Ratliff resigns Texas Senate seat after 15 years of principled service
The Baytown Sun editorial lauds Bill Ratliff as a steadfast voice for rural Texas and voters, praising his honesty and restraint during partisan redistricting battles. It notes his resignation from the Senate after 15 years, his prior roles, and the editorial board's call for truthfulness in governance.
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Bill Ratliff
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Ratliff
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Congressional Medicare Drug Plan Prompts Debate and Doubt
The piece questions the latest Medicare drug benefits agreement as Republicans and liberal Democrats resist. It warns against unchecked costs risking insolvency and argues for a balanced package with coverage and cost containment, noting regional price disparities and senior skepticism.
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Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Public Submissions
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Submissions must be original, signed, include return contact, and may be edited. one per month.
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David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
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Baytown reader defends CCPD tax plan and audits cited
A Baytown reader defends CCPD and its five year sales tax, noting annual audits and street, fire, and EMS funding. He argues the tax lowers property taxes, funds staffing such as a domestic violence officer, and that funds were used legally, urging voters to review council audits and the final fiscal report.
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John Carr
CCPD
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
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Bay Area Women’s Center
New Horizon Family Center
Baytown
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The
Fire Association
Today in History highlights many notable events
Today marks November 21 2003 with notable past events such as Nixon’s tape gap revelation in 1973, North Carolina joining the Constitution in 1789, Edison's phonograph claim in 1877, Kennedy’s Texas tour in 1963, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opening in 1964, and the MGM Grand fire in 1980. NATO expanded a year ago.
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New York
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Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
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Pakistan
Mgm Grand Hotel
Las Vegas
NATO
Soviet Union
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Baytown Notes Through The Decades Highlight Local History
Highlights from The Baytown Sun recount events from 1950 to 2001 including the Baytown Mutual Benefit Association mass meeting the HS and P rate decision by City Council in 1975, a 1993 county jail capacity plan approval, and 2001 Sterling High students charged with criminal mischief for graffiti at Lee High School. It also recalls Rev PF Walter Henckell’s life and long service to Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Baytown Mutual Benefit Association
Hs&p
State
Chambers County
Sterling High School
Lee High School
Annal Sterling-Lee
Walter Henckell
St. James House
Trinity Episcopal
Rebel editor should recant recanting Lee College paper backlash
A Baytown reader denounces Elizabeth Payne and the Lee College Student Congress for renaming The Lantern to The Rebel. The writer blames administration and the board of regents for eroding independence, calling for Payne to recant or for students to form a new independent newspaper to reveal the truth.
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Payne
Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Jackson Sasser
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