Navigating by memories and landmarks in shifting Baytown counties
Mark Fleming, Sun news editor, reflects on how different police and fire dispatches reveal regional and historical differences in directions. He contrasts Harris County Key Map coordinates, Baytown street addresses, Chambers County landmarks, and East Texas landmark navigation rooted in property history.
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Today in history eight day of summer 2013
Highlights from history include the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparking World War I and the 1919 signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Other notes mention the 1950 fall of Seoul to North Korean forces and the 2004 transfer of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government.
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Debate over illegal immigration figures tests Gang of Eight plan
In a Senate Judiciary Committee exchange Republican Jeff Sessions and Democrat Charles Schumer clashed on how many immigrants would enter the United States under the reform bill. Schumer warned millions would come whether or not law, while Republicans insist on security before legalization. The Times notes a shift of illegal crossings toward the Rio Grande Valley as border enforcement strains persist. Byron York of The Washington Examiner reports on the evolving political dynamics and border-security rhetoric shaping the debate.
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