Fahrenheit 9/11 fuels debate and box office surge
Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 dominates discussions as a political documentary, earning 21.8 million dollars in its first three days to become the top grossing documentary. The film provokes debate about Bush, the Iraq War, and media coverage while drawing crowds in Austin and across the United States.
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Ichael Moore
Bush
Moore
Motion Picture Association of America
Disney Company
Move America Forward
Manhattan
Austin
University of South Carolina
Martin Kaplin
Scott Reed
USA Today
Bill Clinton
Rush Limbaugh
Iraq
Leni Riefenstahl
Florida
Jeb Bush
Michael
The
Miami Herald
Austin American-Statesman
Ringling Brothers
Barnum-and- Bailey Circus
Hartford
Conn
Truman
Althea Gibson
Darlene Hard
U.S. Army
Karnack
Texas
Storm King Mountain
Colorado
Clinton
Latvia
Poland
Ehud Barak
Israel
Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns weekly
The Baytown Sun invites public interest letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions should be original, signed, include sender contact details, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnews bay townsun dot com.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Gamer Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
The
P.O. Box
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Wall of blocked opportunity in higher education
The Amherst College address by president Anthony Marx highlights a class barrier in top colleges where only 10 percent of students come from the poorer half and 3 percent from the bottom quarter. He warns that inferior high schools and weaker prep lock many capable students out, suggesting reforms to broaden access.
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Amherst College
Massachusetts
Anthony Marx
Amherst
Marx
Business Week
Princeton University Press
William Bowen
Derek Bok
America
Century Foundation Press
Richard Kahlenberg
Kahlenberg
Bowen
Bok
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Harvard University
Lawrence Summers
Wall Street Journal
Baytown Officials and Contacts District City Hall List
Official phone numbers and names for Baytown Texas including County and City officials such as District Clerk Charles Bacarisse District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal County Judge Robert Eckels County Treasurer Jack Cato County Attorney Michael Stafford County Clerk B F Kaufman Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt and City Hall contacts Mayor Calvin Mundinger City Manager Gary Jackson and City Council districts with occupant notes and vacant seat details.
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Charles Bacarisse
Chuck Rosenthal
Robert Eckels
Jack Cato
Michael Stafford
B.F. Kaufman
Paul Bettencourt
Sylvia Garcia
Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Calvin Mundinger
Mercedes
Renteria Ill
Scott Sheley
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Sammy Mahan
Goose Creek ISD Administrative Contacts and Trustees
Goose Creek CISD lists the admin building address at 4544 Interstate 10 East Baytown TX 77522 with superintendent Barbara Sultis. Trustees include District 1 Phelutria Barnes District 2 Rosa Rodriguez District 3 Weston Cotten District 4 Carl Burg District 5 Clarence Albus District 6 Jepp Busch District 7 Steve Fischer. also 5411 S. Whiting with president Martha Ellis and board of regents members Bill Blake Keith Coburn Don Coffey Wayne Gray Susan Moore-Fontenot Ronald Haddox Mark Hail Mark Himsel Judy Navarre-Jirrels.
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Goose Creek
Interstate
P.Q. Box
Baytown
Texas
Barbara Sultis
Jepp Busch
Steve Fischer
S. Whiting Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore
Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hail
Mark Himsel
Judy Navarre
Jirrels
On This Date in History July 6 2004 Highlights
Today in history notes events across centuries including the 1854 first official meeting of the Republican Party in Jackson Michigan. It recalls Thomas More’s execution in 1535 and Fort Ticonderoga capture in 1777 as well as 1917 Aqaba capture, 1923 USSR formation, 1933 All Star game, 1944 Ringling Circus fire, and later milestones through 1999.
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Republican Party
Jackson
Mich
Thomas More
England
Fort Ticonderoga
TE. Lawrence
Aqaba
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Baytown historical notes from 1944 to 2003 events
A historical roundup recalls Willie Moreno’s illness and recovery after a leg injury in 1944, Baytown burglary probes in 1950, June 1975 construction activity totaling 7.75 million dollars, the 1990 ARCO Chemical Co. explosion with 14 deaths and 2 missing, Ken Bentsen backing Medicare drug benefits in 2000, and the 2003 Highway 146 Chacos Road intersection named among Baytown’s most dangerous with six fatalities and rising accidents.
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Willie Moreno
Moreno
Baytown
Arco Chemical Co
Channelview
U.S
Ken Bentsen
Highlands
Chaco Road
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Nat Hentoff
Seven Stories Press
TRANG
Harris County
City of
Lee College
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