Baytown surveys residents to shape city services
The city invites 1200 Baytown households to participate in its second annual citizen survey managed by ETC Institute. Respondents can mail, phone, or go online. surveys take 10 to 15 minutes. Results guide priorities for the next two years and enhance local government responsiveness. Contact Nick Woolery at 281-420-6690 or survey baytown.org.
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Baytown
City of Baytown
ETC Institute
Nick Woolery
Today in History Highlights and Births
Highlights include George Washington delivering the first State of the Union in 1790 and Crazy Horse’s final battle in 1877. Also noted are Wilson’s Fourteen Points in 1918, AT&T divesting Baby Bells in 1982, and the 2011 Gabrielle Giffords shooting. Elvis Presley milestones and Graceland draw about 600,000 visitors yearly. The Crazy Horse Memorial is planned to reach 641 feet in width.
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George Washington
Crazy Horse
U.S. Cavalry
Wolf Mountain
Montana
Woodrow Wilson
At&t
Gabrielle Giffords
Arizona
Giffords
Jose Ferrer
Soupy Sales
Elvis Presley
Bob Eubanks
Stephen Hawking
David Bowie
Rachel Nichols
Kim Jong UN
Graceland Estate
Memphis
Tenn
American Bowling Congress
Chicago
Crazy Horse Memorial
South Dakota
Political contact addresses and offices listed
A directory of political figures with addresses and phone numbers for Governor Rick Perry U S Senate members John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and U S House Steve Stockman and state senator Sylvia Garcia. The items include P O boxes Capitol Station district offices in Austin Houston and contact numbers for each office.
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Texas Senate
Sylvia Garcia
D—Dist
P.O
Capitol Station
Austin
Polk Street
Suite
Houston
Wishful New Year Wishes for 2014 from Wanda Orton
Wanda Orton notes hopes for 2014 including political reform, restored health policies, better History Channel programming, Paula Deen’s return to Food Network, and local developments in Baytown. She urges fiscal restraint, cleaner language in media, and equal health plans for Congress, ending with contact details for reader feedback.
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Miley Cyrus
Washington
Austin
History Channel
C-Span
Paula Deen
Food Network
Brunson
Texas Avenue
U.S.A
China
Congress
Tenderness and Choice in a Time of Debate
Kathryn Jean Lopez argues for a culture of life, noting Mark Ruffalo's anti abortion stance and his Just Like Heaven role as illustrating compassion for life. The piece urges alternative approaches, condemns abortion activism s rhetoric, and calls for renewed focus on supporting families and parenthood in 2014.
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Mark Ruffalo
Naral Pro
Ruffalo
Supreme Court
Buffalo
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Rick Perry
Texas
U.S. Senate
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Ted Gruz
Dirksen Senate
U.S
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Dist
Cannon House
Texas House of Representatives
Wayne Smith
P.O. Box
Decker Drive
The
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun.co
Facebook
Baytownsun
Twitter
Janie Gray
David Bloom
Rolland Ramos
Mike Gunning
April Jones
Bill
ANG
Jim Finley
Jay Eshbach
M. A. Bengtson
Newsroom
the Sun
Sun
Sunnew
Baytownsun.com
West Baytown
Lynchburg
Highlands
Deer Park
Goose Creek
State of Texas
Wanda Orton
Baytownsun. Com
Wanda
Orton
Sandra Sotomayor
Little Sisters of the Poor
Department of Health and Human Services
America
Pope Francis
Kathryn Jean Lopez
National Review Online
Catholic Voices USA
Magnificat Foundation
Klopez
Nationalreview.com
Kathryn Lopez
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