Free Hazardous Waste Day in Harris County Baytown Neighborhood
Harris County and the City of Baytown host a free household hazardous waste collection day this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1200 Lee Drive at the Lee Drive and Rigel intersection. Residents may dispose of paints, batteries, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, aerosols and electronics, with items accepted and non accepted listed.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Submissions
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions should be original, signed, include contact details, and may be edited. send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at the Baytown Sun or via fax or email.
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Bush as Texas rancher in 1999 fuels campaign imagery
The piece argues Bush adopted ranch life near Crawford Texas in 1999 shaping his cowboy image for national politics. It notes he rides a golf cart, pats cows, and uses western persona to appeal to voters while Kerry counters with critiques of flip flopping and policy gaps.
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Oklahoma
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Flaws in Perry plan
Guest column by Governor Rick Perry questions his education funding ideas for Texas. The piece argues his 500 million school grants help few and ignores the state’s falling share of school costs, while warning that tax cuts without new revenue could reduce how much is spent on education. It claims Perry’s stance risks lowering overall funding and education quality.
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March 18 highlights from history across centuries
This date marks Britain repealing the Stamp Act in 1766 and Grover Cleveland's 1837 birth in Caldwell, New Jersey. It also notes Gandhi's 1922 sentencing in India, Schick's 1931 electric razor, the 1937 New London school gas explosion, and key events through 2005 including spaceflight and diplomacy milestones.
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Baytown items span 1951 to 2003 in brief notes
A 2 year old suffered burns at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital in 1951. Jenkins Park faces loss of over 150 trees in 1976 due to pine bark beetles. In 2001 Jay and Kay Eshbach donate 10000 to Baytown Little Theater and offer to match up to that amount. In 2002 Baytown native Jennifer Walker Elrod is named to a Harris County civil district bench. In 2003 Goose Creek high rezoning committee plans to shift freshmen and sophomores to Sterling and juniors and seniors to Lee High School after nine months of meetings.
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!