Our View Constitution Day editorial on the 229th anniversary
Editorial by David Bloom urges renewed knowledge and defense of the U S Constitution marking its 229th anniversary. It notes its length oldest status and 17 amendments, cites founding figures, and stresses citizen understanding as essential to liberty and justice. It ends with a call to preserve freedoms through awareness and action.
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Thank you sponsors for Baytown reading program celebration
Academic Beginnings for Children celebrates myON Reading Program participants in GCCISD and BHISD with a Sept 24 Baytown Town Square event from 10 a.m. to noon. The gathering honors thousands of summer books read and thanks sponsors whose support strengthens children and the Baytown community.
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Today in History Highlights and Quotes
On this date historical milestones include the Cherokee Strip settlement boom in Oklahoma in 1893 and General Motors founding in Flint in 1908. Other items: 1919 American Legion chartered, 1940 Selective Training and Service Act signed, and 1994 Exxon Valdez case verdict later reduced by the Supreme Court. Thought by Bergen Evans on stoicism.
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Road trip memory of a Hollywood move in a Texas frame
A Texan recounts driving 1600 miles with his daughter to move her into a Hollywood home. They traverse I 10 from Comfort to Tucson in a Honda CRV, sharing awe at Big Bend National Park and the painted desert. The trip blends silence, astonishment, and lyric detours as Chris Rea and Texas imagery echo in his mind.
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Reflections on American privilege after Southeast Asia service
Bert Marshall recalls nearly two years in Southeast Asia, 651 days per his DD-214, discovering American privilege through basic comforts like clean water and air conditioning. He contrasts life in a Thai base with U S abundance in 1974, laments elitist rhetoric, and urges humility and constructive action.
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