Graduation Advice From a Not-Invited Speaker
A spoof graduation speech mocks the Class of 2007 urging maturity, listening to professors, avoiding drugs, and taking responsibility. The speaker recalls his own high school and college missteps, including quitting journalism, joking about Moon games, and reflecting on life choices and divine luck.
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Hillary Clinton
New Orleans
Dillard University
Cal-Berkeley
Harvard
Columbia
Wharton County Junior College
Pioneers
Wharton
Rick Perry
Helen Smith's Cookbook sells fast at Baytown signing
Veteran baker Helen Smith, the “Pie Lady of Baytown,” drew crowds at the community center as she signed Helen's Cookbook. The book features 215 recipes and quickly sold out initial runs, with orders outpacing supply.
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Helen
Helen Smith
Smith
Baytown
Marilyn Kingman
Kingman
Carol Thompson
Crosby
Chuck
Thompson
Barbara Perkins
Perkins
Lynne Foley
Lee College
Foley
City pools open Saturday in Baytown summer season
The City of Baytown opens NC Foote Pool and Sports Complex Pool this Saturday at noon for the summer season through Aug 26. Each pool operates daily noon to 6 pm except Wednesdays or Tuesdays respectively, offers one meter diving boards, shaded pavilions, restrooms, showers, and benches, and rents for pool parties in two time blocks with first-come reservations. For details call 281-420-6597.
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City of Baytown
City of
Baytown
East Road
Community calendar offers dances classes and events at Baytown area centers
Activities include intermediate line dancing at Highlands Community Center and beginner sessions, multiple senior programs at J.D. Walker Center, TOPS weight control group in Crosby, toddler story time at West Chambers Library, and a Pick and Grin dance. Also listed are Bridge at Market Street, LAN party at Sterling Library, OA meeting, senior shopping trip, Youth Bowling League at Max Bowl East, Trike Riders meeting, Baytown Historical Preservation open house, and a 33rd anniversary dance at the VFW Lodge in Raceland.
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Highlands Community Center
Highlands Woods Drive
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Crosby Community Center
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Market St
Gulf Coast Trikers
Trike Riders International
Eastside Honda
Baytown
Jim Benton
Notable historic dates and people on May 25
On May 25 events include the 1787 Constitutional Convention convening in Philadelphia, Babe Ruth’s 714th career home run, Kennedy's moon mission push, Hands Across America, Jay Leno's Tonight Show debut, Thurmond's long Senate record, Enron convictions, and local Baytown milestones. Also notes graduates from Lee High and Lee College, Baytown politics, and Tiffany Richard’s Baylor background.
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Philadelphia
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kennedy
Congress
America
Jay Leno
NBC
Johnny Carson
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
U.S
Enron Corp
Kenneth Lay
Jeffrey Skilling
Houston
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Jim Finley
Kari Griffin
Kari
Griffin
Baytownsun.com
City
Highland Woods Drive
Lone Star Room
Sterling Municipal Library
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Alexander
North Alexander
Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
First Presbyterian Church
1715
Market Street
Max Bowl East
Ward Road
Call
Commerce
Betty W. Sutphim
John E. Darland
Golden Ace
Golden Rod
Highland
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Lee High School
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Ronnie Anderson
Lynn A. Caskey
Caskey
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tiffany Nicole Richard
Tiffany
Baylor University
Baylor
Edward Jones
Hankomer School of Business
Pastor Steven and
Shelia Richard
Texas
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