The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 152, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 4, 2019 Page: 4 of 30
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OUR VIEW
Are typewriters making comeback?
Candidates for
noise-maker, the Associated Press my retirement dinner that I was "the
scissors and paste. Yes, we really did magical invention that would copy/
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strong community as well.
Michael Pineda
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A 2nd look at deep literary work (FALSE)
TODAY IN HISTORY
turing an ill-fated bum and a broken cially with me (FALSE).
Bowes, the Motherly Assistant Con-
Here’s where that column got gressional Executive (MACE) to
more old columns, both featuring quotes from it to explain.
(FALSE). At least that’s the way I Gov. George W. Bush was to be the
remember it. It’s possible it could’ve
good fortune of attending the presi- been the other way around (TRUE)
This is a perfect example of how great sense of humor. We had a won-
NRA.
Meanwhile, I thought the con-
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“Later, the same thing occurred in Crosby and represented the
with Lisa, who couldn’t keep her Baytown area in the State Senate but
dential inauguration of George H.W.
Bush in Fayetteville, Ark. (FALSE).
No, I was an Assistant Congres-
JIM
FINLEY
Congressman Fields, and easily the
funniest woman I’ve ever known.
Jack had commanded that we at-
tend the opening of new facilities
at Montgomery County College.
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er with chord changes.)
Necessary tools of the trade were
Wanda Orton is a retired manag-
ing editor of The Sun. She can be
reached at viewpoints@baytownsun.
com, Attention: Wanda Orton.
business as well.
The American Writers Museum in
Chicago has seven manual typewrit-
boat oar. So onward.
Today I’m going to spotlight two
I did have pictures made with both
(above).
was now a Bush staffer.
Dan brought Gov. Bush over to
meet us. He was friendly, with a
derful visit.
After a while he was summoned
nearby to take a picture.
Before leaving, “W” looked at us
most unmechanical person” she had
ever known.
No doubt about it, using a type-
writer can be labor intensive, espe-
cially for someone who is ... uh ...
unmechanical.
A few years ago I wrote that I had
a love/hate relationship with my
computer. Well, I neither loved nor
hated my typewriter. It was only part
of the job, something to use in order
to write stories. Certainly, I never
dreamed one day there would be this
paste, never require changing a rib-
bon and would have, among other
luxuries, a delete button.
You kids can run and play now
with your new toy, the typewriter.
Have fun.
Meanwhile, I will keep logging on.
city council
Let us know where you stand
The race for Baytown council seats in Districts 1,2 and
3 has begun with four candidates throwing their hats into
the ring. Of those candidates, Laura Alvarado, Chris Pres-
ley and Charles Johnson are incumbents. Michael Palmer
is running against Alvarado in District 1. There remains
plenty of time for other interested parties to file for office.
Citizens have until Aug. 19 to get in on the action.
As a quick side note, in the State of Oklahoma, candi-
dates have three days to file for office. Apparently Texas
ensures even the most hesitant of office seekers has plenty
of time to decide.
The Nov. 5 election will be interesting in that so much is
taking place in the designated districts. There is Bayland
Island, Texas Avenue and the West Historic End. Millions
of dollars are being invested in these areas. Political lead-
ers should be not only be champions for these projects but
mindful that the money is used judiciously.
Serving on the council is not an easy job and could al-
most be considered thankless. There is a demand on free
time and the pay is not outstanding, just a stipend. Most
will tell you it is more fun to sit at home than endure an
extended executive session. All those that serve deserve
gratitude from the community. As they say, if it was easy,
everyone would do it.
As we draw closer to the filing deadline, we look for-
ward to getting to know the candidates better. More im-
portantly, we look forward to seeing what they stand for
and sharing it with our readers. Despite what voter num-
bers indicate, electing people from among your peers is
extremely important. It is the foundation of our nation.
To the candidates, good luck going forward. As you
campaign, knocking on doors and making personal ap-
pearances, your accessibility will be high. We hope that
carries over into your term. Exhibiting leadership can be
difficult. It is much easier to pose for a photo-op than re-
turn a message or make a statement about a hot button is-
sue. But nowhere does it state, candidates get to be coun-
cilman or councilwomen only when it is easy and fun.
Letting your constituents know where you stand
throughout your tenn rather than the beginning creates
better leadership, a more infonned citizenry and a stron-
ger community. We are hopeful you are committed to a
speaker.
The governor was escorted that
day by Dan Shelley, who had lived
gressman Jack Fields then, and what
an honor it was to watch Bush 41
take the oath in Washington D.C.
(TRUE).
As promised last week, today I
(we) present the Second Edition
of deeply revealing literary work
(FALSE) I’ve done in the past, some
of it eons ago.
To refresh your memory in case
it’s like mine (practically non-exis-
tent), by sheer chance I ran across
some columns recently that, taken
as a whole, might’ve left Discern-
ing Readers wondering if they were
true. They were, for the most part
(TRUE).
Last week’s sizzling commentary
was about journalists “stretching”
the truth.
