Regent meeting fuels clashes over auditor proposal
A reader recounts the April 14 Lee College Board of Regents session where four regents including Hall Himsel Jirrell and Gray clashed over a proposed auditor. No area needing audit was named and costs were undetermined, while Dr Brown remained skeptical and supporters pressed for accountability as the college undergoes SACS review.
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United Way campaign appeal supports community programs
A United Way Campaign Cabinet member urges support to match or surpass last year’s $3.3 million goal, highlighting Baytown Habitat for Humanity and Baytown Meals on Wheels. The letter outlines how funds aid affordable home ownership, elderly nutrition and safety, and broader community benefits through education, health, and stable incomes. It ends with a call to give, “it starts with U.”
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Missy Malachek
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Baytown mayor seeks talks with U.S. Rep over EPA role
Baytown Mayor Steve Don Carlos praises EPA amid San Jacinto Waste Pits fallout and local cancer concerns. He stresses Baytown’s health risks from PCBs and dioxins, sewage overflows, and urges a meeting with U.S. Rep. Brian Babin over potential EPA funding cuts and regulatory impacts on local industry.
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Health newsletters offered for reference and tips from Baytown Sun
Health newsletters Nutrition Action Health Newsletter and Insider's Cures promote heart attack signs, cancer hazards of citrus, diet and exercise guidance, and blood pressure checks. Personal notes cite blueberries, wild huckleberries, dental health, and age longevity with stories of Isaac Chin and Malcolm Murray, Baytown residents.
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Today in History for September 1, 2015
On September 1 2015 historians note events across centuries including Burr’s treason acquittal in 1807 issues surrounding World War II began in 1939 with Germany invading Poland and Japan’s surrender news in 1945. The list mentions Titanic wreck discovery in 1985 and the 1995 Rock Hall opening.
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