Baytown Sun readers weigh top stories week of Nov 8 14
The Baytown Sun highlights the week’s most read items led by the missing Baytown girl body found in Texas City and an Amber Alert tied to a double homicide. BPD identifies a person of interest and ongoing searches for a missing 16 year old girl accompany reports of a missing REL student found dead and new local leadership.
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Letters to the Editor on Muslim immigration policy
A letter argues for stricter U S immigration limits to exclude Muslims, citing anniversary of Paris attacks and misinterpreted demographic data from Google. The writer asserts France has a large Muslim population and claims Australia refuses refugees, framing Muslims as the refugee pool and urging reader agreement.
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No Respect for Hurtful Cartoons After Election
A reader decries The Baytown Sun for printing one sided cartoons after the election. They claim the cartoons are ugly untrue and harmful and urge the paper to stop publishing humorless cartoons. They blame the editor and media for disrespecting the audience.
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Modern retellings turn fairy tales on their head
Retired teacher JoAn Martin highlights satire and updates in fairy tale spoofs. From The Horned Toad Prince to Frog Prince Continued, authors modernize classics with iPhones and modern language. The piece notes playful subversions like Goldy Locks and A Wolf’s perspective, ending with reflections on whether such changes help or harm young readers.
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Notable milestones from 1800s to 1947
On this date events include Congress convening its first session in the unfinished Capitol in 1800, Union Pacific launching direct daily Chicago to Portland and Chicago to San Francisco rail service in 1889, Lyndon B Johnson marrying Lady Bird in 1934, and Harry S Truman addressing a special session in 1947.
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Today in History highlights political and world events
Major events include a congressional call for emergency aid to Austria Italy and France later approved. Nixon stating I am not a crook. Khomeini ordering release of hostages in Tehran. a Denver jury convicting white supremacists in the Alan Berg killing. Trojan condoms premiering on TV. and a Thought for Today by Ben Hecht noted.
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