Barrett Station Homecoming Honors Community Builders
The Barrett Station Homecoming celebrated the town’s history led by Gary Glenn Eagleton and the Civic League. Former slaves’ foundations were highlighted with a dinner for seniors, recognitions for Charles Drew High School years, and honors for local figures like Pete Alfaro and Tommy Johnson as 800 attendees enjoyed games, parades, and a final dance.
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Gary Glenn Eagleton
Barrett Station
Harrison Barrett
Eagleton
Melody Fontenot
Civic League
Fontenot
Charles Drew High School
Crosby High School
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
Ministerial Alliance
Tommy Johnson
Eula Alexander
Enron E Mails Show Insight Into Political Fundraising
Enron officials in 2000 01 mapped how to maximize corporate cash for political favors as lawmakers compete for credit. The House ethics review centers on Rep. Tom DeLay amid a Bell ethics complaint over Westar donations. Critics warn the emails reveal the behind the scenes tactics of campaign fundraising.
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Washington
Enron
Houston Energy Company
House
Tom DeLay
R-Texas
Larry Noble
Center For Responsive Politics
Texas
Chris Bell
Kansas
Westar Energy Inc
DeLay
Bell
Tom Fitton
Judicial Watch
Wind shift renews threat from Southern California wildfire
A wind shift pushed a northern Los Angeles County wildfire toward hundreds of homes near Santa Clarita, lifting some evacuations and forcing 600 plus to flee as the blaze expanded to over 4,200 acres. Firefighters over 10 miles of closures, no injuries reported, cause under investigation.
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California
Santa Clarita
Calif
Los Angeles County
Fair Oaks
County Fire Department
Mike Brown
Placerita Canyon
Placerita Nature Center
Sand Canyon
Antelope Valley
San Diego County
Yosemite National Park
Riverside County
Los Angeles
Communities in Schools boosts student engagement and outcomes
The article highlights how CIS case managers build relationships to encourage attendance and homework completion. It cites students who later held roles like Mr. Robert E. Lee and governor of Sterling, with one class president and a graduate planning college to become a social worker, praising Goose Creek workers.
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Stansbury
Robert E. Lee
Sterling
Rodriguez
Goose Creek
Governors push for eldercare reform at winter meeting
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne cites 77 million baby boomers aging toward 65 and warns almost half could be bankrupted by long term care costs. NGA leaders push home based care and elderready communities. Medicaid's two thirds of state budgets under scrutiny as ADAPT protesters press for home care options and funding. Ohio Governor Taft supports flexible, affordable care expansion.
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Idaho
Dirk Kempthore
Kempthore
NGA
Govermors
Ernors
ADAPT
Ijn
Marsha Katz
Wes Katz
Governnors Association
Pennsylvania
Ed Rendell
Rendell
Matt Salo
Ohio
Bob Tafa
Republican
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Alfaro
Addie Barrett Dixon
Earline Eagleton Winn
Annie Shanklin
Steward Barnaba
Harold May
Myrtle Armstrong
Rosie Armstrong
Effie LaMark
John E. David
Anita Goodlow
S. J. Goodlow
Lorenza Goodlow
Earcille Hayes
Ella Eagleton
Mary Martin
Betty Hildreth
Leatha Collins
Julia Hardy
Willie Anderson
Matt White
Riley Chambers Park
St. Martin de Porres
Barnett Station
Baytown Sun
Lauren Rosenkranz
Ann Price
Photfism
Na'vantney Dillard
Dalia Arredondo
Brenda Morales
Eddie Pasillas
Paula Mancias
Reggie Crockerm
Deriita Mathis
Tina Destin
Rani Crockerm
Shanita Mathis
Frankie Pasillas
Joann Washington
Micah Bacchus
Amancio Mancias
Kareem Williams
Marcos Morales
Jasmine Alfred
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