Churches unite to fight homelessness in Baytown
Six Baytown churches form the Baytown Interfaith Hospitality Network to house up to 14 families weekly, offering meals, shelter, and day-center services. The effort needs six more churches and about $6,000 startup funds to begin, with 18 churches enabling 28 people. Rev. Wendy Bailey available for contact.
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Westminster Presbyterian
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meeting Details
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Residents are invited to discuss community issues in person. To schedule, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members include Wanda Gamer Cash, David Bloom, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
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Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun welcomes unsigned letters? No. It invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original and signed with writer’s address and phone number not for publication. Include a photo with guest columns and limit one submission per month. The Sun may edit or refuse any submission.
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Baytown Sun All Area Soccer Team honors announced
Five Little Rascals players Paige Bernick Nancy Bonds Glynis Haifley and Meghan Heintschel were named to the Baytown Sun All Area Soccer Team. Coaches Doug Shipley and Jiny Bernick praised years of dedication and teamwork while a reader voiced concern over local sports coverage and post season awards across Barbers Hill Lee and Sterling programs.
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Paige Bernick
Nancy Bonds
Glynis Haifley
Meghan Heintschel
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Restaurants can survive in Baytown
Timothy Hudson defends Baytown’s dining scene in a letter, contending local eateries lack widespread problems and urging dissenters to adapt or leave. He notes his 18 years in Baytown, frequent dining, and occasional trips to Houston or Clear Lake, with his spending remaining in the city.
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May 21 History Highlights Across the Years
On this date notable events include Lindbergh's solo Atlantic flight completion in 1927, de Soto's death in 1542, the 1832 Democratic National Convention opening, New Zealand colony status in 1840, Clara Barton founding the American Red Cross in 1881, Pagliacci premiere in 1892, Fats Waller's birth, the Leopold and Loeb thrill murder in 1924, the first hydrogen bomb test in 1956, Scorpion last heard in 1968, and Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991.
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Milan
Italy
Thomas “Fats” Waller
New York City
Bobby Franks
Nathan Leopold Jr
Richard Loeb
University of Chicago
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Scorpion
Azores
Rajiv Gandhi
Baytown School Board to Appoint 1950-51 Teachers
The Baytown school board planned to name teachers for the 1950-51 school year. The move reflects ongoing district staffing decisions during the period.
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Doc Severinsen
Severinsen
Democrats in 2006 race for Texas governor teased
The piece questions Perry’s slipping poll numbers after a 28 day special session and weighs potential Democratic candidates such as John Sharp Jim Turner Laura Miller Kirk Watson Roy Spence and Kinky Friedman. It notes court battles over school finance regime spending and the impact of Bush-era politics on Texas elections.
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Jim Turner
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Laura Miller
Austin
Kirk Watson
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Roy Spence
Tongue Way
Kanky Friedman
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Tony Sanchez
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Mike Toomey
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Ronnie Earle
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