Madness and March Madness across the college hoops scene
Editorial views March Madness as a yearly, nationwide sport obsession with brackets bets and office losses. It notes Xavier Gonzaga Kansas North Carolina matchups and Baytown ties, highlights gambling and productivity costs, then honors athletes balancing education and sport. Luke Hales writes for The Baytown Sun.
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Jayhawks
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San Antonio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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NBA
Baytown
Rashad Woods
Kent State
Mike White
Indiana
Archie Rose
Brigham Young
Grindstone
Raceway Park Traffic Complaints From Resident Near Track
A 75 year old resident near Raceway Park voices frustration over traffic restrictions and long detours. He describes being blocked from short local routes and facing lengthy 10 to 12 mile drives to reach FM 565 via I-10, lamenting gas costs and EMS access concerns. He demands an immediate answer.
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FM 565
Highway 146
FM 1405
FM 3180
Residents seek access amid Texas DOT traffic changes at park
A reader details a 1998 ruling closing FM 565 for limited hours to aid traffic and warns the park must tolerate residents with access tags. They urge contacting Park officials Seth and the Chambers County Commissioner's Court to question the ruling and obtain tags for the last weekend in March.
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Txdot
FM 565
Seth
Chambers County Commissioner’s Court
Chambers County
Anahuac
Editor Letter Questions Obama Judgment on Pastor Ties
A reader criticizes Senator Obama for his long time relationship with a pastor accused of hate speech and for failing to denounce his statements. The letter argues the pastor's actions reflect badly on Obama and imply weak judgment. The writer urges Obama to replace political advisers with others who would distance him from the pastor's views.
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Obama
U.S
Louis Farrakhan
Television transition raises concern for households without access
The 2006 law moves TV from analog to digital by February 19, affecting 15 to 20 million households nationwide that rely on free over the air signals. Many low income students in the south could lose access without converter boxes or vouchers, prompting nostalgia for older broadcasts like Sky King and My Friend Flicka.
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Great Divide
National Association of Broadcasters
South
Wes
Sky King
Flicka
Good Samaritan Helps Stranger Find Way to Party
On Feb 16 a traveler and friend, lost in dense rain and fog near NASA Road, stopped at a Fuddruckers lot to orient themselves. Manuel Escontrias, returning to Baytown, noticed their distress and diverted to guide them to Chabuca's Restaurant for the Wooster Baptist Church Valentine’s gathering.
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NASA Road
Wooster Baptist Church
Sugarland
Manuel Escontrias
Baytown
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