Community Cheers for Little League season and local fundraisers
The Baytown Sun lauds Baytown Mont Belvieu and Highlands youth for a spirited 2004 Little League season. Benefits for Troy Goynes Luke Davila and Equusearch raised over 40000 dollars to aid families and volunteers. Lee College ranks among the nation’s top 100 associate degree institutions, placing eighth in a College Week survey. Readers are invited to submit cheers and jeers.
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Mont Belvieu
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Luke Davila
Equusearch
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Lee College
Community College Week
Institution of Higher Learning
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Houston Community Colleges
Editorial board of The Baytown Sun meets weekly
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Readers are invited to discuss community issues in person. To schedule an appointment contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302.
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David Bloom
Wanda Gamer Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
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Jane Howard Lee
Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun invites public interest letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions must be original and signed with writer’s address and phone for contact. Include a photograph for guest columns and limit one submission per month.
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David Bloom
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Kerry is not fit to be commander in chief says Vietnam veteran
A Vietnam veteran and Swift Boat commander revisits a 1971 Cavett debate with John Kerry accusing Kerry of slander against the military. He contests Kerry's war crimes claims, cites his own service, and argues Kerry would endanger U.S. armed forces as president. He recalls shared PCF 94 service, denounces Kerry in public life, and urges accountability.
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Sen. Kerry
America
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Europe
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Senate
Sun's columnists celebrate quality community news paper
A reader praises The Sun for strong human interest columns and local reporting. The letter references Archer Fullingim and his Kountze newspaper era, and asserts The Sun embodies the traditional journalistic spirit, promising the paper will rank among Texas' top small-town papers in a hoped-for top ten.
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Davila Benefit Thanks Supporters in Winnie
A July 11 Luke Davila benefit in Winnie raised 9500 for the Davila family. Organizers praise local businesses volunteers cooks auctioneers bands and the DJ. Lisa Burchett thanks supporters and her husband Kenneth for effort and care.
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Winnie
Davila
Joel
Kenneth
Lisa Burchett
Today in History Highlights July 19 events across centuries
Highlights note major events on July 19 from 1553 Lady Jane Grey deposition to 1989 United Airlines crash in Sioux City and 1993 Clinton military policy shift. Includes Apollo 11 orbit in 1969 and Managua fall in 1979, with various other historical milestones and birthdays.
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San Francisco
Jane Grey
England
Henry VII
Mary
Seneca Falls
Winston Churchill
Europe
Rome
Neil Armstrong
Edwin “Buzz
Aldrin
Michael Collins
Managua
Anastasio Somaza
United Air Lines
Sioux City
Iowa
Clinton
Panama
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Kim Il Sung
Goose Creek district building wall collapse and more through years
A chronology notes incidents and events affecting Goose Creek schools and Baytown. It cites a 1990 outer wall collapse with about 4000 in repairs, a 1975 crime-related cost to taxpayers near 60000, a 1950 polio spike reaching 124 Texans, a 2000 drill permit amid local opposition, 2002 Chili's opening, and a 2003 redistricting map affecting Baytown’s congressional representation.
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Baytown
Burnet Bay
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