We Deserve Better on the President and Politics
A reader condemns the current president for undoing Obama era programs and firing staff. The letter claims global respect will return with new leadership, urges rebuilding the government with qualified people, and criticizes media and foreign policy while opposing the presidency.
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End all the nonsense about renaming places and teams
The speaker argues to drop all person named names for towns schools teams and even Washington DC to avoid political discord. The proposal claims this would end controversy but notes it would not genuinely resolve underlying issues.
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Gander Alumni Proud of Diverse Class of 1990
Robert E. Lee class of 1990 graduate reflects on a diverse group of Ganders from Baytown. Tammy Russell notes pride in the high school and its traditions.
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Residents debate historic school name change in Newton
Karry Land Frost of Newton Texas argues that changing the school name ignores history and harms students who never saw the name as racial. He claims the name change reflects minority voices rather than the majority view and predicts people will not care a year later.
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Law and order as a volatile historical argument
The passage treats law and order as an oppressor’s tool and links it to colonial rebellion, revolutionary violence, and suppression of protest. It argues that enforcing law and order today repeats oppression, while calls to suppress demonstrators deny the nation's heritage and people’s right to exist.
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Texas third parties on the ballot this fall
Dr. Steve Showalter of Lee College Baytown explains Texas Greens and Libertarians on the fall ballot. He notes lowered ballot thresholds from 5 to 2 percent and new filing fees, arguing these changes affect major party strategies and potential spoilers in a close race. He contrasts Greens weak organization with Libertarian fundraising and signatures in 2018.
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Brownwood memories near Baytown Nature Center endure
Ginger Stripling recalls the Brownwood Subdivision near the Baytown Nature Center, once lined with homes now erased by flood-driven subsidence and buyouts. She revisits the area with family, noting the memorial brick, the highway view to the San Jacinto Monument, and a bustling park scene despite lingering nostalgia.
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Readings and deaths tied to early American history
On this date in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was read to General George Washington's troops in New York. In 1850 President Zachary Taylor died after 16 months in office, succeeded by Millard Fillmore.
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Today in History Highlights Through the Decades
Key events span 1918 the DSC creation 1965 Sonny and Cher hit I Got You Babe 1992 Gore named Clinton running mate 2004 CIA Iraq assessments criticized 2014 Nikki Haley removes Confederate flag 2019 All Star Game: AL 4 NL 3 with 16 strikeouts by AL pitchers.
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