Support Baytown Sun to keep local paper thriving
The Baytown Sun, with roots dating to 1919 as the Goose Creek Gasser, faces modern pressures as readers shift online. The author urges ongoing local sponsorships and subscriptions to preserve Baytown’s historic newspaper, citing past closures of La Porte Bayshore Sun and Houston Post as cautionary tales and highlighting the paper’s role in chronicling Black history and community stories.
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Baytown Sun
Goose Creek
Texas
Baytown
Pelly
Daily Sun
Daily Tribune
Houston Post
Houston
Houston Chronicle
la Porte
la Porte Bayshore Sun
Carol Skewes
David Bloom
George Washington Carver
McNair Station
McNair
Prairie View’ Interscholastic League Coaches Association Hall of
Hall of Fame
Injustice of Exoneration and Prison Experience
A man wrongly imprisoned for eight months reflects on innocence and the flaws of a system guided by selective evidence. The Innocence Project of Texas condemns faulty identification and systemic bias against Black men, urging reform and fair compensation. John Martin, a retired teacher and novelist, speaks from personal loss and resilience.
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Innocence Project of Texas
Busch Ranch on Goose Creek and the Busch family legacy
A historical account traces the Busch family from Baden Germany to Liberty County and Goose Creek. It covers Frank Busch and brothers expanding farmland, the creation of Chambers County, the vast ranch complex, Busch Island and Barrow's Island acquisitions, rice operations, irrigation canals, and eventual development into Baytown suburbs. It notes ownership shifts, the 1928 bridge plans, and Chuck Chandler's link to local history groups.
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Park Street
Goose Creek
Busch Ranch
Franz
Frank) Busch
Celestin
Baden
Germany
America
Cedar Bayou
Liberty County
Frank
Pinehurst
Thomas Busch
Texas
Chambers County
Benjamin Roper
Celestine
Decker Drive
Missouri Street
Hwy 146
Lida Craik
Busch Terrace
ExxonMobil Tank Farm
Ship Channel
Busch Island
Alexander Island
Robert Alexander
Chappel Hill
Ann Ayers Lide
Harvey Whiting
Simon Rothchild
L. Cleave
N. Main Street
Lynchburg Road
Baker Road
Bayway Drive
Frank Junior
Barrow’s
San Jacinto River
Edward
Santa Gertrudis
King
Harris County
Busch Road
Harvey Whiting League
Lynchburg
Hance Busch
Baytown
Viola Busch Ruff
Notable U S History Moments Across Four Eras
Highlights include Jefferson founding West Point in 1802 and Nixon urging a court ordered busing moratorium in 1972. Yamaguchi Harding Kerrigan swept worlds in 1991, while Harding pleaded guilty in 1994 to conspiracy in Kerrigan attack. Garland nomination and stalled Scalia seat, Obama era, and Trump pandemic recession remarks mark later milestones.
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Thomas Jefferson
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
New York
Richard Nixon
U.S
Kristi Yamaguchi
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Portland
Oregon
Barack Obama
Merrick Garland
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
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John Martin
Josbook
Mindspring.com
Josbooks.com
Joan Martin
Chuck Chandler
Exxon
Harris County Historical Commission
Donald Trump
The
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Memorial Drive
Baytownsun
Facebook
Thebaytown
Cathy Loftin
Susan Jones
Jay
Mike Wilson
Fred Aguilar
TA Texas Press Association
Sun
P.O
Sun News
Southern Newspa News
Memorial - Ae Ee
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