Southwest Airlines and the value of human touch
Wilson Adams recounts experiences on Southwest flights highlighting staff friendliness, jokes, and small acts that lift morale. He cites a 90th birthday celebration in flight, a CEO riding in the cockpit, and the notion that listening to employees improves the company. Adams argues caring treatment boosts business success and urges common sense values in management.
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Boeing
Southwest Airlines
Nashville
Dallas
Southwest
Harvard Business School
WalMart
McDonald's
Baytown Little Theater Unveils Season lineup
BLT president Anne Dickens announced the new season at the Annual Meeting. The slate includes The Front Page directed by Kim Martin, Little Shops of Horrors directed by Maggie Eubanks, Amadeus directed by Jason Howard, Kiss And Tell directed by Neal Gage, Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes directed by Ellen Johnson, and Ragtime with book by Terrence McNally. Auditions span from spring to summer with varied ticket pricing and a flexible six- admission Flex Ticket option.
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Baytown Little Theater
Anne Dickens
Dickens
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Kim Martin
Little Shops of Horrors
Howard Ashman
Alan Menken
Maggie Eubanks
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
Jason Howard
F. Hugh Herbert
Neal Gage
Sandra Fenichel Asher
Ellen Johnson
Terrence McNally
Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty
Jeff Butler
Kimberly Coonce
Nelda Haney
Wally Whitley
BLT
John Meiners
Baytown
Little Theater
Lakewood Village
Bayway Drive
Baker Road
Baytown.littletheater.org
Community Calendar Highlights Local Church and Club Activities
A roundup of local events includes St. John's United Methodist Church inviting children to bring peers for a bell ringing bonus after Sunday worship, plus old fashioned hymn singing at Comfort Suites meeting room. VEW Post 912 hosts bingo, Highlands Center hosts senior dance and quilting, and East Harris County Senior Citizen Program meets at J D Walker Center. Additional listings include senior bowling at Max Bowl East, card games at the Seniors Room, Baby Time at Sterling Library, Daughters of the American Revolution at Baytown Museum, Baytown Quilt Guild, Community Duplicate Bridge at St. Players, and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 126 meeting at VEFW Post.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
I-10
N. Main
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Max Bowl East
Ward Rd
Lee College
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Goose Creek
Daughters of the American Revolution
Baytown
Community Activity and Class Schedule in Baytown
Tuesday Ladies Bowling League meets at 9 30 a m at Max Bowl East Alley Ward Road. The Happy Quilters gather at 10 a m at the Community Center 2407 Market St with games at 1 p m and seniors fellowship 55 to 105. Preschool Storytime 10 15 to 11 a m at Sterling Municipal Library for ages 3 6. King Table Bible Study at Church of New Beginnings with 11 a m prayer and 11 30 a m lunch followed by study 12 15 to 1 30 p m. Baytown Lee Band Boosters meet at 6 p m in the band hall. 2007 2008 officers to be presented. Contact Paula Harman at 81 420 2183.
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Ladies Bowling League
Max Bowl
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
Baytown Lee Band
Paula Harman
Noel Reaches 210 AR Points In Fourth Grade Highlight
Tiffany Triola reports Noel, a fourth grader at Highlands Elementary, has surpassed peers with AR points, aiming for 250 this year and beyond. The piece notes long friendship since kindergarten, a school photo with top AR students, and Noel’s modest attitude amid strong achievement.
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Noel
Tiffany Triola
Highlands Elementary
May 6 in history highlights and events
On May 6 notable events include the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst in 1937 with 35 deaths, Arkansas seceding in 1861, the Eiffel Tower Exposition opening in 1889, and the WPA's start in 1935. Other items cite Corregidor surrender in 1942, Bannister’s four minute mile in 1954, Pulitzer prizes for Long Day's Journey into Night and Profiles in Courage, and Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial win in 1981.
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Lakehurst
N.J
Navy
Arkansas
Union
Works Progress Administration
Corregidor
Roger Bannister
Oxford
England
Eugene O’neill
John F. Kennedy
Yale
Maya Ying Lin
CIA
William E. Colby
Maryland
Clinton
Mexico
Ernesto Zedillo
Barbaro
Lillian Gertrud Asplund
Shrewsbury
Mass
The
Associated Press
Sun invites readers to share photos for publication
The Bay Towns Sun invites photo submissions for possible publication. Email submissions to david.bloom bay townsun.com or mail prints to The Sun offices at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
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Triola
SUN History
Harris County Federal
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TSP
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Wayne Smith
Jose Luis Paz
Washington State
George Szell
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