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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements retires as editor publisher and Finley steps down as managing editor. Editorial board sits with David Bloom as managing editor Jane Howard Lee retired and Keith Maget named assistant managing editor.
Guest editorial by Roland Sauls, 10, winner of the Pilot Club Patriotism Essay Contest. The piece extols patriotism as love for country, bravery, freedom, and liberty united under the motto E Pluribus Unum, with examples like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, and a veteran's sacrifices.
Sgt Nick Marshall details relentless deployments in southern and central Iraq. He describes extreme heat, day travel without functioning A C, and multiple IED events near Camp Scania, 59A, and Camp Cooke. He recounts an RPG attack on a convoy, a vehicle loss to an IED, and a fatality of two third country nationals. He shares personal stress over a soldier whose fiancé faced a difficult medical decision.
The Baytown Sun presents contact details for Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager and David Bloom managing editor The Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words guest columns should include a photo of the author and contact information for submissions.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns, requesting signed items with return contact details and noting edits and potential non publication. It also provides delivery expectations and a redelivery contact for late arrivals.
A reader urges action on FM 565 deteriorating since 1968 with a rough repaving, missing center stripe, and holes near FM 1405 by the Bayer plant. They cite a hubcap loss and a bent wheel, complain about race weekend closures, question payouts, and note a promised link to I 10 service road has not been built in 20 years.
A parent voices concern that the Barbers Hill School District leaves some children behind while praising a compassionate teacher Ms Hall. The writer cites a child with Tourette Syndrome and argues modifications are needed to avoid emotional distress and ensure adequate support.
A Baytown resident thanks two David brothers from the city water department who quickly diagnosed a leak, fixed it, and rechecked the work. The writer worries housing development on 146 between Pet Manor and the railroad will worsen drainage and flood risks for Abby Addition, urging city, county, and state help. The letter ends with a humorous note about practicing swimming and growing gills.
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