Cheers and Jeers wrap Baytown area milestones
Our View highlights praise for Baytown Chamber of Commerce Partners In Education recipients ExxonMobil Baytown Technology and Engineering Complex and Robert E. Lee High School named Partners of the Year. Mont Belvieu first responders credited for saving a bird educator during a cardiac event. Barbers Hill and Angleton softball teams praised as top contenders with USA Today rankings noted. Baytown Little League wraps a successful season with multiple champion teams acknowledged. Jeers target Mount Vernon ISD for controversial hire of Art Briles amid past scandals and a resumed Title IX case.
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Baytown Sun Top 10: police shooting, funerals and local drama
Top weekly Baytown Sun list highlights police involved shooting coverage, a Houston funeral, hotel brand changes, a fatal I-10 crash, a high school coaching departure, and local city lawsuits. Notable items include a police shooting probe update, misinfo campaign concerns, and community reflections on Pride.
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Today in History Highlights and Modern Note
On this date Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act to Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1765. JFK born 1917 in Brookline Massachusetts. 1932 WWI veterans arrive in Washington seeking bonuses. Janet Guthrie becomes first woman in the Indianapolis 500 in 1977, finishing 29th. ABC cancels Roseanne reboot after Roseanne Barr tweet. Thought for Today reflects on past and simple joys. Bob Hope is noted.
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Baytown Hat Trick Creates New Public Facility Entity
Reader fans municipal debates in Baytown accusing the City Council and Mayor of forming a Baytown Hospitality Public Facilities Corporation through the Municipal Development District. The critic alleges $21.1 million debt for a hotel project tied to Hurricane Ike land, without voter approval, noting a $100,000 legal bill and higher city taxes.
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Trump spying claims will come to nothing
Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons notes Trump claims that his campaign was spied on are baseless. He cites Barr's review efforts and the lack of legal grounds for treason charges while detailing Comey and Mueller findings and Papadopoulos's memoir framing a “deep state” plot.
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