Cheers and Jeers highlights in Baytown Sun format
The Baytown Sun notes local wins and efforts from Lee College graduates at commencement to a weekend food drive by Baytown postal workers aiding local pantries. Volunteers from Home Depot and Ka Boom Inc build a Patsy Destiny Project playground for disabled and non-disabled children at Baytown’s Bay Area Rehabilitation Center.
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Baytown
National Association of Letter Carriers
Home Depot
Ka-Boom! Inc
Bay Area
Decker Drive
Editorial board schedules weekly meetings on Wednesdays
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. and invites community members to visit and discuss issues. To arrange an appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-423-8302. Current and former Sun staffers Vernda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee are listed as members.
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David Bloom
Vernda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
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Jane Howard Lee
Submissions Guidelines for The Baytown Sun Letters
The Baytown Sun accepts letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interests. Include a writer signature and non publication contact, plus photo for columns. One submission per month, may be edited, and the paper can refuse publication.
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the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
The
P.O. Box
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Senator argues for Texas income tax in education push
In an Austin American Statesman column, Sen Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso argues Texas must adopt an income tax to modernize funding for schools. He compares costs of property and sales taxes, outlines a Kansas style plan, and notes how a tax shift could reduce property tax while boosting education, with firm figures and audience reactions.
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Eliot Shapleigh
el Paso
Texas
Shapleigh
Kansas
Center For Public Policy Priorities
May 10 in history 1774 to 2004 highlights
On May 10 various events shaped history including Louis XVI becoming king in 1774, Ticonderoga capture in 1775, Davis capture in 1865, Hoover becoming FBI director in 1924, Hess landing in Scotland in 1941, Vietnam talks opening in 1968, Margaret and Snowdon divorce in 1978, and Gacy execution in 1984. Also Mandela oath in 1994 and Tiananmen era protests abroad. A Camp Lejeune court sentence in 196? involved Captain Ashby.
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Promontory
Utah
United States
Louis XVI
France
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Ticonderoga
N.Y
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Hess
Spandau Prison
Vietnam
Paris
Britain
Margaret
Earl of Snowdon
International Court of Justice
U.S
Nicaragua
Tinois
John Wayne Gacy
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
China
Beijing
NATO
Yugoslavia
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Richard Ashby
Early voting centers listed for city school district Lee College elections
Early voting for city school district and Lee College elections runs through Tuesday. Voters may use a voter registration card or ID such as a driver’s license birth certificate passport utility bill bank statement or paycheck. Locations include Baytown City Hall Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill ISD Beach City Old River Winfree and Lee College offices with given hours.
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Lee College
Baytown Chronology Shows Growth and Civic Efforts
A timeline notes WE Springall in 1950 predicting census completion, 1975 public meetings by Goals for Baytown on housing and resources, 1990 Judge Henley seeking disaster status for flood-prone areas, 2000 Baytown Area Water Authority plant expansion to meet drinking water demand, and 2003 Partners in Education Luncheon with 250 leaders at Goose Creek Country Club.
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WE. Springall
Baytown
Liberty County
Dempsie Henley
Trinity River
Baytown Area
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Joseph. Lohan
Dave McNeely
Austin American Statesman
ZAHER
Naats
Dave
McNeely
City of Baytown City Hall
Market St
College Lee Drive
Gulf Street
Mont Belvieu
City Hall
Eagle Drive
Barbers Hill
ISD Administration
Beach City Beach City Community
Tri City Beach Road
Old River
Winfree
Old River Winfree
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