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Vol.84,No.7
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December 16, 2005
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Christmas miracle on hold
INSIDE TODAY
SPORTS 7
Court withdraws opinion a day after overturning Baytown mom’s conviction
SEE BRIGGS‘PAGE 5
CUTE CAROLERS
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Students from Solid Rock Preschool in Baytown visited Swan Manor retirement home in Baytown
Thursday to sing carols and deliver gifts to the residents.
said Shelbia Goss, Briggs’ mother
and a Baytown resident, who along
with attorney Charles Portz broke
the news to her daughter Thursday
morning on a conference call. “She
cried she asked us to please help her
and said she didn’t do this and asked
why there’s doing this to her.
“All I could to was ask her to hold
on and keep her faith we’re not
going to quit.’’
sign,” said Holly Rich, the coordina-
tor for Judge Keel’s court:
Brandy Briggs has served five
years of a 17-year prison sentence
after pleading guilty for injuries that
lead to the death of her 2-month-old
Daniel Lemons in 2000. She was 19
at the time of her conviction.
In the 8-1 decision on Wednesday,
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INDEX
BUSINESS
( ALENDAR
( LASSIFIED
CROSSWORD
DEATHS
NATION
opinion
POLICE BEAT
STATE
TELEVISION
5
5
10
9
12
3
4
5
3
9
Discipline problems
down in normal year
DEATHS 12
J.C. Walker, Fred Burns,
Donald Fulton, Louis Grochske.
Michael B. Rice, Faye Mageors,
Catherine Washington Jack and
Carmen Salinas.
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BY CHIEF GOODFELLOW
If it's better to give than receive, you
LiA.
Goodfellows know
the joy of giving
BY CHIEF GOODFELLOW
Families who missed signup
dates for the annual Goodfellows
Christmas toy drive can signup
from 1-2 p.m. today in the
Baytown Community Center, 2407
Market St.
The Goodfellows drive ensures
that local families with children
ages 2 through 12 receives gifts.
Recipients need to bring some
proof that they receive financial
ment and tuition and fee revenues
that exceeded expectations and
delayed projects such as 5300,000
in improvements to security.
SEE COLLEGE • PAGE 3
LOCAL 3
Today is last chance to
sign up for Goodfellows
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The Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals withdrew' their ruling after
the trial judge, state District Judge
Mary Lou Keel, sent the court a let-
ter late Wednesday saying the ruling
was not based on her findings of
facts.
“Whoever the briefing attorney
was that prepared the opinion for the
court used a set of proposed findings
which Judge Keel did not adopt or
200 and still standing
Despite being sacked over 200
times in his four-year career,
. Houston Texans quarterback
David Carr is still standing and
looking for more.
So far,
so good
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BY AUSTIN KINGHORN
austin.klnghorn@baytownsun.coni
Joy gave way to tears when
Brandy Briggs learned Thursday
morning the court that overturned
her conviction for injuries leading
to her infant son’s death decided
less than a day later to withdraw its
ruling.
“It was lost hope all over again,”
Texas Comptroller.
While TexPool will yield small-
er gains than investments in tradi-
tional bonds, Evans said TexPool
provides, more flexibility.
“If we put. money in today we
can pull it out tomorrow,” he said.
Millions of Iraqis vote
in relative peace
Millions of Iraqis turned out to
choose a parliament in a mostly
peaceful election — among the
freest ever in the Arab world.
million in revenue for the school.
At a recent investments, committee
meeting, regents elected to rein-
Winning combo
Employees of Chevron Phillips
team up with Communities in
Schools to provide Christmas
gifts for 66 needy children in
Baytown.
Talking the talk
Confusion can reign supreme
when avid sports fans attempt to
converse with a non-sports fans.
aid whether it is from WIC, Lone
Star card, free lunches for their
children at school, Medicaid or
any other type of financial or gov-
ernment assistance program.
The toy drive began in 1931 by
Baytown Sun owner and publisher
Bob Matherne. The Baytown Sun
now works together with the
Baytown Junior Forum to help
supply gifts for low-income fami-
lies with children.
BY LAURA HENRY
swinewS@baytownsun,com
Parent concerns about student
safety at Cedar Bayou Junior School,
prompted a series of parent meetings
. ■ last summer to address student disci-
pline. Administrators and teachers
pledged start the 2005-2006 school
year- with a stronger emphasis on
discipline.
So far, the school is getting good
marks on the discipline front)
Dolly Lundy, a parent representa-
tive on the Instructional Leadership
Team committee at Cedar Bayou,
said. "This school year has been a
normal school year.
"The school implemented a new
discipline system using conduct
cards. At first,. I thought they would
be futile, but I've been pleasantly
surprised. They re brilliant!. Lundy
Said. “They keep the student
accountable, for their actions."
The cards list six common, clear
rules ranging from dress code to
insubordination and must stay with .
the students at ail times. Staff mem-
bers mark a student's card when he
or she violates an expectation and
. the student is given a consequence
when they have six infractions.
Consequences start with an after
school detention and work up to In
School Suspension. Any serious
infraction such as fighting or total
loss of control warrants an immedi-
ate office referral, Students who
' have had their card marked fewer
SEE CBJ • PAGE 5
Under New
Management
Baytown Sun photo/CJarissa Silva
Baytown Lions Club President Don
Coffey presents the club's give to Goodfellows is
Goodfellows donation of $1,080 to Sun ,vuv
circulation director Janie Halter, also lies cannot hut Christmas presents
a Lions Club director, on Thursday. F ~ ”’ ' _
; can have the best .
Christmas ever this :
year. You can give to the
Goodfellows to make
sure needy boys and
girls receive gifts on
Christinas;
All the money you ■
give to Goodfellows is
spent on gifts for youngsters whose fami-
See Page 2 to become a Goodfellow.
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BY AUSTIN KINGHORN
. austin.kinghorn@baytownsun.com
BAYTOWN - Lee College hired committee made up of faculty
a new Chief Academic Officer on —- —<~
Thursday after nearly half a year
of searching.
Bruce Seism, who currently
serves as the Vice President for
Instruction and Student Services
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The results of an annual finan-
cial audit revealed a 51.38 million
surplus in the college’s budget.
faculty and staff positions, invest-
urb of Chicago, Ill., was officially matured bonds that generated 51.5
LOTTERY hired by the college’s board of
regents Thursday night. He will
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good fit for what our college is
looking for”.
Seism was chosen by a search
from four finalists out of 90 appli- investments return to the general
cants. The position has been filled fwd, Evans said.
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