http://baytownsun.com/ The latest news from The Baytown Sun en-us Copyright 2010 The Baytown Sun Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:23:14 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://baytownsun.com/images/masthead-rss.png http://baytownsun.com/ 144 30 The latest news from The Baytown Sun http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ab86f264191e6344 I never saw any of those movies connected with Oscar awards Sunday night. 1a04ae79df0720de2b40a38b48e5cdd2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e1f4f2b313728201 Lee College drama instructor Lynn O'Hagan had no idea that her casting decisions for the 1953 production of "The Curious Savage" would lead to matrimony. 9512192a18d42848eef03f3f0a3dfbf6 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=92f789f2a59e5b49 There's no way you can completely protect yourself from hackers who want to steal your information, but you should be vigilant in your efforts to be as safe as possible. 602295b7058619bf89a19bfd6438b320 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=af1ac1fe2bd7ae17 One must learn to expect the unexpected – participate in what’s known as “hindsight bias” and try to imagine that events are more predictable than they really are. Stating that almost makes me feel a tiny bit in control. 922dcfdcc5792cd2364cbcce9b00c96e http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f0c2b5841f2422e0 It’s a shame what happened to the older couple terrorized by a home invasion robber Sunday night. 1017bfd4673955ffee4641ad3d481b1c http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=1ba00d4dd5ed9398 The 75th anniversary of Lee College stirs memories for a multitude of former students. c73b1ba41c2963365dc587ac341466d7 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f77029b162ead041 That title isn’t a misprint. It’s like that on purpose. adc3548f154308c3f8ece5ab794a1113 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=abe083c39363bb5a The Lee College basketball team was originally known as the Blue Devils, and the fans loved watching them play. e538ebf6aa9c832b718fb73d770c1245 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=15eb7ed56a9040cb The debate about whether computer-generated music is as good as the real thing continues to rage, but this much I can tell you -- it's getting better. 2ad53786265b672d888710f5183a13c7 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=4852dede8750d931 A good friend of mine asked if I could share some information with readers so they can help make a young man’s dream come true. 5dfa66d02d80ad9daebcc772570ae369 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d18174b5dfddd40f Before me is a copy of the 1940 Lee Log, the yearbook of Lee College. 173385171da8a5fa62214cf73f738d4c http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=80fb9aa37099a6ad So … Winter Olympics. Yeah . . . See, here’s the thing: All those things they do, I don’t ever really see, so it’s hard for me to get too excited. 48e2b7285e724a6f18786510a46ecea7 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d991629d2df8d56f While I don’t enjoy feeling chilled as much as I have lately, it’s not the cool temps I find most bothersome, but rather the gray dreary skies that often accompany them. c796f51305045447350cf03654e04b88 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=33dfdb0069861f3e Alice Swain’s recent attendance at a Delta Kappa Gamma meeting delighted members of the professional honor society for women educators. 4cd8a2de308336cf201debdfe2c956ef http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0103cb684a2f8eed The emergence of all-black hospitals and other health-care facilities created the need for black health professionals to staff and administer these facilities. db88ee105b86b5aa69803ab22aa84bfb http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3d105c379726ab53 We spent some time watching television Tuesday night and what we saw got me to thinking that we’ve gotten pretty lazy. c90f4ac1bac07a2c7c435f474b3aa98e http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=997798ed8801028a With this year marking the 90th anniversary of the startup of the Baytown Refinery, I’ve been reading all I can find about Gov. Ross S. Sterling. As often the case, research veers into a different direction. bc871eb3ba2d7ea24e7c1eca913f06cb http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=14a7c9640e18847a It’s been building up for a while now. I’ve tried to keep it inside, what with my whole Zen-like approach to life. However, there comes a time when the truth has to be told. b4bf04d0f6c635d8b2d79ea06b4d7feb http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fbcf201f5236734a After all the feedback from the “Remembering Baytown Elementary” column, I’ve decided to kick it up a notch today and remember Baytown Junior High. 56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=233c3b42ca7b35d6 I’m spilling the beans today. If it hasn’t been apparent in some of my other columns, I’ll let you know if only for the sake of this column. I’m getting divorced. cf8ef30062800bb955a75778d436066b http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=10f625ddc854040c As a graduate of the Baytown Citizen Police Academy, I promised to let you all know when the next class was forming. 4d251eeee25f6235034c8c9488f93380 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=5a2d9ce1472f142d Although never making the claim himself, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was credited with performing the first open-heart surgery in medical history. b6af61c6866da98f1259c3fa5ae84194 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e2fc43d27fbdf103 When I was about four years old, my extended family took a day trip to the beach. e47810d3bcc6fb73d2c868287ed890a2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e83ce4333c687cc7 Younger people do not know how hard it is to get old. 10bd89509a170e478e62697df43a5984 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=88d28c8bf8239862 Former deejay Bill “Rascal” McCaskill, who reminisced recently in this column about KREL on Decker Drive, thought of another incident at the radio station. 8436088406de0376f0fdd3b3f07dcf82 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=948e39565f9a1b22 Among my souvenirs, squeezed between scrapbooks and old newspapers, stacked on a closet shelf, is the Sept. 23, 1991, issue of “People” magazine. 951bb0a9f13d7f95c71852ab379862f1 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0ade295900fe322c Friday, Feb. 26, is the final deadline to submit your nominee for The Baytown Sun’s annual Citizen of the Year and Unsung Heroes. 0c6ce35af00a57880fe02c768047dff8 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=01fd0f0d9ab4ca52 When the first humans arrived in what is now America, the complicated issue of their health and welfare was probably one of their primary concerns. 65e5770a4048bb5b28406c8687aa552f http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=93fea0953aa5fdab Like many of you, my family likes to lend a helping hand to a good cause. 8f70501a1a3952f03cde5658fc336fb5 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e1f905c770f0be2d While a 1943 magazine article on how to hire and treat women workers was laughable, as related in a recent discussion here, discrimination is no laughing matter. c1859757235b2d130fadaa37998e83c1