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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2013
Page
4
Eleska Aubespin, a The Sun reporter and mother of three, writes about feeling overwhelmed by daily duties and deadlines. She reflects on balancing work, family, and personal pace, advocating patience, prayer, and stepping one task at a time, while thanking her husband for support.
Juneteenth is recognized as the states official holiday after Texas lawmaker Al Edwards pushed through the bill on January 1, 1980. The date marks the 1865 arrival of Union General Granger at Galveston declaring enslaved people free, ending a long delayed emancipation.
Wanda Orton traces the origin of the phrase see ya in the funny papers from Faulkner to Roy Crane and pop culture. She notes it exists in film radio and comics and reflects varying tones from friendly farewells to sharp sarcasm. She cites LaGuardia and Siskel Ebert as popularizers and ends with contact info and a closing thought.
History highlights for 170th day of 2013 include Juneteenth freedom notice to enslaved Texans in 1865 and the 1934 creation of the FCC. It also notes the 1964 Civil Rights Act passage after a filibuster, the 1991 Soviet troop withdrawal from Hungary, and today’s notable birthdays and facts.
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