Cheers and Jeers in Baytown sports and community life
Readers cheer Baytown Mall demolition at San Jacinto Mall as a driver of new design and business. praise for July 4 events featuring Baytown Donuts Village People and additions by R L Bell and Joe Diffie. Lee College luncheon with ExxonMobil praised for donations. jeers target Houston Rockets off season talk and lack of deals despite re signs, noting Butler move to Miami and need for more than talk to compete.
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Top Read Baytown Sun Week June 25 July 2
The Baytown Sun highlights the week’s top reads led by the boating crash and related trials. Other high traffic items include a bridge incident and a charity school pay decision, with multiple updates on boat collision consequences and local investigations.
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Today in History highlights several major 18th to 21st century events
Dates include 1775 Washington taking command at Cambridge, 1863 Gettysburg North victory, 1950 carrier strikes in Korean War, 1971 Jim Morrison death, 1988 Iran Air shot down, 2003 Saddam bounty, 2009 Palin resignation. Also a Thought for Today by Robert G. Ingersoll.
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Roseland Park memories recalled at Baytown pool
Wanda Orton recounts Roseland Park and Bicentennial memories from the 1950s in Baytown. Mary Jo Brown Moore recalls her family’s roles at the Roseland Park swimming pool, the concessions, lifeguards, and summer life, plus the July 4 beauty pageant crowd, a locomotive dedication, and a miniature golf course era.
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Patrick touts Senate Bill 2 property tax limits for Texas
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick defends Senate Bill 2 as a curb on local revenue growth. He says cities and counties must seek voter approval for increases above 3.5 percent plus local growth, while House Bill 3 caps school revenue at 2.5 percent and funds immediate tax relief. He cites former spikes in appraisals and business taxes, touting bipartisanship and a push to stop loopholes in the next session.
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Trump claims blue-collar gains from tax cuts misread
AP notes amid G-20 remarks that Trump overstates blue-collar benefits. Tax Policy Center says middle income did gain, but the cuts skew toward high earners. Joint Committee on Taxation finds benefits rise with income above $100,000, benefiting businesses and wealthy more than manufacturing workers.
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