City sues 16 year firefighter over thyroid cancer treatment
Baytown officials face questions as City Manager refuses to comment on a lawsuit filed to deny coverage for Patrick Mahoney’s thyroid cancer treatment. Mahoney, who suffered diagnosed thyroid cancer in 2016, seeks medical expenses and ongoing care, while the city has not disclosed its legal aims or costs.
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Patrick Mahoney
Mahoney
Brandi Prejean
San Antonio
Harris County
Chris Daniel
Bob Hoskins
Online Poll Sparks Debate on Tariffs and Alliances
Weekly poll asks readers to choose which matters more tariffs to shield industries or strong ties with allies. Readers invited to vote at baytownsun com to share stance on economic policy and international relations.
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Baytownsun.com
Obituary Notices for Billie Blythe Jessica Cravy Ralph Christensen
Billie Joy Blythe, Jessica Rebekah Cravy, and Ralph Christensen are named in obituary notices on Page 3. Fern Dodson appears in the same section, with brief details on services and surviving relatives.
Baytown founder expands role with Best Friends no kill push
Jay Garrett, founder of A Life to Live, is named manager of lifesaving shelter operations for Best Friends Animal Society, splitting time between Edinburg and Houston. He begins July 30 in Edinburg while continuing volunteer work locally and as a keynote speaker at a Los Angeles conference July 19 21.
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Jay Garrett
Baytown
Edinburg
Best Friends Animal Society
Garrett
Best Friends
Houston
Inburg
Megan Gonzales
Los Angeles
California
Trump questions U S intel not Putin on 2016 Russia meddling
In Helsinki President Trump openly questioned U S intelligence findings that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, echoing Vladimir Putin’s denials. Critics called the stance shameful and weak as Trump sheltered beside the Russian leader and questioned federal indictments. Page 8.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais
U.S
Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
Helsinki
Finland
Trump
Intel
Putin
Russia
Moscow
Bob Corker
Tennessee
Hillary Clinton
Local reactions to Trump Putin summit stir Baytown response
Jim Finley of Baytown labels President Trump's statement disturbing while others urge calm and dialogue. The piece notes a spectrum of local reactions and hints at a broader reactions page on page 8.
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Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
Jim Finley
Baytown
Trump
Bible owners sought for century old Baytown family book
Baytown Genealogical Society and members seek rightful owners of a Bible over a century old. The book, kept at the society library on Spur 330, records J B Wood born June 15 1867 and Lillie Brown born August 10 1875, plus children and six grandchildren born between 1911 and 1936. Jim Winston, curator, hopes descendants in Baytown area can be traced via ancestry records. He notes one Wood listed in Baytown on ancestry.com.
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Baytown Genealogical Society
Spur 330
J.B. Wood
Lillie Née Brown
BGS
Jim Winston Hope
Wood
Baytown
Winston
BGS Library
Woods
Ancestry.com
Emmett Wood
Marion Wood
George Eldon Wood
Aieete Jr
Geraldine Bernice Wood
Eugene van Wood
Anne Pauline Wood
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Ralph Christensen
Fern Dodson
Christ
Peshes
Facebook.com
BaytownSun
Thebaytownsun
Community Resource Credit Union
Crcu.org
Animal Welfare Group
Christopher James Stanher
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Jill Colvin
Vladimir Isachenkov
Associated Press
Alan Wiederhold-Sohn
Ray
Awnsun.com
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