Wal-Mart Baytown deal may boost region and fund
An 80 million Permanent School Fund loan backs Wal-Mart 2 million square foot Cedar Crossing center in Baytown. The project will lease back to Wal-Mart for 30 to 40 years, boosting local taxes and creating about 1,900 jobs during construction and 450 direct plus 540 indirect jobs long term. The arrangement is expected to yield about 187 million in PSF profit over 30 years.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Invites Community Visits
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. Wednesdays and invites community discussions. To schedule an appointment contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281 422 8302. Members include Wanda Gamer Cash, David Stoom, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun invites original letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on any public interest topic. Submissions must be signed with a return address and phone number not for publication, include a photo for guest columns, and be sent to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, Baytown, or by fax to 231-427-1880 or email to shien townsun.com.
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Local ordinance targets minor alcohol sales with fines
Proposes banning minor purchases of alcohol and imposing 100 to 250 dollar fines. Store clerks may keep drivers licenses of minors for law enforcement turn in upon charges. Convicted minors or guilty pleas trigger a 25 dollar reward to the filing clerk.
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Dem duo do not share our values
A Sun letter writer from a working community criticizes Kerry Edwards and their party stance on abortion, death penalty, same sex marriage, and family values. The writer, Amy L Hinojosa, argues Edwards is a trial lawyer and labels the pair as out of touch with working people, urging steadfast faith and principles.
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Kerry Edwards ticket praised as strong running mate choice
A Democratic reader extols John Kerry and John Edwards as a united ticket. They cite shared health care goals, a patient rights push, and drug price reductions, plus Edwards' security credentials and energy independence stance as reasons for support.
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Baytown readers vent on service and roads in online thread
The Sun online forum Baytown Talk features reader comments criticizing local customer service in Baytown shops and questioning TxDOT road decisions. Posts reference Highway 146 and pothole repair, along with reactions to Michael Moore’s films and political discourse.
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Bastille Storm Amid French Revolution Remembered
Historical notes mark July 14 with the Bastille storming in 1789 and events across years including Sedition Act in 1798, Perry’s Japan letter relay in 1853, Billy the Kid’s death in 1881, Singer’s birth in 1904, and other key moments such as Mariner Four flyby and Carter nomination.
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Baytown milestones span decades from 1950 mayor meet to 2003 youth concert
The text lists Baytown events including a 1950 large delegation to a Harris County Mayors meeting in Jacinto City, a 1975 Briscoe grant of 4612 dollars for traffic safety, a 1990 Welcome to Baytown sign dedication at Garth Road and I-10, a 2002 Barrett Station homecoming walk to urge drug removal, and a 2003 Texas Baptist Student Music and Missions event with 200 students at First Baptist Church Worship Center.
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Kock
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