Baytown Debates School Name Change Amid Pandemic Strain
Readers urge leaders to table REL name change and focus on Baytown students. The Viewpoints piece accuses Wybra Holland of misleading claims while discussing history and constitutional issues linked to secession and Robert E. Lee. Community members cite education, health, and funding needs.
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Family ties run deep at Robert E. Lee High School
Beverly Engelhardt Mills of San Antonio writes that multiple generations of her family, including siblings, cousins, and spouses, graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown. She notes school bands, sports, and championships, and argues against changing the school's name due to the historical marker and shared identity.
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Reader protests name change for Baytown high school
Pearlie Cooper of Rosharon, a 1955 graduate, argues against renaming Robert E Lee High School in Baytown. She notes Goose Creek birth place no longer exists and laments the consideration, urging preservation of the current school name.
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Snook Texas veteran reflects on race and upbringing
A Snook resident recalls growing up amid cotton fields with Black neighbors, serving in the U.S. Army, and sharing work and training with people of color for over three years, asserting personal stance against racism.
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Color returns to life amid gray days and memories
A Baytown Sun columnist reflects on color as a metaphor for joy amid COVID gray days. She contrasts black and white with vibrant hues drawn from faith, family, friends, and nature, recalls color fashion trends, and cites Dorothy’s ruby slippers to urge finding Technicolor joy at home. Ginger Stripling lives in Mont Belvieu.
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Texas jobless rates stay high amid oil slump and shift to remote work
Texas faces persistent unemployment with June at 13 percent, Baytown regional rate at 23.1 percent, and oil and gas losses driving much of the pain. Energy declines threaten property taxes and school funding while telework grows, reducing gasoline demand and pushing a slow recovery into 2021. Dr. Steve Showalter of Lee College notes the long slog ahead.
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This Day in History Highlights Major U.S. Milestones
Key events span 1790 constitutional seat designation to Washington D C, 1862 Farragut elevation, 1945 first atomic test, 1969 Apollo 11 launch, 1973 Butterfield taping, 1999 JFK Jr crash, 2015 Chattanooga attack, 2014 Garner case res Nike.
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