Daycare drama follows a mom reporter in Baytown
Eleska Aubespin, city reporter for The Baytown Sun and mother of three, shares the daily chaos of her three year old Amara starting daycare at Goose Creek CISD. Amara resists school, calls for staying home with dogs, and the author notes the emotional toll of transitions for young children.
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Yappy parrot and Minnesota Street memories recalled
Readers share colorful reminiscences of Minnesota Street detailing a big old green yellow and red parrot that perched above the Lone Star Cafe and shouted warnings to passersby from the porch railing. The recollections span hotels boarding houses old stores and local landmarks including the Stewart Tyree and Epperson sites and Baytown’s vintage business scene.
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Tyree Hotel
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Sherwood Stewart
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Epperson
Aletta Timmons
Tyree
Gene Thompson
Baytown
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Peoples State Bank
Dayton
Liberty
Cleveland
Aviation history and the feats of Baumgartner and Yeager
Baytown writer Chris Buckner recalls Felix Baumgartner’s 24 mile freefall and Chuck Yeager’s sonic breakthrough, linking their feats to aviation history, test flight, and NASA’s future suit tech. He reflects on personal memories, honors veterans, and notes his own long involvement with aviation.
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Baytown
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