Gumbo Chef Ezer Joins Local Texas Rice Festival Crowd
Winnie area Chamber of Commerce highlights the Texas Rice Festival and Texas Gator Fest as premier events. Anahuac native Ezer, a longtime cook and rodeo barbecue team member, prepared the chicken gumbo for 250 to 300 attendees at Cove Community Center after an air conditioning problem forced a location change. He enjoys meeting the young athletes and cites cooking large pots as easier than feeding a few people.
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Winnie Area
Ezer
Disabled cruise passengers challenge ADA coverage on foreign ships
Three disabled passengers from Houston area say Norwegian Cruise Line failed to provide accessible restaurants, elevators, and facilities on eight day Caribbean cruises in 1999 and 1998. Plaintiff David Killough of Baytown questions foreign flag implications. lawyer argues only Congress can bind ships. Killough hopes for more cruises and world trip with Norwegian. Baytown Sun contributor Ken Fountain.
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Norwegian Cruise Line
Houston
Baytown
David T. Killough
Lee High School
Julia Hollenbeck
U.S
ADA
Killough
Supreme Court
Baytown Sun
Ken Fountain
Saddam to face war crimes charges in upcoming trial
Iraqi officials say nearly 900 militants were detained and 800 checkpoints set up in a two week sweep that blunted attacks in Baghdad. A leaked list shows Saddam Hussein will be charged with war crimes after his trial likely within two months.
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Saddam
Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Court says medical marijuana patients can be prosecuted
The Supreme Court ruled 6 3 that federal drug laws can prosecute patients using marijuana on doctor orders, overruling medical marijuana statutes in 10 states. Justices cited interstate commerce authority while acknowledging health concerns and the cases of Angel Raich and Diane Monson. The decision preserves federal power but does not strike down California or other states laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
John Paul Stevens
Ijuana
Justice Department
John Nowacki
Sandra Day O’connor
Angel Raich
Oakland
Calif
Diane Monson
Oroville
Alaska
Colorado
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Vermont
Washington State
Arizona
Maryland
Condemned killer Martinez seeks last plea before execution
Alexander Martinez, a Houston inmate on Texas death row, awaits a scheduled execution for the August 2001 stabbing and killing of Helen Oliveros. He canceled further appeals, expressing acceptance of his fate as his lawyers note his reluctance toward death.
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Livingston
Alexander Martinez
Houston
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Martinez
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polansky
Texas
Huntsville
Helen Oliveros
Pat
Runoff voting sites and provisional ballot guidance listed
Polling hours on Saturday run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Methodist Church 501 S Alexander Drive Precinct 102 San Jacinto Elementary School 2615 Virginia Precinct 248 and Carver Elementary School 600 Pruett Street. Baytown City Clerk notes voters unsure of precinct may cast provisional ballots at any listed location.
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Methodist Church
Alexander Drive
San Jacinto
Virginia
Carver
Pruett
Baytown
Liberty Waste faces boycott after Memorial Day delays and landfill breach
Trash collection delays attributed to a holiday leave Liberty Waste behind schedule. Landfill operator Waste Management of Texas calls Liberty in breach of contract, barring use of the Baytown facility. Residents report standing piles of trash, contact issues, and some switch to rivals amid the disruption.
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Rick Rector
Rector
Liberty Waste
Liberty
Chuck Rivette
Southeast Texas
Waste Management of Texas
Tri City Beach Road
Baytown
Rivette
Westberry
New York
Lebow
Irene Barfield
Old Fashioned Sanitation
McCarty Road
Beaumont Highway
Houston
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Evergreen Point Golf Club
Johnny Carino’s
Premiere Cinema
Mary’s Cakes
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McCann
Oliveros
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