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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 2014
Page
4
Our view celebrates the 238th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4, 1776. It highlights universal rights, equality, the higher law guiding government, and the ongoing duty to debate civic matters while honoring veterans and the living flame of liberty.
Linda Hendricks of Highlands writes from Goose Creek Baytown about her 20 years with GCCISD. She recounts being discouraged from airing concerns in the Baytown Sun, defends staff morale, and urges the school district to listen to all employees without fear of losing their jobs.
On July 4 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. In 1939 Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees gave his farewell speech calling himself the luckiest man.
On July 4 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The 238th celebration invites readers to reread the bold yet moving statement to remember the principles behind the founding of the United States.
In Congress on July 4 1776 the representatives adopt a bold statement severing ties with Britain. The document lists grievances including taxation without consent and the king’s usurpations, and asserts the colonies' right to form a new nation with powers to wage war and conduct diplomacy. It ends with a pledge of lives fortunes and honor.
A Baytown columnist muses on the Fourth of July and the U S Bill of Rights. He questions federal limits, freedom of the press, the 10th amendment and delays in justice while praising local figures who contribute to BaytownTalks net. He mentions voting for mayor DonCarlos and lampoons political and legal institutions with a humorous, retrospective tone.
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