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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2004
Page
4
The Texas Education Agency flags Goose Creek for keeping too many learning disabled students out of regular classes. The district, on the list since 1995, aims to pare the gap with a joint regular and special education training program two thirds complete, as editors urge focus on all students' best education over test scores.
The Baytown Sun invites community input with weekly editorial meetings at 2 pm on Wednesdays. Readers may submit letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, with a writer’s photo and signed originals. Submissions go to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown, TX 77522, or via fax 281-427-1880 or sunnews baytownisun.com.
Baytown reader Ischel Williams argues that the ACLU seeks to remove God from public life citing school prayer bans, nativity displays, Boy Scout leases, and secular songs. He warns of anti Christian effects and urges voters to consider judges’ religious interpretations.
In Baytown along Highway 146 Sammy Mahan runs a towing service, not a junkyard. The nearby Park and Garth area hosts a paint and body shop, with fences well maintained, countering claims of visible junk. Neighbors argue Sammy's Towing provides a needed service preventing accumulation of junk cars.
On July 7 various milestones shaped nations and culture. Notable items include Lincoln assassination conspirators hanged in 1865, California annexation proclaimed in 1846, Hawaii annexed in 1898, Boulder Dam begun in 1930, Cabrini canonized in 1946, Elvis radio debut in 1954, Alaska statehood in 1958, and O Connor’s Supreme Court nomination in 1981. Also in 1983 Samantha Smith toured the USSR, Panama’s 1999 stance on Haitian refugees, Clinton in Poland, and a landmark 1994 smokers class action trial in Miami.
A reader shares patriotic reflections on American opportunity and freedom from tyranny, praising diversity and home life. The piece recalls Cold War lessons from a parochial school and ends with a blessing for America.
Readers describe Baytown July Fourth events with parades, fireworks, and traffic conditions. Some praise the finale and accessibility from Lee High School, while others question timing and visibility due to smoke, noting delays and confusion about the 9:45 to 10:15 schedule and a shorter end time.
Highlights from Sun History note 1944 volunteer hours by 10 women aiding hospitals, 1975 meningitis deaths of Delores Ayling and daughter Melissa, 1990 Arco Chemical explosion death toll at 17 including Michael Davis, and 2003 mayoral resignation turmoil in Old Rivers Winfree with Clayton Barber wavering on office and judge.
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