Baytown Swearing In Creates Political Controversy
The Baytown Sun editorial notes a partisan air at a nonpartisan swearing in as Ted Poe administered the oath for Baytown leaders. It cites councilman Sammy Mahan inviting Poe and questions whether the event amounted to an endorsement, while Mayor Mundinger and others deny political implications.
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Baytown
Gene Green
Ron Paul
Lake Jackson
Paul
Green
Harris County
Ted Poe
Nick Lampson
Poe
Washington
Sammy Mahan
Wayne Smith
Sylvia Garcia
Mahan
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Memorial Day Observance Across Anahuac Baytown and Highlands
Memorial Day ceremonies honor fallen soldiers in Anahuac Baytown and Highlands while the nation reflects on World War II and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The piece notes the Greatest Generation, gratitude for sacrifices, and calls for remembrance amid family plans and weekend freedoms.
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United States
Lincoln
Anahuac
Baytown
Highlands
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bush
U.S
al-Qaida
White House
Lee College urged to embrace Hispanic enrollment growth
A Baytown letter urges Lee College president Martha Ellis and the Board of Regents to boost Hispanic student enrollment. It cites 22 percent Hispanics among applicants and argues for diversifying faculty, staff, and governance, noting history of limited Hispanic regents and voting site disparities impacting turnout.
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Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Lee College
Ellis
Baytown Sun
Chamber of Commerce
William “Bill” McNeill
Goose Creek
Baytown
Manuel Escontrias
Escontrias
Gary Smith
City Hall
Teaching Excellence award thanks and appreciation note
Thanks to sponsors of Teaching Excellence I express appreciation for the Teaching Excellence award. It was a great honor and your support made it possible. Community support makes a great district and dedicated teachers. Zenda Payne School Community Guidance Center.
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Zenda Payne School
Baytown Leaders Defend City Council Roles Against Letter
A reader responds to Cleo Thorpe’s May 23 letter denying that elected officials govern Baytown. The writer says the mayor presides, councilors vote, and city staff advise, noting the podium enables public input and that decisions come by vote. She questions the letter’s premise and invites further discussion.
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Cleo Thorpe
Thorpe
Unsafe digging near gas line sparks leak discovery
Dan Erb of Baytown recounts calling authorities and a digging crew that uncovered a gas line leak near his home after a door visit by a cable installer. Despite alerts to the city and gas company, no action occurred until the digging revealed the hazard and the line was repaired.
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Gome
Baytown
Texas
Dan Erb Baytown
Century of milestones and memories across world history
Sunday May 30 marks anniversaries from 1922 Lincoln Memorial dedication in Washington D C to 1996 Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorce decree. Notable events include 1943 Aleutian Attu battle, 1958 soldiers buried at Arlington, 1982 Spain joins NATO, 1974 space probe launch at Kennedy, 1990s shuttle and ISS spacewalks, with references to births, deaths and ongoing global notes.
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Joan of Ho
France
Washington, D.C
William Howard Taft
Aleutian
Attu
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Mars
Spain
NATO
Britain
Prince Andrew
Sarah Ferguson
U.N. Security Council
North Korea
U.N
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake City
Discovery
Internattional Space Station
Perry’s Modern Theater Opens In 1937
The Perry project began on a modern theater costing 10000 dollars. It marked a significant entertainment upgrade for the city as plans moved from blueprint to brick, signaling post depression growth and civic investment.
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Mercedes
Perry
Alice Maude Lehide
Fairfield
Lee High School
Tommy Gentry
Memorial Stadium
Barbers Hill
Pete Alfaro
John H. Bailey II
Baytown Bicentennial Park
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