Cheers and Jeers: Baytown pride and local achievers
The Baytown Sun highlights Barrett Station heritage events with a pageant and Homecoming parade. Goos e Creek Communities in Schools marks year 12, aiding at‑risk students and boosting graduation. Baytonian producer Jaime Ortiz earns Latin Grammy nomination for No Set Trippin. Readers invited to submit cheers and jeers weekly.
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Barrett Station
Jaime “Pain” Ortiz
Baytonian
Latin Recording Academy
DFO Music Group
Ortiz
Sterling High School
the Sun
Joseph Johan
Baytownsun.com
Morgan Stanley to Pay 54 Million Over Sex Discrimination
Morgan Stanley settled with the government after a female employee and more than 300 others alleged denial of promotions. Allison Schieffelin was fired and filed with the EEOC. The payout includes 12 million to Schieffelin, 40 million for other women, and 2 million for diversity programs.
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Morgan Stanley
Wall Street Investment Bank
Allison Schieffelin
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Tral
Schieffelin
The
Post-Standard
Syracuse
N.Y
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meets Weekly at 2 PM
The Baytown Sun invites community members to visit its editorial board each Wednesday at 2 p.m. to discuss local issues. Appointments are arranged through Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302 with board members Wanda Garner Cash Joseph Lohan Dee Anne Navarre Jim Finley and Jane Howard Lee listed.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns for public interest
The Baytown Sun welcomes original letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public topics. Include writer signature, address and phone for non publishing use, one submission per month, and note submissions may be edited. Contact Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom with submission details.
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Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Gamer Cash
David Bloom
The
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Live Like You Were Dying Inspires Life Reflections
Donnie Smith, a Wallisville Lake Park ranger for the US Army Corps of Engineers, cites Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying to urge readers to value every day. The column links faith, gratitude, forgiveness, and acts of kindness to everyday moments and global events since Sept. 11, 2001.
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Tim McGraw
Fu Manchu
Galveston
Trinity Bays
Texas
Pentagon
Donnie Smith
Wallisville Lake Park
US. Army Corps of Engineers
July 26 in History Highlights of 2004
On this date numerous historical events are noted including Truman signing the National Security Act creating the DoD and CIA, Franklin becoming postmaster general, New York ratifying the Constitution, and Bonaparte and Eva Peron milestones. Other items include early FBI forerunner creation, Truman orders on discrimination, Stevenson nomination, and Eva Peron’s death.
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Truman
Department of Defense
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Benjamin Franklin
New York
U.S
Charles J. Bonaparte
FBI
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
John J. Sparkman
Argentina
Eva Peron
Buenos Aires
Town History Snippet Shows Varied Baytown Past
A 1950 item notes a man facing a $25 fine after a late night peeping incident before his wedding. A 1990 update covers Mont Belvieu officials appealing propane property values set by the Chambers County Appraisal District. In 2000 Baytown figures discuss ozone reduction risks with Mayor Alfaro and Houston area council leader Mike White, highlighting potential loss of federal highway funds. A 2002 consultant presentation to City Council by DP Consulting argued Baytown needed a convention center, outlining demand, operations and revenue prospects.
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Mont Belvieu
Chambers County
Pete Alfaro
Mike White
Houston-Galveston
Baytown
Noon Lions Club
Alfaro
David Parker
DP Consulting
Doctor urges nuclear option for cleaner air in Texas
Warren T. Longmire Jr a Hitchcock physician argues rising asthma linked to fossil fuel pollution requires embracing nuclear power. He cites EPA ozone violations around Houston Dallas and San Antonio and notes nuclear plants like Comanche Peak provide emissions free electricity reducing health costs from asthma. He urges Congress to treat nuclear power as essential to cleaner air and affordable care.
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Hitchcock
Houston
Environmental Protection Agency
Los Angeles
United
Dallas
San Antonio
Phoenix
Washington, D.C
Comanche Peak
United States
Congress
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Warren T. Longmire
Warren T. Longmire, Jr
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