Reflections on 9 11 Across Baytown Community
Baytown residents from teens to seniors recount where they were when the towers fell on 9 11 2001. The pieces describe fears about bioterrorism and distrust of government while some voice patriotism and support for the Iraq war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misty Heff
Tiffany
Iraq
Heff
Derek Benn
Mainland Medical Center
Rhode Island
Bonn
Texas
Kenneth Roach
Lee College
Roach
America
Nineteen-year-old 9 11 effect noted by Baytown native
Baytown native Stacy Yates and her father Larry Yates report a recurring pattern after 9 11. They repeatedly notice 9 11 on clocks and in change and even in inmate release dates. The public discussion ties the phenomenon to pattern recognition and anniversary salience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Edwards
Edwards
San Jacinto Hospital
Sue Schmadl
K-Mart
Yellowstone Park
Middle East
America
St. Louis
Baytown
Stacy Yates
Yates
Larry Yates
Harris County Sheriff's Office
Stacey
Baytown Builds Disaster Drills Post 9/11 Shifts
Baytown leaders describe enhanced security drills and closer ties with industry and law enforcement after 9/11. Exxon Mobil Baytown, joined by ECHMA and local agencies, increased threat monitoring and resident awareness while upgrading facilities and communications. Grants totaling over 1 million funded a HAZMAT unit, gear, and an Emergency Operations Center, though later funding shifts limited new awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Olive
Barry Baisden
Exxon Mobil
Baisden
Byron Jones
Jones
Ship Channel
Hartman Bridge
Patty Fowler
Department of Homeland Security
State of Texas
Houston-Galveston Area
Fowler
Baytown Fire & Rescue
Fire Department
Police Department
Another attack isn't a matter of if but when
The article warns terrorism remains a lethal threat to the United States five years after 9/11 despite major security measures costing over 250 billion dollars. It cites officials like Thomas Kean and Michael Chertoff, notes gaps in ports and airports, and discusses evolving tactics and preparedness challenges amid ongoing al Qaida threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
al-Qaida
U.S
Thomas Kean
New Jersey
Kean
CIA
Carolyn Maloney
D-N.y
Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Chertoff
John Reid
FEMA
David Paulison
Osama bin Laden
Michael Scheuer
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Kirk Ehlig Kirk
Ehlig
Baytownsun
Cathleen Auld
Auld
Lamar Elementary
Allen Staursky
KTRH
Staursky
Lupita Villarreal
Robert Lopez
Lopez
Leslie Crain
Tarleton State University
Crane
Crain
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