Lee College trims tax rate two cents in fiscal 2020
In a August 29 2019 board meeting Lee College reduced the tax rate by two cents in recognition of taxpayer support. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget approved includes a three percent salary increase for all faculty and staff. The college aims to reach a six month operating expense cash reserve of about 25 million within three years. Dr. Dennis Brown is president.
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Dennis Brown
Drop animals from menu call echoes Holocaust lessons
A letter argues that society must drop animal menus to oppose oppression. Citing Hitler and the Holocaust, the writer likens animal suffering to historical atrocities and urges ethical reform. The piece invokes Isaac Bashevis Singer to claim all people can oppress the vulnerable, urging action now.
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Isaac Bashevis Singer
Singer
Choo Choo Prank Turns Sour for Seguin Theater Pair
Rufus Honeycutt and L. A. Doodles Rigby, longtime theater managers, recall a wild 1930s road stunt in which a Model T with a toy train drew crowds for a Seguin film. They fled San Marcos and later Luling after an armed confrontation and a surprise meeting with Henry Stein, Luling’s theater manager, ending their escapade in a rapid exit.
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Doodles
Rufus
Seguin
West Point
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Wallace Beery
Robert Young
Rosalind Russell
Maureen O’sullivan
San Marcos
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Doodies
James Cagney
Luling
Henry Stein
Remembering Mama Finley and the Brunson Theater Farewell
Jim Finley recounts his late grandmother Mama Finley of Kilgore and a Baytown Sun assignment. A trip to the Brunson Theater on Texas Avenue ends in blocked entry as crowds and long lines prevent the movie outing, marking a poignant farewell to Baytown memories and the theater era.
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Bette Davis
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Deaths and Trials Mark 1715 and 1807 Anniversaries
On this date references mark the death of King Louis XIV in 1715 after a 72 year reign four days shy of his 77th birthday and note that in 1807 former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason this year with subsequent trial on another charge.
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Burr
Today in history items and quotes cross eras
This brief recap notes events from history including a misdemeanor charge with acquittal, Japan's 1945 formal surrender ending World War II, and the 1985 Titanic wreck discovery by a U S and French expedition off Newfoundland. It also presents a Thought for Today attributed to King Louis XIV.
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Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Louis XIV
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