US Customs plan questioned over port security
A congressional inquiry finds that a Customs Service effort to improve port security by sampling cargo containers may reduce safety. Of about 5,000 program applications, only 597 companies were verified, raising concerns that low security status is granted without confirmed improved precautions. Washington must ensure true safeguards beyond assurances.
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United States
U.S
U.S. Customs Service
Customs Service
Washington
Herald-Journal
Spartanburg
S.C
Three pillars for reform push in immigration debate
The San Diego Union-Tribune argues for a comprehensive reform plan with three core elements. A guest worker program, stricter penalties for employers who hire illegals, and a tamper proof identification card are essential. Without all three, reform stalls and the opportunity for change is lost.
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U.S
Congress
John McCain
R-Ariz
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meets Weekly at 2 PM
The Baytown Sun announces its editorial board holds weekly meetings every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Readers may visit the board to discuss community issues and may book by contacting Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Meredith Darnell, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Meredith Darnell
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun welcomes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, include a non publication address and phone, and may be edited. One submission per writer per month. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnews@baytownsun.com.
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Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
The
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Saints for Mary Kerr and Amos Stagg in Columbus writer's tribute
George Plagent honors two late figures, Mary Kerr the Garfield Heights High principal and Amos Alonzo Stagg, praising Kerr’s firm guidance shaping students and lauding Stagg for a lifetime in football and education. The piece recalls Jack Donovan and Stagg’s long career, noting Stagg’s integrity and innovations.
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Pope John Paul II
Mary Kerr
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Jack Donovan
Miss Kerr
Garfield Heights High School
Ohio
Jack
Donovan
Stagg
University of Chicago
Stella
Amos
Springfield College
College of the Pacific
Susquehanna University
Stockton
Chicago
UCLA
University of California At Berkeley
St. Mary
St. Amos
History snapshot for June 4 highlights through the years
June 4 marks events from 1812 when Louisiana Territory became Missouri Territory to 1989 when Beijing crackdown affected pro democracy protests. Other notes include 1892 Sierra Club founding 1896 Ford quadricycle test 1942 Rome liberation 1947 Taft Hartley Act passage 1986 Pollard guilty 1989 Beijing violence and a 2004 Russia market bombing a year earlier.
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Louisiana Territory
Missouri Territory
Sierra Club
San Francisco
Henry Ford
Detroit
U.S. Fifth Army
Rome
House of Representatives
Jonathan Jay Pollard
Navy
Washington
Israel
Beijing
Russia
Baytown History Snapshots From 1937 to 2002
A brief look at Baytown milestones includes 1937 election plans for Humble Oil employees, 1944 Girl Scout camp opening on Goose Creek, 1950 cooking school at Baytown Community House, 1990 design team study kickoff, and 2002 Baytown response to a U S Steel lawsuit over TSP landfill contract disputes.
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Employees Federation
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Collective Bargaining Council
Isenhour
Goose Creek
Weingarten’s
U.S. Steel Corp
National Cancer Survivors Day event at San Jacinto Methodist
The San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center hosts a National Cancer Survivors Day event on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 4021 Garth Road. Call 281-420-8557 for information or to RSVP. Julie DeTorre, Halena Hellums, and Laurie Sturdevant are listed as organizers.
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America
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
San Jacinto Methodist Cancer Center
Garth Road
R.S.V.P
Julie DeTorre
American Cancer Society
Halena Hellums
Simh Cancer Center
Laurie Sturdevant
SIMH
Teaching Excellence Award Honored at Robert E. Lee High
Terry Boyd Deamion, a 27-year veteran at Robert E. Lee High School, expresses gratitude for receiving the 2005 Teaching Excellence Award. He speaks of teaching as the dream he lives, aiming to spark curiosity, push reluctant students, and mold productive citizens.
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Jack Donovan
Miss Kerr
Jack
Huck Finn
Robert E. Lee High School
Terry Boyd
Deamion
Robert E. Lee
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