Baytown Sun honors 31 teachers with Teaching Excellence Awards
The Southwest Bank of Texas and The Baytown Sun present 31 goose creek and barbers hill district teachers with 1000 checks for Teaching Excellence. Nominations praised dedication and passion shaping students and society. many deserving instructors go winless. Editorial note credits Joseph Lohan.
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Whistleblower protections urged for U.S. troops in Iraq
The National Whistleblower Center pushes Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to ensure service members know federal law shields those who report wrongdoing in uniform. Citing Joseph Darby's Abu Ghraib tipoffs, advocates insist reporting to inspectors general or Congress guards against discharge or demotion.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Letters and Columns
The Baytown Sun invites public letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on matters of public interest. Submissions should include writer’s signature and contact details, with one piece per month. editors reserve the right to edit or refuse publication.
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Baytown readers urge policy review on field trip felon rule
A Baytown resident urges Goose Creek ISD to allow case by case field trip access for a felon, arguing the policy should not bar a non chaperone parent, and highlights ADA ramp costs and local respect for special needs. The letter also notes ADA benefits and praises a 2004 food drive outcome in Baytown.
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Barbara Sultis
Goose Creek
Debbie Martin Baytown
Hope Fulfilled by Baytown Doctor Dr Karen Dickerson
A chronic pain patient credits Dr Karen Dickerson in Baytown for transforming quality of life after years of failed treatments. She details a hopeful, compassionate approach that made pain understandable and her daily life bearable, describing a powerful personal recovery and gratitude to the physician.
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Ewell Baytown
Baytown Sun praised for Playground Build Day coverage
Recognition for Bay Area Rehabilitation Center Home Depot and KaBOOM! with major roles in a playground build aided by about 100 volunteers beyond these groups. Appreciation extended to Crosby Church of Christ Daniels Meat Market Exxon Mobil BOP Girl Scouts Harlem Elementary Jimmy's Paint and Body Obee's Soup Salad and Subs One Child Place Remington Park Second Baptist Church Travis Elementary for their support and school involvement.
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M.D
Remington Park
Second Baptist Church
Travis Elementary
On This Day May 18 Highlights Through History
Today marks May 18 2004 a historic roll of events including Napoleon’s 1804 imperial proclamation the 1969 Apollo 10 lift off and the 1980 Mount Saint Helens eruption among others with Montreal’s 1642 founding and Plessy v. Ferguson legacy noted. The list spans 1642 to 1980 highlighting significant dates, people, and milestones.
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Montreal
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Topeka
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Italy
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Lake Success
N.Y
Manhattan
Jacqueline Cochran
Rogers Dry Lake
Calif
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Mount St. Helens
Washington State
Coast Guard and others search San Jacinto River for tug captain
In 1944, the Coast Guard deputy sheriffs and volunteers combed swampy San Jacinto River bottoms and dragged the river channel seeking Louis Swearingen, captain of the tug Say When, which grounded on the west river bank about a half mile north of Lynchburg Ferry.
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San Jacinto River
Louis Swearingen
Lynchburg
Lee High School
Sybil G. Jordan
Baytown
Crosby School Board
Highlands
Brownwood
Carroll £. William Jr
Mont Belvieu
Eagle Pointe Golf Club
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