Congress backs do not call list amid court blocks
Congress approved a do not call registry to curb telemarketing with votes 412-8 in the House and 95-0 in the Senate, but a Denver judge ruled the list unconstitutional under the First Amendment. FTC press ahead while lawsuits continue, urging signups at donotcall dot gov and 1-888-382-1222.
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Washington
Edward W. Nottingham
Denver
House
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Oklahoma City
FTC
Bush
Donotcall.gov
US District Court
Lee R. West
10Th US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nottingham
10Th Circuit
American Teleservices Association
Ken Johnson
Billy Tauzin
R-La
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Tauzin
Sen
John McCain
R-Ariz
West
Democrats square off in a heated presidential debate
In New York on Thursday, Howard Dean faced sustained criticism over Medicare and tax cuts as Wesley Clark debuts as a Bush-bashing Democrat. Dick Gephardt attacked Dean over Gingrich linked Medicare cuts while John Kerry defended him. Dean argued the budget is out of balance and urged honesty.
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Howard Dean
Wesley Clark
Iraq
Clark
Dean
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
Vermont
Newt Gingrich
George Bush
Sen
John Kerry
Massachusetts
Gephardt
Kerry
New
Sunshine Award Honors Lamar Staff For Shelly's Support
Teachers Hightower and Hillin earned praise from Glenda Herdt as they supported Shelby during her mother Sheila’s cancer battle. The pair offered daily hugs, conversations, and art activities while the school honored their care with a Sunshine Award during a community event broadcast by Channel 2.
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Shelby
Glenda Herdt
Sheila
Hightower
Hillin
Sylvester
Mike Parrott
Herdt
Hohenstein
Lamar
Beccah. Rich
Debbie Crow
Kprc Channel 2
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytonian
Ryan
Scott
Gary
Red Cross
North Carolina
Baytown
James
Lee High School
Ashley
Stephen E Austin
Lauren
Goose Creek
Carie Pryor
Newmar
Shelby Sylvester
Lamar Elemental
Cindy Hightower
Susan Hillin
Wes Hohenstein
Baytown Library security plan faced budget cuts and protests
Councilman Ronnie Anderson urged a hard security stance amid rowdy, unsupervised youth at the library. A 2002 03 incident report showed 24 law breaking cases, while mayor Pete Alfaro supported the plan. The compromise kept an off duty officer 5 7 p.m. and cut hours from 60 to 55 weekly to save funds.
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Ronnie Anderson
Scott Sheley
Goose Creek
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
Lee College
Alfaro
Denise Fischer
Baytown Approves Budget With Tax Rate Hold and Rate Hikes
The general fund set at 43.5 million avoids a 3.8 million deficit through department cuts and one time savings. Baytown keeps the property tax rate at 0.737 per 100 valuation while city water and sewer rates rise 68 cents and 9 percent overall, funding wastewater debt and utility improvements. The Baytown Area Water Authority budget remains around 5.79 million. Next council meeting is October 9 at City Hall.
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Baytown
Pete Alfara
Gary Jackson
Jackson
Chambers County plans for future highways review
The Texas Department of Transportation seeks public comment on a long range plan to preserve 16 miles of right of way and build high priority and long term road projects in Chambers County including FM 1409 FM 565 FM 1405 Highway 146 FM 2354 Eagle Drive and FM 3180 with total estimated costs of 187.7 million. Local commissioners warn funding may be the biggest challenge while noting growth pressure from major industry and the Northwest corridor. The final draft is due in November and comments should be mailed to Jackie Anderson at 8350 Eastex Freeway Beaumont 77708.
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Babineaux
Eagle Drive
Beach City
Chambers County
Buddy Irby
Mont Belvieu
Cove
Old River- Winfree
Lem
Irby
Chambers
Bill Wallace
Baytown
Wallace
West Chambers
Bayer
U.S. Steel
Texas Department ‘of Transportation
Jackie Anderson
Texas Department of Transportation
Beaumont
Texas
Bay Area Relay for Life Honored at Austin Awards Dinner
Nancy Wallace and Rus,tichair Dianne Bates attended a Texas Division American Cancer Society Annual Meeting event recognizing outstanding Relay for Life efforts. Bay Area Relay for Life earned the Number One Texas Net Event, netting about 344000 with roughly 300 attendees and 70 sponsors statewide. Mark Evans cited Bay Area as leading in the past three years.
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Rus
Tichair
Baytown Bay Area
Relay For Life
Texas
Ne Area
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