Library food for fines drives community aid in Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library launches Food for Fines from September to forgive overdue fees with non-perishable food donations. Each item equals up to one dollar off fines, usable for overdue charges only. Unopened dated foods go to Baytown food banks. items include cereal beans fruit soup and more.
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Top 10 Baytown Sun stories week of Aug 25 31
The Baytown Sun highlights a football season driven week with four top articles on sport. Other high interest pieces include a Highlands shooting injury, a fatal Jones Road shooting, and a council action call following a family plea.
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Highlands
Jones Road
Spurs Council
Old Hospital
Rangers
Ganders
REL
RSS
Mont Belvieu
Baytown
Call For
Mark Fleming
Moving back the White House a grandmother’s plea
A reader email defends Hillary Clinton against GOP suitors for the White House role, arguing the office is a home not a widow and urging restraint. The letter condemns showy wealth and poker bravado as unfit, while praising American pride and the speaker’s resolve.
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White House
Hillary Clinton
Lee College Board of Trustees
Dan Mendoza
Haarmeyer
Cyrus B. Fletcher
Baytown
Today in history highlights span wars and leadership
On this date events include Sherman's 1864 occupation of Atlanta during the Civil War, Roosevelt's 1901 speak softly and carry a big stick speech, Japan's 1945 surrender aboard the USS Missouri ending World War II, and UCLA's 1969 internet precursor test data link. Thought for Today by Margaret Mead notes individuality.
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William T. Sherman
Atlanta
Theodore Roosevelt
Japan
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
University of California, Los Angeles
Margaret Mead
Names and places from a Baytown memory lane
Wanda Orton recalls local business and professional names from Baytown in the 1950s and 60s. She lists Carter Electric, Citizens National Bank, Culpepper’s, Drew’s, Dittman, Dr W E Marshall and others, noting personal memories tied to Texas Avenue and nearby streets.
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Vern Miller
San Jacinto River
Carter Electric
Willye Carter White
Lottie Carter
Minnesota Street
Citizens National Bank
Amegy
Garth Road
Citizens Bank
Texas Avenue
South Pacific
Old
Houston City Auditorium
Jim Sherwood
Culpepper’s
Texas
Ashbel
Sun
Fred Hartman
Drew
A.E. Drew
Drew’s
Dittman
Fred Dittman
Oldsmobile
Miller
Robert E. Lee
Chicago
International Lions Club
W.E. Marshall
Old Baytown
Roark’s
South Ashbel
Greer’s Florist
West Gulf
Robson’s
Gaillard
Skeeter
Scarborough Drug Stores
Tommy’s
North Main
Brother Harold's
Woolworth
The
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Billionaire Trump and Clinton entwined in political intrigue
Texas political writer notes Clinton urged Trump to play a larger GOP role. Trump confirms a call but denies running. The piece compares Trump’s surge, Tea Party alignment, and the risk of a Trump independent bid drawing votes from a Bush to help Clinton.
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Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
Hillary
White House
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Donald
Supreme Court
Citizens United
Ted Cruz
Rick Perry
Dallas
H. Ross Perot
Perot
George H. W. Bush
Bush
Jeb Bush
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Joe Biden
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