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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2016
Page
3
A reader rebuts the Dallas Morning News editorial arguing the death penalty is not proven as a deterrent. Citing Genesis 9 6 and Romans 13 4 the writer contends capital punishment remains divinely and legally sanctioned and condemns efforts to oppose it as naïve and unsafe.
Lee College regents Alfaro Gray Himsel and Jirrell faced a failed restructuring by President Dr Brown last June and now employees hope for a Monday vote to appoint an internal auditor. Faculty staff and administrators report high turnover, large raises, and a climate of mistrust signaling calls for accountability and oversight.
Baytown Sun survey finds 11.3 percent feel safer, 59.8 percent see increased danger, and 28.9 percent unchanged since 9/11. The poll asks if police should ticket drivers for texting or using a cell phone and directs responses to the website.
On this date events include Washington laying the Capitol cornerstone in 1793 and CBS debuting in 1927. The National Security Act took effect in 1947, Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, and Patricia Hearst was captured in 1975. Anousheh Ansari became the first paying female space tourist in 2000. Thought for Today quotes Jessamyn West.
Jim Finley recalls retirement doubts about losing holidays and reflects on a lifetime of holiday work. He shares memories from The Victoria Advocate to The Bay City Daily Tribune and The Sun, noting five days vacation early in his career and eventual two weeks at The Sun. He also describes school holiday patterns from his youth and ends with contact details.
Archbishop Chaput reflects on life and goodness while condemning abortion funding and political manipulation. Cardinal Dolan denounces Catholics for Choice as using Catholic identity to promote abortion, urging respect for life from conception to natural death and endorsing support for pregnancy help centers.
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