Fathers Day tribute and origins in Spokane 1910
Our View reflects on the origins of Father s Day in Spokane Washington in 1910 sparked by Mrs Sonora Smart Dodd honoring her father Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart. It contrasts with slower adoption than Mother's Day and notes Nixon in 1972 establishing a national celebration. It celebrates the varied duties and moral guidance fathers provide and the challenging yet rewarding role of being a dad.
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Spokane
Washington
Sonora Smart Dodd
William Jackson Smart
Dodd
Richard Nixon
A salute to all area educators and staff
Letter praising Tracie Mullens column on June 14 honoring teachers nurses counselors administrators office aides maintenance and cafeteria staff for their care of children this past school year. Former educator endorses bold praise and wishes educators a well earned summer.
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Tracie Mullens
Baytown AME church massacre sparks calls for unity and prayer
A fervent message laments the Baytown AME Church killings and urges Christians across Texas to condemn violence. The writer questions media framing, cites past church bombings, and seeks spiritual resolve to curb further bloodshed. The note recalls Georgia's 1963 tragedy and asks for strength to preach Christ’s answer to racial tension.
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Baytown
Texas
AME
Georgia
Texas Rising misleads history says Baytown columnist
Wanda Orton criticizes the TV series Texas Rising for creative license that distorts Texas history. She notes Santa Anna’s cave scene is implausible, cites inaccuracies about San Jacinto battles and figures, and argues real events and people were far more compelling. She urges viewers to seek accurate history.
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Texas
Gen. Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Pasadena
Harris County
Texas Rangers
James Gang
Sam Houston
Emily
Houston
Santa Anna
Deaf Smith
Doc Holliday
John
Wyatt Earp
Doc
Holliday
James Crisp
North Carolina State University
Texas Army
Washburn Tunnel
Beauty in eye of beholder and church thoughts
Jim Finley writes a reflective column from St. Joseph Church about beauty, public figures, and the sameness of children’s behavior. He recalls a beautiful young girl in a Mass, notes the wide range of looks globally, and ends with a wry sign-off from his Baytown Sun column.
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Cindy Crawford
Bradley Cooper
Rob Lowe
Jimbo
Michael Moore
Nancy Pelosi
Charles Manson
Sean Penn
Margie
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Andrew
Bartholomew
George Washington
Congressional
ACE
Jack Fields
Jacinto City
Jim Finley
the Sun
Baytownsun
This Day In History June 21 2015
On June 21, 2015 histories mark key events including the constitution ratification of New Hampshire, Georgia parachutist Tiny Broadwick's 1913 feat, the 1964 Mississippi civil rights killings, the Miller v. California obscenity ruling, and the 1989 flag burning protection ruling.
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United States
New Hampshire
Georgia
Tiny” Broadwick
Los Angeles
Michael H. Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James E. Chaney
Philadelphia
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Supreme Court
Edgar Ray Killen
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