Citizen of the Year honors Baytown community volunteers
The Baytown Sun profiles its Citizen of the Year for 2004 Pete Alfaro, noting decades of service to church, community and state. Runners up Calvin Evans Lynne Foley Rusty Senac and Susan Tolleson are praised, along with a list of Unsung Heroes. Editorial by Wanda Garner Cash highlights volunteer devotion and invites readers to read more in the Forecast sections.
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Pete Alfaro
Pete
Calvin Evans
Lynne Foley
Rusty Senac
Susan Tolleson
Billy Barner
Wayne Hanson
Alice Henry
Sammy Mahan
Lorma Mae McCraw
Michael Ray Myers
Anita Ratliff
Bernice Warner
Glenn Whitcomb
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 items. Submissions must be signed and include a writer's contact. letters may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email.
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Dee Anne Navarre
Jimi Finley
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Selective Bible Quoter Prompts Debate on Faith and Rights
A Baytown Sun reader replies to Paul Vasquez arguing about judging, sin, and Christian rights. The letter defends Christian compassion, criticizes Hadley for hypocrisy, and supports gay equality and separation of church and state.
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Paul Vasquez
Baytown Sun
Jesus
F Hadley
God
Thy
Hadley
Learning About Medford Oregon From a Fourth Grader
A fourth grader at J Kennedy Elementary in Medford Oregon asks for a postcard to learn about other towns and states. She cites Medford’s location near Ashland and Southern Oregon University, describes local history and scenery, and invites a reply to Rebecca Davidson at 2860 N Keeneway Drive.
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Medford
Ore
California
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Oregon
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Kennedy Elementary
Keeneway Drive
Chronicle of March 13 highlights through history
Today marks the 73rd day of 2004 with notable events including Kitty Genovese's 1964 murder in Queens and urban apathy debates. Other entries note Uranus discovery in 1781, Johnson impeachment in 1868, Standard Time adoption in 1884, Harrison death in 1901, Anthony death in 1906, a 1925 Tennessee evolution ban, the 1933 bank holidays, and Apollo 9 splashdown in 1969.
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Queens
William Herschel
Andrew Johnson
Senate
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
Tennessee
Banks
Franklin Roosevelt
Baytown debates debt plan and special authority move
In 1991 City Council debated backing a Texas Senate bill to let Baytown residents form a water authority. The 1976 retirement of Baytown's first fire chief L V Bailey after 30 years marked a historical note. Since 1941 the dial system added 744 phones, reaching 7276 within city limits. In 2001 Chambers County Commissioners Court unanimously supported a law ending partisan local primaries allowing cross party votes.
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Baytown
Wansit
L.V. Bailey
Southwestern Associated Telephone Co
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Bread and forgiveness in meditations on the Lords Prayer
In this week’s meditation on the Lord’s Prayer, the text contrasts daily bread with forgiveness. It argues forgiving others aids personal well being, links trust in God to fearlessness, and stresses forgetting past wrongs to achieve lasting health and happiness. The piece cites Jesus on the cross and ends urging readers to await the final installment next week.
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Jesus
Sahways
Mary
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