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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2021
Page
4
Dennis Araujo of Baytown questions congressional pace in passing a financial relief bill during the pandemic and contrasts it with rapid funding for abortion abroad authorized by President Biden in a single day. The letter asks for explanation of the process and timing.
Charles Frazier recalls Baytown's transformation since childhood. He notes the old Defee Street Baytown Hospital birthplace in 1946 and graduation from Lee High in 1965. Memorial Stadium appears altered, ending memories of many great football games.
The speaker thanks committee members GCCISD staff and facilitators after presenting the report and recommendations to the school board. The process was data driven and objective though not perfect with special praise for chair Thomas Parent. The speaker hopes the process serves as a model for other districts and asserts we did it right.
A Baytown reader defends General Lee, arguing the Civil War included state power and slavery issues. He contends Union fire was returned, and urges focus on current problems such as fuel prices, blackouts, and border policy. He notes 106 COVID-positive illegals entering the southern border.
The Baytown Sun quotes Lee College government professor Steve Showalter as calling council members unpaid for their service. The letter accuses him of liberal bias and questions his influence on students and local governance.
The Baytown Sun lists the week’s top reads by page views led by a fatal shooting on Tuesday and a panel final report from Goose Creek with named members. Other popular items include a Baytown woman’s police chase, ExxonMobil pollution case payout, and water service issues in Baytown apartments.
A narrator recalls Grampa teaching the Jewish burial custom of placing stones on graves as a sign of respect. The ritual, once secret to combat prejudice, becomes a quiet heritage. Grampa dies before World War II, never seeing Nazi persecution. John Martin is a retired teacher and novelist.
A historical note recalls the Galveston Bay rhymes of John P. Stolander the Bard of Cedar Bayou. It mentions maritime legends told by old boatmen, a moonlit tale of love and vengeance, and a warning that winds near Baffle Point stir with strange tricks. Stolander published widely from 1885 to the early 1900s.
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