Penny sayings and the case for pennies
Wanda Orton reflects on the origin and evolution of the saying A penny saved is a penny earned. The piece traces Franklin and earlier authors, notes costs of minting and handling pennies, and argues penny jars help speed checkout while pondering future elimination of the penny in Canada and the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
George Herbert
Edward Ravenscroft
Charles Dickens
U.S
National Association of Convenience Stores
Walgreens
Wanda Orton
the Sun
BIC
Austin
Texas
DeEtta Culbertson
Texas Education Agency
Ross S. Sterling
Goose Creek Memorial
Alma Mater Rel
Today in History 130th day of 2012 spring begins
Highlights include Wilson’s 1914 Mother's Day proclamation, Nixon impeachment hearings in 1974, and 25 inning White Sox win in 1984. Notable birthdays list Barrie, Carter, Wallace, Bergen, Joel, Gwynn, Dawson, Fielder. Also minnow facts on Gunsmoke, EU members, and moon phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
U.S. House of Representatives
Richard Nixon
J.M. Barrie
Howard Carter
Mike Wallace
Candice Bergen
Billy Joel
Tony Gwynn
Rosario Dawson
Prince Fielder
White Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
United States
European Union
Croatia
Iceland
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Turkey
Community concern on GCCISD calendar and TAKS results
Chris Buckner, Baytown native and disaster planning professional, questions GCCISD calendar days off and TAKS outcomes. He argues meetings must yield results and suggests focusing on essential instructional time, noting TEA mandates and attendance factors affect funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
FEMA
Texas Education Agency
TEA
Texas
Gccisd
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston’ Public Works Department
Chris
Perry leads Texas with updated contact lines
Rick Perry, governor, lists new numbers for public outreach including 800-843-5789 and 800-252-9600 with fax 512-463-184. Janie Gray serves as publisher and Angie Pagel as advertising director for the Baytown Sun, contactable via baytownsun.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Perry
Janie Gray
Janie.gray
Baytownsun.com
Angie Pagel
Angie.pagel
Memorial Drive
P.O
Baytown
Texas
Sunnews
Baytownsun
Baytown Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wanda
Orton
Universal Ucck
Maurice Sendak
Buckner
Barack Obama
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Jon Paul
Dist
Adam Vanelli
Adam
Yanelli
Sandy Denson
Mgr
Sandy.denson
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
Newsroom
The
Sun
Fred Hartman
Editorial
Anglo Pagel Advertising Director
Jim Finley
M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Jay Eshbach
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!