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Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2017
Page
4
Opposed to texting ban for driving freedom debate rages
A Baytown Sun reader argues that laws restricting texting while driving encroach on liberty and won't solve distracted driving. The letter questions enforcement, suggests broad prohibitions, cites reckless driving laws, and invokes Ben Franklin to oppose Barbers Hill and statewide bans.
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Shamrock Hotel and Glenn McCarthy’s St Patrick’s Day legend
Wanda Orton reminisces about the Shamrock Hotel in Houston created by Glenn McCarthy with 63 shades of green tied to St Patrick’s Day. The piece recalls Hollywood guests at the 1949 opening, McCarthy’s flare, the hotel’s evolution into Shamrock Hilton in 1955, and its demolition by the Texas Medical Center in 1987, with McCarthy’s defiant stance echoed.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Houston
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Howard Hughes
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Bayfront
Hilton Hotel Chain
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Texas Medical Center
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Wordplay Tales From Tom Swifties and Language Tricks
A playful collection of adverb driven Tom Swifties and oxymorons showcases how words delight and mislead. Mentions include Tom Swift books, beehive counts, and pun filled quips from JoAn Martin with notes on spelling and language quirks.
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Tom
On This Date History Highlights From 44 B C To Present
Key events trace from Julius Caesar assassination in 44 B C to 2010s. Maine joins the union in 1820, Cook County Hospital opens Americas first blood bank in 1937, Mon cos raids in 1944, My Fair Lady opens in 1956, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton wed in 1964, Three’s Company debuts in 1977, Symbolics registers first internet domain in 1985, 2006 to 2010s include Iraq withdrawal vote, Blagojevich prison, offshore drilling ban, and a Thought for Today from Andrew Jackson.
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Julius Caesar
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America
Cook County Hospital
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Monte Cassino
Lerner and Loewe
Bernard Shaw
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
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Three’s Company
John Ritter
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DeWitt
Suzanne Somers
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Symbolics Computer Corp
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Rod Blagojevich
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