Cheers and Jeers: Baytown calendar tweak and local feats
A Baytown Sun Your View column applauds GCCISD board decisions on the 2014-15 calendar and Memorial Day hold. It notes East MVP Lee Holts Jr of Robert E. Lee in the 2014 Bayou Bowl and honors the Davenport family as kidney transplant advocates. Also praised are Baytown City Council plans for a Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and Baytown police for a decade-old capital murder arrest, with a call for tips.
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GCCISD merry go round tops Baytown Sun readers week
Goose Creek CISD principal changes drew the most page views on The Baytown Sun site Friday. Police search for a Baytown man ranked second, followed by a Bert Marshall letter headlined Bogus warrant scam uncovered. The rest of the top ten includes a murder report, a long-simmering capital murder arrest, Memorial Day stance shift, a family seeking kidney swap options, mall store ideas, park fee cut entry, and a police beat summary. YTD leaders stay BH softball coach suspended, Mayor announced Kroger, and a high profile suicide case.
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District 5 Council Stands Up for District Concerns on RV Park
Bert Marshall of Baytown praises Councilman Bob Hoskins for listening to District 5 residents amid a disagreement over a proposed RV resort. He credits Hoskins for prioritizing local concerns over development money and questions from Rev. Raymond Van Buskirk.
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Obama’s Guantanamo release faces new legal test
Byron York argues that the 2014 Defense Authorization Act requires detailed Congress notification for detainee transfers at Guantanamo Bay. He notes Obama ignored the 30 day requirement in the Bergdahl deal and warns future releases could trigger impeachment threats and party tensions. The piece cites Feinstein Manchin Pryor Begich and Lindsey Graham amid mixed Democratic reactions.
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1944 execution of George Stinney remembered on history day
On June 16 1944 George Stinney, a 14 year old Black youth, was executed in the electric chair in South Carolina for the murders of two white girls, Betty Jane Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames. His family maintains innocence and seeks overturning of the conviction. The date also marks Mary Queen of Scots imprisonment and Lincoln's 1858 House divided quote.
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