Cheers and Jeers from the Baytown Sun readers
Readers submit quick hits praising local efforts and critiquing issues. Highlights include the Baytown Youth Fair and its livestock showcase, the Baytown Public Art Program with a mural project at 124 W. Texas Ave, and the Mont Belvieu H E B store opening at 13401 Interstate 10. Jeers note low turnout in Goose Creek CISD bond elections with 3,757 and 3,802 votes for Propositions 1 and 2 out of 47,000 registered voters.
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Man shoots self after SWAT team standoff
A SWAT standoff ended with a man shooting himself, becoming the week’s top read on baytownsun.com as readers followed the incident reported from Baytown and local authorities. The page views ranking highlights ongoing violence and police activity in regional coverage.
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Letter to the Editor applauds Trump and attacks Obama
A reader from Lynchburg argues that Obama’s job data were manipulated, claims Trump created real manufacturing jobs, and asserts no collusion is found in the two year investigation. The letter also mocks Obama’s foreign policy and praises Reagan tax cuts while criticizing Democrats and the Iran deal.
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Sweet and a Storied Baytown Family matriarch
Wanda Orton recalls her mother in law Carrie Casey Orton nicknamed Sweet a reserved yet skilled cook who rarely left home. Though frail from brain tumors in 1944 and 1967 she remained the kitchen center of family life and kept a lifelong friendship with beautician Elsie Chervenka.
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Lee Liggett
End the secrecy in Trump Russia probes now
Byron York argues for releasing transcripts from House Intelligence and Senate Judiciary interviews on the Trump Russia affair. He cites Flynn’s FBI questioning, the Logan Act debate, and the hidden Mueller assignment as evidence that public understanding is blocked by secrecy and classification. He urges open access to witness transcripts.
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