Remembering 9/11's impact on area sports and schools
The Baytown Sun account recalls watching the 9/11 attacks unfold and the varied school responses from canceling events to continuing games. It notes district decisions, emotional recollections from athletic directors and coaches, and how communities sought healing through sports and patriotic displays.
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al Richard
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Kennedy
Washington
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Nederland
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Price
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Houston Chronicle
Flanigan
Orangefield
Crosby
Baytown residents urge tougher crime efforts across city
City officials and Baytown Police outline targets in Northwood Drive and Village Lane, Garth Road shopping areas, hotels and truck stops along Interstate 10. Officers plan undercover work, hotspot teams, and increased security at Wal Mart and San Jacinto Mall to cut crime while recruiting 15 new officers. Community members praise police response and note past thefts. locals access a CrimeWatch site with crime maps and a citizen message board.
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Brumback
Jones
Baytown
Northwood Drive
Village Lane
Garth Road
DonCarlos
Don Carlos
Texas
B.C. Hudman
McKinney Road
Massey Tompkins
Hudman
Hotpursuit
Officials compromise on ban with pastries eaten elsewhere
The piece mocks political correctness as officials in a Colorado Springs elementary school allegedly ban play ideas like tag for conflict, proposing a pastry workaround. It ridicules bureaucrats and ends with a scornful aside about a doughnut hole.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Firefighters Giuliani share stage for 9/11 anniversary
New York marks the sixth anniversary with four moments of silence and flowers at the former World Trade Center site. Firefighters and families read 2,750 victim names in a small park as Giuliani attends as a Republican presidential candidate amid tension over the ceremony format.
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New York
World Trade Center
Trade Center
Rudy Giuliani
Petraeus Maps Iraq Pullback Plan With 30000 Troop Cut
General David Petraeus told a congressional hearing about withdrawing up to 30,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by next summer with a first cut of a 2000 member Marine unit this month. He said force reductions would continue and urged waiting for March 2008 decisions. The plan aims to restore U.S. levels to those before the buildup last winter. The war has cost over 3,700 American lives in more than four years.
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New York
Flanigan
Crosby
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New York City
Washington, D.C
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Minyard
Danny Long
Jacksonville
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Lee
Ed Haberman
Twin Towers
Gollee
Washington
White House
David Petraeus
Saddam Hussein
Petraeus
Bush
Baytown Fire and Police Reflect on 9/11 Attacks
Baytown emergency crews stress unity with the city and industry after the 9/11 attacks. Officials recount training, vigilance, and ongoing safety efforts as memorials and ceremonies mark the six year anniversary with plans at the Chambers County Historical Archives Building in Anahuac.
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Baytown
Emergency Management Office
Chambers County Historical Archives
Chambers County Historical Commission
Cummings Street
Anahuac
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