Sunshine Week 2016 on transparency and disclosure in politics
Guest editorial by Edwin Bender argues strong public disclosure is essential to curb corruption. It contrasts New York City's comprehensive donor and vendor data with the U.S. Senate’s paper filing system and cites CPI findings showing 47 states fail on disclosure. It urges electronic filing nationwide and highlights Sunshine Week origins with James Madison.
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FollowTheMoney.org
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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Miss B Carmel Norton remembered by REL Brigadiers
Former Lee Brigadiers recall Carmel Norton known as Miss B for directing the drum and bugle corps at Robert E. Lee High School. Friends note her strict discipline, caring guidance, and fundraising work with the American Heart Association, inspiring many within the school system and community.
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Channel City, Plagiarism and a Bat Cave Memoir
A Baytown Sun column recounts long running Q and A style musings by Jim Finley on Shakespearean prose, media names, and personal quirks. The piece blends humor and satire, listing recurring questions about Baytown monikers, UT Texas abbreviations, and famous figures while recalling a late colleague and a lighthearted claim of 95 percent accuracy in most writing.
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William Shakespeare
Billy
Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
NASA
Baytown
Channel City
University of Texas
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Buddy
University of Arkansas
Abby
Alec Baldwin
George Clooney
Michael Moore
Brian Williams
This Day in History Highlights Key 1781 1865 1925 Events
On this date in history: 1781 Uranus discovered by Sir William Herschel. 1865 Jefferson Davis signs slave enlistment bill for Confederate Army. 1925 Tennessee bans teaching evolution. 1933 U.S. banks reopen after FDR banking holiday. 1946 Sadao Munemori Medal of Honor recipient. Black Sabbath and Blondie inducted into Rock Hall. Thought features Clarence Darrow quote on history.
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Clarence Darrow
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