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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2019
Page
4
Mike Wilson frames a heartfelt Mother's Day message built around a memory of his late mother. He lists qualities from A to Z that describe her, notes her faith, family devotion, and kindness, and closes with gratitude for her influence on their lives.
Mil dred Butler Covey advised faith kindness and music to her child in the early 1940s. The speaker recalls her support during childhood with a two year old brother Fred and their outfits, honoring a wonderful mother whom they miss.
Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan urges more homeowners to buy flood policies after Harvey. A Houston Chronicle analysis shows three quarters of flooded homes were outside high risk zones. Federal policy costs under $500 annually for most outside high risk areas, with 30 day waiting periods.
Jim Finley traces his half century at The Baytown Sun from May 1969 to present. He recalls early leaders Publisher Fred Hartman and Editor Preston Pendergrass, the Society Department, and key football eras. He recounts Ford’s 1976 visit, the 1979 fire, and teamwork that kept production running.
NOAA announces that hurricanes will no longer be assigned only female names starting in 1978, ending a gendered naming convention. In 2003, the Texas House halted business as 51 Democratic lawmakers fled the state in protest over a Republican redistricting plan.
Four days after initial effort the bill failed. Five years ago scientists warned at a NASA briefing that West Antarctic ice sheet could slowly collapse, potentially raising sea levels by four to twelve feet. Thought for Today quotes Katharine Hepburn on self responsibility and change.
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