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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 2016
Page
4
A letter to the editor praises the paper for featuring Grandma Mae on the front page while declining to publish editorial support for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. The writer notes readers will vote as they choose and lauds the paper for placing Trump and Clinton on page 7 and Grandma Mae on the front.
A Baytown reader states agreement with the paper’s non endorsement of any presidential candidate. The letter praises Baytown Sun for reporting local state and national news and the religious section, and urges factual Candidate summaries for readers to decide.
Susan Cummings urges District 3 to back Tedesha Blanchard, praising her vision, responsiveness, and independence from special interests. Though not a District 3 resident, the author endorses Blanchard’s credentials, ability to listen, and commitment to involving all Baytown residents in city government.
The Baytown Sun publishes all sides of this year's political theater with no stance on how readers should vote. Jesse Tooke Mount Belvieu is noted as the author or source in this dated attribution.
Key events mark Grover Cleveland’s first term victory in 1884, Nellie Ross becoming the first female governor in 1924, cash and carry neutrality shifts in 1939, El Alamein victory in 1942, NSA creation in 1952, the 1979 Iran hostage crisis start, Reagan’s 1980 White House win, Obama’s 2008 historic presidency, Reagan’s library opening in 1991, and Rooney’s thought on personal growth during ascent.
In 1974 at Vandenberg Air Force Base California I surfed a 6 foot shelf break and swam from a 20 foot elephant seal. Years later after leaving the service I watched Jaws in Galveston and Universal Studios, realizing sharks eat seals. Bert Marshall of Our-Baytown.com shares memories and contact.
Reminiscence of growing up at 108 Harvey Street in the mid 1950s. The writer recalls family life, a pink trim house, a fenced yard, and a mid 60s carport. Neighbors, school days at Lamar Elementary, and childhood routines in the 1960s Baytown, including Civil Defense drills and local figures.
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