But I’m sure you remember that
stellar bit of Media Melodrama fea-
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Sunday
August 4, 2019
Texans: 41.9%
Cowboys: 25.6%
No playoffs for
either team:
27.1%
Both one and
done: 5.4%
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sional Executive (ACE) for Con- eyes off me (FALSE).”
“stretched” a little. I’ll use actual
“Sometime during the gathering
I got word that Charlton wanted
to have his picture made with me
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“Don’t throw the past away,” the
song goes. “You might need it some
other rainy day ... When everything
old is new again .”
So, what’s new?
I never thought I would live to see
it, but old typewriters are reported
to be making a comeback. They’re
the new rage, oddly enough, among
young people who have never used
or even seen one before.
A headline in a Houston newspa-
per recently declared: “New genera-
On this date:
In 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard had its beginnings as
President George Washington signed a measure authoriz-
ing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade
laws and prevent smuggling.
In 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the sec-
ond of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he
prevailed in the long jump over German Luz Long.
In 1964, the bodies of missing civil rights workers Mi-
chael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney
were found buried in an earthen dam in Mississippi.
In 1987, the Federal Communications Commission vot-
ed 4-0 to abolish the Fairness Doctrine, which required
radio and television stations to present balanced coverage
of controversial issues.
In 1993, a federal judge sentenced Los Angeles police
officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 2 1/2 years
in prison for violating Rodney King’s civil rights.
Thought for Today: “Aman does not know what he is
saying until he knows what he is not saying.”
— G.K. Chesterton, English poet-essayist (1874-1936)
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guys named George Bush. There
were “some liberties” taken with
the first column (TRUE), but not the
second one (TRUE).
No. 1 occurred when I had the
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Harris Co. jumped
the gun with lawsuit
I think it is absolutely ludicrous for Harris County to
file suit against ExxonMobil even before any investiga-
tion is started/completed. I’m sure Exxon does it’s best to
avoid such accidents. Who's to say that the fire was the
cause of contractors negligence or an act of God. Exxon
is a great asset to Baytown providing jobs and thousands
of dollars in tax revenue, charitable contributions and vol-
unteers for community service projects.
Shame on Harris County Government.
Harvey Oyler
Baytown
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ers and an electric typewriter that vis- cut and paste - literally - to move
itorscantry out. “Wow, this is great!” text around in our stories. Anoth-
a fifth-grader exclaimed after using a er tool was the telephone receiver
typewriter for the first time at the mu- holder, placed on the shoulder so
seum. “It’s an instant printer!” hands would be free to type news
While computers open a wide, being called in. That’s how we took
wide world of information, typewrit- obits every morning and handled
ers are isolated from the rest of the interviews and varied news reports
world, not distracted by the Inter- throughout the day.
net and emails. It’s just the user and To measure the length of a story,
a blank sheet of paper. Now, get to we counted five or four lines as one
work! inch of print, depending on the size
Even if you gressman’s wife, Lynn, spent an in-
don’t like firearms, ordinate amount of time with Kev-
I’m betting you in Costner. Interesting since Jack
would’ve enjoyed wasn’t at the reception.
attending because Of course, she and Kevin also had
the event featured their picture snapped.
such stars as Charl- Then, somehow, Baytown Sun
ton Heston, Kev- Managing Editor Wanda Orton
in Costner, Efrem found out about the pictures and two
Zimbalist Jr., and of them ran in the paper. I have no
Claude Akins, plus idea how she found out (FALSE).
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tion falls for clickety clack of type- usually about bad news — got our at-
writers.” tention with the sound of bells.
The article quotes Paul Schweitzer, During die Christmas season, we
owner of die Grammercy Typewriter used to jingle our own bells on die
Co., whose store in New York City manual typewriters. When we were
receives orders from around the sure tliat managing editor Preston
country from customers whose old Pendergrass had gone home for die
typewriters need repairs and resto- day, we played “Jingle Bells,” asim-
ration. Surviving typewriter repair pie one-note presentation based on
shops in California are doing a brisk rhythm. (I always wanted a typewrit-
The column, however, centered on their work. Mark Twain and Dr. Se-
a reception we attended afterward, uss come to mind.
Please hold your thoughts if they’re But I don’t do it often (SEMI-
bad, because it was sponsored by the TRUE).
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Typewriters can of die fonts. Sorry, no word count
get noisy, especially thingy on a typewriter.
in an office where Changing the ribbon on a typewrit-
several are being er was not a problem for me. All I had
pounded at the same to do was holler, “Help!” and wire
time. Back in the editor Sue Jones would be the first
old Baytown Sun responder, untangling the black rib-
building on West bon I had tangled. I knew that chore
Pearce, the small, was not in Sue’s job description, but
crowded newsroom she never complained. She did say,
contained anodier however, when making a speech at
“The Facts of Life” I just hated having my picture
TV beauty Lisa Whelchel. And it in The Sun with Charlton Heston
certainly didn’t hurt to have singer (FALSE). I can’t speak for Lynn and
Lee Greenwood (“God Bless The Kevin Costner. I can only guess.
USA”) on hand. Moving on.
All were super friendly and mixed The next column I’ll review in-
comfortably with the crowd, espe- volved myself and the late Barbara
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