlights for February 23
Highlights recount key events on February 23 across history. From Iwo Jima flag raising in 1945 to Boston’s charter in 1822, Alamo siege in 1836, Buena Vista victory in 1847, Adams death in 1848, Lincoln's secret arrival in 1861, Mississippi readmission in 1870, Ellwood refinery shelling in 1942, polio vaccine inoculation in 1954, Spain coup in 1981, and Dolly the sheep cloning in 1997.
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Steve Lowery for Chambers County Precinct 6 Constable
Republican candidate Steve Lowery, 42, longtime law enforcement veteran, runs in the March primary to lead Precinct 6. He highlights stronger police presence, community involvement, and renewed security for families and properties in Chambers County.
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Goose Creek actions span radio assets to public center
In 1941 City Council paid 15829 for a radio station and a sewage lift pump. In 1976 Goose Creek trustees debated leasing land with Harris County for Highlands Junior School grounds park. In 2001 Goose Creek approved a public facilities corporation to fund a new School Community Guidance Center. In 2003 Baytown Housing Authority faced a wrongful termination suit by ex employee Myra Martinez, who alleges whistleblower retaliation.
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