Father's Day Reflection on Fathers and the Role of Dads
Editorial by Managing Editor David Bloom notes the origins of Father's Day in Spokane in 1910 and its national adoption in 1972. It praises fathers as providers mentors and moral guides while acknowledging the challenges and rewards of raising children in a modern, technology-influenced world.
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Washington
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William Jackson Smart
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Moments in history on Father’s Day June nineteenth
June nineteenth 2016 marks Father’s Day. Notable events include Artigas’s 1764 birth in Montevideo and Juneteenth celebrations after Texas slavery ended in 1865. The FCC's creation in 1934, the 1944 Philippine Sea battle, Rosenbergs’ 1953 execution, and civil rights progress in 1964 are noted, plus Hurricane Agnes in 1972, Giancana’s 1975 killing, Len Bias’s 1986 death, Stephen King’s 1999 injury, and Prince Edward’s Windsor marriage. Thought for Today reflects fatherhood’s challenges.
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Chicago
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Oak Park
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Len Bias
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Kentucky
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Maine
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England
Mosquitoes and the Chambers County memory reel
A retrospective on Chambers County highlights heroes like Sam Houston at Cedar Point and Ross S. Sterling, plus cattle ranches, oil, rice, oysters, and historic markers. It contrasts long standing natural resources with hurricane history that feeds mosquitos, recounting 1900 outbreaks on the JHK Ranch and wartime repellents, nets, and evolving control methods.
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Chambers County
Sam Houston
Cedar Point
Ross S. Sterling
Anahuac
Texas
Ralph Semmes Jackson
Double Bayou
James Jackson
Guy Cade Jackson
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Growing Generations Too Soft Says Sun Columnist
Jim Finley recalls his hard early education and denounces modern college students as wimps. He cites Johns Hopkins and Yale debates on grades and safe spaces, mocks current debates, and contrasts with his Wharton County Junior College days and a blunt professor. The column ends with contact info for Baytown Sun viewpoints.
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Susquehanna
Yale
Sweeny High
Wharton County Junior College
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Wharton
Lee College
Dennis Brown
Johns Hopkins
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