Our View Urges Local Shopping On Black Friday
The piece urges readers to shop locally on Black Friday to boost community sales tax revenue, fund streets and parks, and support local merchants. It argues local spending keeps dollars in the area, fosters better selection and prices, and reinvestment by shopkeepers for the community’s future.
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Texas Textbook Clash Over Cortina and History Debates
The Texas State Board of Education approved history and social studies texts for the next school year amid a long dispute over how Cortina and other figures are portrayed. Publishers sought to mold content to state preferences, affecting classrooms nationwide, while local districts may still use nonlisted materials and online resources.
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Failure as a springboard to success in Baytown life
Bert Marshall recalls failing ninth grade English after a nomadic upbringing and a tough teacher Miss Kerr who refused to pass him by one point. He credits summer school, determined study, and a nameless teacher for steering him toward reading and eventual success in English and algebra, framing failure as a catalyst.
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Getting your news to The Sun headline tips
Readers learn how to submit fast breaking and feature stories to The Sun Baytown Sun, including contact emails and phone numbers for the news desk and managing editor, and the required information for photo submissions.
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This Day in History November 28 2014 Highlights
Today in history brings events from 1520 Magellan reaching the Pacific to 2001 Enron collapse. Notable moments include Mariner 4’s Mars flyby, Missouri’s secession, Ernie Davis winning the Heisman, Dahmer’s murder, NBC plane crash, and China’s air defense zone actions. Thoughts prize Adela Rogers St. Johns.
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