TV or not TV a call to click for change in viewing
Wanda Orton reflects on TV vulgarity and mindless viewing urging readers to choose silence and reading, challenge content norms, and press viewers to use their influence. She recalls past Tonight Show content and FCC censorship debates, concluding with a call to action to switch off and rebel with a clicker.
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Jeremy
Jay Leno
NBC
Leno
Jack Paar
Paar
England
W.c
FCC
Sterling senior Kirk earns 4th spot in all state choir
Sterling High School senior Lorin Kirk earned a fourth place in the all state choir, marking four years of state-level singing. She described hours of daily practice and the pressure of living up to past performances, noting the mental and physical toll and her cautious social life around auditions. See Kirk on page 2C.
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Ross Sterling
Lorin Kirk
TMEA
State of
Texas
Sterling
Kirk
Sterling High School
Julie Heffner profile reflects Baytown educator and mentor
Ten Questions profiles Baytown educator Julie Heffner a former English teacher at Baytown Junior and Gentry Junior Schools who later joined the district language arts department and became Academic Dean at Sterling High School in 2004 She discusses inspirations plans and views while inviting community nominations for future profiles.
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Julie Heffner
Baytown
RSS
Ferris Bueller
Angela
Frank McCourt
Condoleezza Rice
Winston Churchill
Hitler
America
Baytown Area
the Sun
David
Bloom
Baytownsun
Baytown dancer pursues Destiny’s World Tour audition
Ada Stewart grew up admiring Beyonce Knowles of Destiny’s Child and won a chance to audition for Knowles's World Tour dance team in Houston. Despite doubts, Stewart joined a diverse group of hopefuls after sister Lakisha Watts shared the audition details online. Stewart is a 2005 Robert E. Lee High School graduate and the youngest in her family.
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Ada Stewart
Baytown
Beyonce Knowles
Knowles
Houston
Stewart
Robert E. Lee High School
Lakisha Watts
Watts
Baytown Sun
Danielle Ponder
Beyonce
Los Angeles
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