Local awards celebrated at 20th Hispanic Chamber banquet
The Baytown Sun notes cheers for Highlands awards recipients Bobby Birdsong and Terry Faughtenberg, plus Angela McDaniel and Betty Michalsky. Rainbow Jewelry and Loan wins Business of the Year. Baytown Amegy Bank and Wilkenfeld Furniture honored as corporate and business leaders. Arts, education and Crosby ISD staff praised. readers invited to submit cheers and jeers.
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Greater Highlands and Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce
Bobby Birdsong
Harvey Little
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Highlands Volunteer Fire Department
Birdsong
Terry Faughtenberg
Harris County
Kevin Moneyhan
Faughtenberg
Angela McDaniel
Huffman
McDaniel
Rainbow Jewelry and Loan
Rotary Club
Terry Davis
Betty Michalsky
Highlands
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Greater Baytown
Goose Creek Country Club
Chamber
Baytown
Travis
Bobbie Becka
Becka
Goldin
Crosby Isd
Gayla Haas
Kim Houser
Newport Elementary
Marilyn Hillard
Crosby High School
Isabel Salaiz
Crosby Kindergarten Center
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Contacts and Schedule
The Baytown Sun invites community discussion with its editorial board, meeting weekly at 2 p m on Wednesdays. To arrange attendance or discuss local issues contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281 422 8302. board members include Wanda Garner Cash Jim Finley and Jane Howard Lee.
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Jane Howard Lee
Submissions Policy for The Baytown Sun Readers
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Submissions must be original and signed with a provided non publishable address and phone number. One submission per month. The paper may edit or refuse publication. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, Baytown Sun, P O Box 90 Baytown 77522. Fax 281 427 1880. Email sunnews baytownsun com.
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Historic events on June 20 across U S history
Highlights of notable events on this date include the 1782 approval of the Great Seal by Congress, the 1756 Black Hole of Calcutta incident, Lizzie Borden’s 1893 acquittal, Guam’s capture in 1898, Bugsy Siegel’s 1947 murder, a 1963 US-Soviet hot line pact, Muhammad Ali’s 1967 draft conviction, the 1975 release of Jaws, a 1994 friendly fire review, Al Jazeera’s 2004 hostage tape, Retief Goosen’s 2004 US Open win, and other items.
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Congress
United States
India
Calcutta
New Bedford
Mass
Lizzie Borden
U.S
Charleston
Guam
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
Beverly Hills
Calif
Virginia Hill
Union
Muhammad Ali
Houston
Ali
Supreme Court
U.S. Air Force
Jim Wang
Iraq
Al-Jazeera
al-Qaida
End of the empire dream as public opinion shifts on Iraq
USA Today poll shows nearly six in ten Americans want troops home soon, while only about 36 percent support staying. Critics say the war failed to prove a threat, and enlistment in the Army and Marines lags. Generals urge political settlement, and insiders warn of ongoing insurgency as troops and Iraqis clash over readiness and loyalty. Lyons notes the Project for the New American Century and calls for accountability.
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USA Today
Gallup
United States
Dick Cheney
Vietnam
Cheney
Bush
Donald Alston
Baghdad
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Casey
U.S
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Tom Lasseter
Knight-Ridder
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Washington Post
Department of Defense
U.S. Army
Donald Rumsfeld
Kenrick Cato
Long Island
N.Y
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Anthony Shadid
Steve Fainaru
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen
Saddam Hussein
Post
Omar
Rummy
Paul Wolfowitz
Verse Instead of Church Billboard Proverbs
A wary speaker questions church billboards that showcase man made wisdom. They advocate placing scripture verses or proverbs instead of catchy sayings aimed at attracting worshippers to a specific church building.
For Our Country Combat Veterans Poem by C Anderson
A poem signed by SSG C Anderson of the 101st Airborne reflects on the emotional toll of war. It laments the gap between patriotic rhetoric and veterans' lived experiences, noting isolation after combat and shared suffering across all services. The author cites Baytown Tennessee origin.
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Land of the Free
Good Old Days Reflections From Al M Young
Al M Young recalls birth on October 24 1918 at Evergreen on Tabb s Bay with a black midwife. He notes gas price, bread era, buying a 1952 Ford pickup in Cleveland Texas for 1495, a 1955 brick house on a corner lot for 14700 with a GI loan at 4.5 percent and 76 monthly payments. He worked for Humble Oil as an electrician helper earning 87 cents an hour.
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Evergreen
Tabb’s Bay
Cleveland
Texas
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Humble Oil and Refinery Co
al M. Young
Baytown Year-by-Year Highlights From Burnet Bay to 2000
Timeline of local events notes 1937 home construction along Burnet Bay and Cedar Bayou, utility valuations rising to 327 900. 1944 Goose Creek war bonds rally nets 216 000 led by Culpepper s Sumner s Ira Guberman and Hemphill Pontiac. 1950 council challenges Baytown census figures. 1975 traffic study shows rising flow and patterns. 2000 Trinity Bay Conservation District meeting opposes 18 million bond debt for water system, boosting bills by 30 monthly.
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Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek
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