Baytown Firefighters Open Talks Meet Over Ground Rules
Baytown firefighters and the city opened salary negotiations amid bickering over ground rules after a four hour City Hall session. The Baytown Professional Firefighters Association with about 80 members seeks a 12 percent across the board raise and at least a 10 percent pay gap between the lowest and highest tiers. The union began re open talks May 25 and has 60 days to reach a new contract while the city resumes its stance on procedural ground rules led by City Attorney Ignacio Ramirez.
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Regent Bill Blake resigns from Lee College board
Baytown Lee College regent Bill Blake announces resignation due to worsening health. Blake, owner of Bill Blake Motor Company, has served since 1988 and will leave as his six year term ends in May 2006. Board chair Dr. Keith Coburn urges immediate action to fill the vacancy.
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Lawmakers Push Resolution To Withdraw Troops From Iraq
Lawmakers push a resolution calling for the U S to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq starting in October 2006. The measure seeks rapid troop reductions and marks a partisan clash over war strategy.
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Bipartisan House measure urges troop withdrawal plan
A four member bipartisan group in the House, including a Republican who backed the war, proposed a resolution Thursday. It requires President Bush to announce by year end a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by October 1, 2006 and to outline steps to implement that plan. Several Democrats signed on soon after.
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Inquiry on Bush War Drive Sparks Democratic Push
In Washington House Democrats urged an official inquiry to determine if President Bush knowingly misled Congress about the drive to topple Saddam Hussein. At a public forum the Downing Street memo, leaked from the British government to The Sunday Times, was cited as Exhibit A.
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Last man standing as CSISD picks finalists for superintendent
Jimmy Creel, 53, is the lone finalist for College Station school district superintendent after the board unanimously voted him. He plans to wait three weeks before a formal offer. Creel roots run to Goose Creek Baytown, with a long career as teacher coach principal and executive in Goose Creek ISD. He is a Robert E. Lee High School alum and former Ross S. Sterling principal.
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Juneteenth dinner honors McNair Baytown leaders and churches
About 50 people at the J D Walker Community Center heard Kevin Wade of the Black Educational Access Committee urge personal effort for change. The Juneteenth dinner honored Antioch Missionary Baptist Church McNair Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church Baytown and several community members for their service.
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