Kerry Bush race in tight matchup with Bush leads
Polls show John Kerry within ten points of President Bush as the campaign gears up. Bush and Kerry vie for a shared focus on health care jobs Social Security and national security while voters weigh the candidates visions for the future amid a war era backdrop. The Baytown Sun editorial notes the race will hinge on image and policy in coming months.
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Not a great nation: against same sex marriage amendment
The Vindicator argues that banning same sex marriage via constitutional amendment violates core rights and echoes that government must protect individual freedoms even against perceived societal good. It rejects Bush’s claim that the amendment excludes domestic unions and condemns the proposal as mean spirited and unworthy.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Input
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public-interest topics. Submissions should be original, signed, include contact details, and may be edited or refused. send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun.
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I Am a Black American Christian From Baytown
Sharon Jenkins and Les Jenkins Jr. in Baytown share reflections on American identity and 9 11 impact. The piece ties faith, race, and civic responsibility to small business, community action, and visions of unity under God.
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Les Jenkins Jr
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Bible says gay sex is an abomination editorial
The San Francisco Chronicle editorial argues that gay marriage is a constitutional right promoted by liberal courts, while stating the Constitution omits it and warning against moral decline. It cites scripture, condemns gay sex as an abomination, and urges repentance and prayer for national salvation.
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SBC and Cingular Seal Historic 41 Billion Wireless Buyout
The SBC and BellSouth led Cingular Wireless acquire AT&T Wireless for 41 billion, the largest cash buyout to date, challenging regulatory rules aimed at opening the former monopoly to competition. Texas regulators are urged to allow higher interconnection rates, a move critics say would curb competition and raise consumer prices. Ted Heydinger of Texans for Economic Progress argues regulators should resist rate hikes.
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Mario Gallegos Seeks Re-Election to Senate District 6
In a Baytown Sun editor's note Gallegos outlines his bid for re-election to Senate District 6 Harris County. He cites experience in the Texas Legislature and highlights past work on CHIP prompt-pay bills, economic development at Port of Houston, and district initiatives like management districts and UH Downtown courses.
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Highlighted historical events on March 5 across centuries
On March 5 many milestones are noted including the Boston Massacre in 1770 killing five, Zachary Taylor's 1849 oath, Johnson’s impeachment court in 1868, Nazi gains in 1933 elections, Churchill’s 1946 speech, Stalin's death in 1953, a 1963 plane crash that killed Patsy Cline and two others, Belushi's 1982 death, and Bernard Nussbaum's 1993 resignation amid Whitewater turmoil.
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Years of local electoral contests span five decades
A timeline of local civic contests shows 11 candidates for four city posts in 1951, 12 for three Lee College Board seats in 1976, a 1991 shooting incident involving a 20-year-old Baytown man, Goose Creek trustees selecting Satterfield & Pontikes for two district building projects including a new Community Guidance Center and an admin center remodel in 2001, and a 2002 Harris County grand jury exonerating former Deputy Constable Ray Canales in a dog shooting case.
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