Great Lakes cleanup proposal aims at 20 billion plan
The Great Lakes cleanup plan outlines a 20 billion program to remove toxic hotspots control invasive species stop sewage from aging sewers and restore wetlands and buffers. It emphasizes greater federal state coordination and warns more work is needed to halt further lake degradation while highlighting the scope relative to Everglades and Chesapeake Bay efforts.
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Press Fray Over Rove Leaks and Journalists Refusing to Testify
The White House avoids commenting on Karl Rove amid the Valerie Plame leak inquiry. Journalists like Judith Miller face jail for source disclosure while Time notes contend with leaked materials. McClellan faces grilling as credibility erodes and the press tests the administration’s transparency.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Talks
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p m on Wednesdays and invites residents to visit to discuss community issues. To arrange a meeting contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281 422 8302. current and former board members include Wanda Garner Cash Jim Finley and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns to publish
The Baytown Sun accepts signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Writers should include a non publishing address and phone number, limit submissions to one per month, and note that editor’s discretion applies. Submissions may be edited or refused.
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Billy Sunday and Billy Graham: contrasts in revival fire
George Plagent notes two famous evangelists Billy Sunday (1862 1935) and Billy Graham, their vastly different styles, and Sunday s dramatic campaigns. Sunday s six week Canton Ohio revival featured nights like Milkmen Night with humorous shouts and strong moral stamps. Sunday s base running fame and 60 000 converts in 1917 Boston underline a long heated ministry before TV.
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Today in History highlights and key anniversaries
July 16 events include the first atomic bomb test at Alamogordo in 1945, DC's establishment in 1790, the execution of the Romanov family in 1918, the first parking meters in 1935, Salinger's novel in 1951, Apollo 11 in 1969, Nixon taping revelations in 1973, Reagan’s 1980 nomination, JFK Jr crash in 1999, Iraq release in 1991, TWA 800 memorial groundbreak in 1999, and Martha Stewart sentencing in 2004.
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Baytown PD criticism on online forum sparks calls for change
In a Baytown Sun Baytown Talk post, readers discuss alleged retaliation against officers for speaking out, nationwide surveys showing Baytown P D as a low performer, and a call for reforms. Contributors compare Baytown to other Texas cities, note high turnover, and question city leadership while praising some officers and raising concerns about a chief’s influence.
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Today in Sun History items from Baytown area years
In 1950 Baytown draft board received 40 men under a state induction call. In 1975 Goose Creek budget shortfall feared without tax hike. In 1990 Goose Creek trustees voted $600000 to buy West Town Shopping Center Section 2. In 2000 Baytown Chief Shaffer warned crime rises in summer. In 2002 Judge Sylvia said press charges against Deputy Hardy over four drug dogs. In 2003 Hurricane Claudette hit Baytown with wind and rain but few injuries.
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