National Safety Month urges awareness and prevention
June marks National Safety Month with tips to prevent injuries and deaths across ages. Home safety, medication reviews, balance exercises, emergency planning, and regular checkups reduce falls and hazards. Include first aid training, battery checks, and proper medication disposal. contact Janice Jircik at The Wellness Center for more information.
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National Safety Council
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Janice Jircik
Bayside
Ethics checks move along despite Trump beefs
The Office of Government Ethics shows no delays in vetting Trump nominees as compared with Obama's first year. OGE director Walter Shaub says the agency is moving reports faster during this transition, though it depends on White House submissions. Data through June 9 show 331 nominees forwarded under Trump versus 483 under Obama, with faster guidance on nominees despite more complex entanglements.
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Washington
Office of Government Ethics
Donald Trump
Trump
Barack Obama
Oge
Walter Shhaub
White House
Ethics Office
Obama
Midlife Heat Wave Drives Lipstick Shopping Urge
Kimberly Cook of Baytown chronicles menopause and the daily battle with hot flashes. She jokes about aging, energy bills, and thermostat battles as she and her household navigate sleepless nights, persistent heat, and the idea of lipstick as a coping quirk.
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Kimberly Cook
Baytown
City wide talent show cancelled despite broad invites
Jay Eshbach of Beach City announces the Baytown Little Theater sponsored talent show was cancelled after only three applicants from nine communities. A scholarship will be offered to those three entrants, and BLT plans to revive the project in the fall.
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BLT
Baytown Little Theater
Jay Eshbach
Beach City
Lessons in mentoring from a Baytown couple
A Baytown resident reflects on how mentoring and hands on instruction shape skills from childhood to career. He recalls learning knots from his father and a coworker, contrasts online learning with personal guidance, and laments the decline of one on one mentorship across industries since 1977. He cites Benjamin Franklin and William Arthur Ward quotes and notes his long tenure at ARCO alongside his wife’s local journalism work.
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Mike Sievers
Mike
Benjamin Franklin
Ben
William Arthur Ward
ARCO
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