Baytown Celebrates Independence Day and History Day Honors
The City of Baytown marked Independence Day with a Bicentennial Park parade and concerts praised by local officials. Goose Creek CISD recognized ten History Day finalists, including Matthew Broussard who won national honors in performance. Baytown Firefighters raised 41769.76 for muscular dystrophy through Fill the Boot efforts.
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Goose Creek Leader Michael Wahl Steps Down to Gentry School
City Editor Christina Martinez notes former Goose Creek Memorial Principal Michael Wahl, also District Secondary Principal of the Year, resigned last week from Gentry Junior School and moved to Smithson Valley High School. Readers are invited to submit cheers and jeers to the Sun.
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Goose Creek CISD in Baytown Sun Top Articles
Week’s most read items center on Goose Creek CISD changes and fallout. Notable stories include Ousted GCM principal resigns from district and Goose Creek CISD under fire, with nearby crime and local editor letters also drawing attention.
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Poll finds most Americans align with one party despite mixed feelings
An Associated Press-GfK poll shows about six in ten identify with a major party and nearly eight in ten when leaning voters are counted. Despite polarization, few say they dislike the other party, but a quarter of Republicans and 13 percent of Democrats dislike their own party.
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Ambidexterity in daily life from a Baytown engineer
Malcolm Murray, a Baytown mechanical engineer and Exxon retiree, recalls learning ambidexterity from bowling, flight training, Army service, and barbering during a 1950s Aruba refinery stint and later injuries. He argues learned ambidexterity aids tasks like sports and model making while natural ambidexterity links to learning disabilities.
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Today in History July 8 highlights and notes
July 8 marks the 189th day of 2014 with notable events from 1776 when John Nixon read the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia to 1907 Ziegfeld's first Follies atop the New York Theater. Other entries include Wilson’s 1919 reception, Truman naming MacArthur in Korea, and a G8 pledge in 2010.
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