Texans urged to prepare for storm season
Texas residents are urged to plan now for the 2016 hurricane season running June through November. DPS Director Steven McCraw and Governor Greg Abbott stress early preparation to protect lives and property, with steps including assembling an emergency kit, reviewing evacuation routes, planning family and pet evacuation, and registering for the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry via 2-1-1 Texas for extra aid.
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Letter to the Editor on San Jacinto Hospital demolition
A Baytown reader blasts Mayor and council for tearing down the old San Jacinto Hospital claiming it harmed the community. The writer accuses officials of mob like behavior and calls for resignations saying the hospital’s removal erased a beloved landmark built to last a century.
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Today in History Highlights From 1935 to 2001
Events span decades from the WPA starting under FDR in 1935 to Dennis Tito ending the first paid space vacation in 2001. Notable milestones include the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, Bannister’s four minute mile in 1954, Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial design in 1981, Paula Jones v Clinton in 1994 and the Whately thought for today quote.
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Remembering the Lord and 9 11 Tragedy Reflections
Harvey Schultz, Baytown resident and author of three books, writes on memory and forgetting. He recalls an instructor’s note, judges and Jeremiah about forgetting God, and the lasting impact of 9/11 on faith. He notes how fear of forgetfulness rises with age and how tragedy spurs some to seek church and better lives.
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Harvey Schultz
Baytown
Preserve or Plunder in Baytown Parks Debate
Bert Marshall of Our-Baytown.com argues that classic preservation stalled by old mindsets harms public health and ecosystems. He cites Ken Burns series on Yosemite Yellowstone, trash in parks, and urges sustainable parks, walkways, and waterways with community action in Baytown.
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