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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2017
Page
4
The Baytown Sun editorial urges Americans to embrace diverse viewpoints in the New Year. It uses the nail soup parable to illustrate how blending cultures creates strength, cautioning that social media fuels anger and division. It calls readers to listen, cooperate, and foster civility despite political differences.
On this date multiple events shaped history including Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the 1913 start of the U S Parcel Post system. Other milestones cover AP Wirephoto in 1935, France joining the UN in 1945, Hank Williams death in 1953, Castro's rise in 1959, Watergate convictions in 1975, U S China ties in 1979, AT T breakup in 1984, Colorado legal cannabis stores in 2014, and Ford funeral remembrances in 2003.
Wanda Orton reflects on resolutions for 2017, from cutting back HGTV binges to improving handwriting and coffee limits. She muses on Fixer Upper, Love It or List It, and Flip or Flop, noting Chip Gaines and Hilary Farr, and hints at Tarek and Christina El Moussa’s marital woes while urging self improvement in writing and daily routines.
Jim Finley reflects on 2016 in a sharp compact column. He cites Trump’s victory, Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem protest, six Razorbacks kneeling, the Cubs Indians World Series win, and a critique of a Lincoln Super Bowl ad. He notes personal nuance and ends with a New Year sendoff.
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