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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 2019
Page
4
A reader laments Judge Hazel Jones releasing Greenpeace protesters on personal recognizance bonds, arguing it shows bias by a Democrat activist judge and will affect Harris County commuters, cleanup crews, and voters ahead of the 2020 election.
Bert Marshall recounts a Baytown bridge disruption by Greenpeace activists on September 12, one day after 9/11. He describes the traffic chaos, police response, and calls for better security and swift, professional action to prevent a repeat, praising local responders and criticizing the protest's impact on motorists.
On this date selections include the 1777 Battle of Saratoga beginnings and American survival in the subsequent clash, Washingtons farewell address in 1796 urging peace and justice, Hauptmanns 1934 arrest in the Lindbergh kidnap case, the 1982 smiley emoticon origin, and the 1995 Unabomber manifesto publication aiding his capture. Thought for Today quotes Louis Pasteur on skepticism.
Dr. Steve Showalter of Lee College argues the Texas shale resurgence via hydraulic fracturing has made the United States a leading oil producer and exporter, reducing Middle East leverage. He notes the shift enhances national security, with wind and solar growth easing dependence on fossil fuels and potentially altering US foreign policy.
The narrative traces Parmersville near Cedar Bayou from 1861 through the lay out of a Goose Creek to Palmersville road, overseen by John Rundell and John L. Bryan, crossing Goose Creek on a ferry run by Samuel D. Page. It notes Ashbel Smith drilling Bagland Guards at Parmersville before the Civil War, mentions local land deals by Seth Carey and Eleanor Rhea, and records the Cedar Bayou Post Office era, with the Shearn name persisting into the 20th century. It closes with Baytown historian Chuck Chandler of the Baytown Historical Preservation Association.
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