Time changes and battery safety sweep this weekend
The article notes Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend with clocks set back one hour, explains the history from Franklin to current federal rules, and urges readers to replace smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries while adjusting clocks. It highlights public appreciation for extra evening light and warns of dangers from neglected batteries.
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United States
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Texas leads U S carbon emissions despite drop in latest EPA report
The EPA report shows Texas remains the top CO2 emitter, though emissions fell 3.4 percent nationwide with a shift from coal to natural gas. Texas, large in population and industry, accounts for more than double the emissions of any other state while benefiting from energy production and refinery activity.
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Texas
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Corpus Christi
I will craft a concise local political endorsement card
A Baytown reader from District 2 endorses Scott Sheley for City Council. The letter praises Sheley’s responsiveness, community care for elderly residents, and district infrastructure work while criticizing opponent Chris Presley for focusing on growth elsewhere and seeking city money for Texas Avenue.
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Chris Presley
Sheley
Presley
West Texas
Texas Avenue
Goose Creek
District 2
Mr. Sheley
George Chandler
Baytown
Scott Sheley
Sam Houston Jr and the Bayland Guards at Shiloh
A Bayland Guards tale links Sam Houston Jr and Bayland Guards veterans at Shiloh with Cedar Point homecomings and family ties. The piece recalls Sam Houston Sr, Ashbel Smith, Anson Jones, and the Houston Eight, eight siblings famed for writing and public service, ending with a note on future columns.
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Sam Houston Jr
Margaret Lea Houston
Sam
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2Nd Infantry
Sam Houston
Ashbel Smith
Smith
Evergreen Plantation
Margaret
Austin
Texas
Sam Jr
Sam Sr
Charles Elliott Jones
Anson Jones
Charles
Sam Edward
Bayland Guards
Houston
Edward
Bayland Guard
Sams
Republic of Texas
Sam Edward Jones
Anson
Harris County Commissioners Court
Cromwell
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Texas Dental Association
University of Pennsylvania
Belton
Waco
Andy
William
Temple
Nancy
Nettie
Mary
Houston Eight
On This Day History Highlights October 30 2013
Highlights note key events tied to October 30 across years. From Orson Welles radio war of the worlds broadcast in 1938 to John Adams birth in 1735 and 1974 Muhammad Ali versus Foreman bout in Kinshasa. Also 1985 Challenger launch and later tragedies.
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CBS
United States
John Adams
Braintree
Mass
Rudolph Valentino
Los Angeles
U.S
Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Kinshasa
Zaire
Chris
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