Summer safety tips for Baytown families
Our View outlines precautions for a safe summer with children outdoors. It urges drivers to watch for kids, keep yards free of toys, stop at curbs, and teach kids to stop look and listen before crossing. It recommends pool rules supervision CPR hydration sunscreen and avoiding peak sun. Use common sense to enjoy a safe season.
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Letter to the Editor Critique of attendance policy impact
A grandparent laments a fifth grader missing a perfect attendance award after leaving early ill. The writer argues the principal’s discretionary decision undermines student pride, fosters disengagement, and questions the use of government funds tied to attendance incentives.
Winds of change and floods loom over Texas rivers
A fragmented call recounts climate change, rising flood risk on the San Jacinto River, and toxic waste pits ignored for decades. It warns of industrial influence in delayed action, noting near flood stage warnings and urging community discussions on environmental hazards and preparedness.
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Elizabeth Smart’s resilience and new motherhood praised
A Baytown Sun viewpoint lauds Elizabeth Smart for enduring kidnapping trauma, becoming an activist, and now welcoming a baby. The piece contrasts her strength with others who blame childhood experiences for crime, and notes Jenner’s daughters amid broader media chatter.
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End of Texas Legislature Session Reflects Conservative Wins
The 84th Texas Legislature closed with conservatives declaring major wins while Democrats and some Republicans worried the session avoided the feared tea party catastrophe. The budget totals 209.4 billion for 2016 17, with 3 billion unspent, tax cuts of 3.8 billion, expanded gun rights, and boosted border security spending to 800 million. Public education gains include 1.5 billion above enrollment growth and 130 million for prekindergarten, though many districts remain below 2011 levels. A push against same sex marriage licenses ended in a symbolic resolution praising traditional marriage as the session wrapped up.
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Today in History highlights major events across years
Key moments include women gaining the vote, Midway’s 1942 battle victory, U-505 capture in 1944, Rome liberation by Fifth Army, Pollard’s 1986 guilty plea, Kevorkian’s 1990 assisted death, Nichols’ 1998 life sentence, and a Thought for Today attributed to Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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