Transportation center dispute at Stallworth Stadium site
Guest View argues GCCISD failed to complete Phase II of the 1967 bond for Stallworth Stadium now seeks to abandon the stadium site for a transportation center. The piece traces bond approvals, site choices, community opposition at Gentry, and multiple site searches before Stallworth was chosen, with ongoing bus parking concerns and promises of temporary use.
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Take the law seriously in Baytown fireworks letter
Ron Mullens voices in Baytown that a 2016 article about fireworks laws within city limits contrasts with ongoing sales and debris from aerial fireworks. He urges the city to enforce the law, noting trash and cover damage by New Year’s Day.
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Today in History highlights from January 10
On January 10 various historical events are noted: in 1776 Thomas Paine published Common Sense advocating independence. 1861 Florida seceded. 1870 Standard Oil formed. 1901 Spindletop Lucas Gusher began Texas oil boom. 1967 Edward Brooke seated as first black senator by popular vote. 1984 US and Vatican established full diplomatic relations. 2000 AOL announced Time Warner merger for 162 billion. decade and decade+ later Apple’s iMac with Intel. 2010 DeLay conviction later overturned. Thought for Today cites Ecclesiastes about wisdom and grief.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
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Edward W. Brooke
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America Online
Time Warner
Apple Computer
Steve Jobs
Intel
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Tom DeLay
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Dinner in the Fifties sparks memories and menus
Wanda Orton recalls the 1950s in a Baytown Sun viewpoints piece. She challenges a nostalgia piece that claims curry was rare, bananas and oranges were Christmas only, and yogurt unheard of, while recounting pizza’s rise with Valian’s in Houston 1955 and personal food memories from childhood.
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No federal pay raise but a small 80 cent retirement boost
Jim Finley notes no COLA for federal retirement or Social Security in 2016. He will gain 80 cents monthly due to unclear deductions additions, discusses government probing, delays with OPM, and plans to donate or spend the tiny increase while joking about national debt and tax implications. He signs off as retired editor of The Sun.
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Margie
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St. Joseph Catholic Church
Edmund Eduarte
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