Modern Saints of Charity and American Giving
A column celebrates philanthropy in Arlington and Dallas, praising Mother Teresa inspired service by Tillie Burgin and Mission Arlington. It highlights Warren Buffett and LeTourneau as examples, notes public figures’ charity, and ends with a humorous tale about giving and a Dallas Fort Worth speaker.
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India
Arlington
Texas
Mother Teresa
Tillie
Warren Buffett
Omaha
Ebby Halliday
Dallas
Dallas Isd
Today in History highlights and notable anniversaries
The 76th day of 2012 marks 1836 Texas constitution approval and 1945 Iwo Jima capture. 1988 indictments in Iran Contra, 1998 Rwanda genocide trials start. birthdays include Madison and Moynihan. Tonya Harding case, WWI cousins, Moynihan quote, 400 Iwo Jima troops. moon phase noted.
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Republic of Texas
United States
Iwo Jima
Oliver North
John Poindexter
Rwanda
James Madison
U.S
Pat Nixon
Jerry Lewis
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Erik Estrada
Lauren Graham
Blake Griffin
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Great Britain
King George V
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Russia
Tsar Nicholas I
Japan
Iwo To
Congress must fund no undeclared wars says Ron Paul
Rep Ron Paul argues that the Constitution requires a congressional declaration of war and faults Congress for funding wars abroad without proper authorization. He cites Libya Iraq Pakistan and Syria actions as examples and urges withholding funds to force constitutional adherence.
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Iraq
Congress
Obama
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Leon Panetta
Syria
United Nations
NATO
Panetta
Sessions
Libya
Pakistan
Somalia
Yemen
Korea
Lebanon
Bosnia
Liberia
Haiti
Bush
Ron Paul
U.S
House of Representatives
Baytown Sun Letters Page Contacts and Delivery Info
Community readers are invited to submit signed letters and guest columns. The Baytown Sun provides contact details for publisher editor and advertising staff and notes delivery times and redelivery calls. Readers may fax or email submissions and should expect editorial discretion.
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Newbury
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Ted Poe
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Fred Hartman
Editorial
Anglo Pages
Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
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