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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2009
Page
4
The editorial team lists Clifton E. Clements as Editor Publisher and Dave Mathews as Managing Editor with Jay Eshbach and Jim Finley among staff. Luke Hales is Assistant Managing Editor, M A Bengtson is Community member, Dave Rogers is Editor and Sports Editor.
A reader requests answers on the Pumphrey Elementary closure, citing a Kinder Morgan email saying the nearby pipeline is safe. They ask who approved building the library on the pipeline right of way and accuse officials of covering mistakes after 40 years of pipeline presence.
A Pumphrey School parent, active at the campus twice weekly, urges keeping the school intact and argues for relocating as a whole, noting strong student love for the school, praise for staff, and available land for rebuilding. The speaker stresses family-like bonds and fairness for students.
A local business owner at 400 W Texas lauds Texas Avenue improvements since opening 2 1/2 years ago. They note rising traffic and new businesses, suggest upstairs apartments above two story buildings, and invite others to invest and visit while praising the area’s safety and community spirit.
Westminster district plans to place elementary and middle students by mastery rather than age, inspired by Alaska’s Chugach district. The Chugach model eliminates grade labels, uses 10 course lines, and requires proficiency across traditional and nontraditional areas. Supporters praise flexibility and self esteem, while critics cite costs. Baytown reader Ray Wilson notes contact details.
A dense contact and publication notice lists federal figures like Barack Obama and Joe Biden with web and phone details, plus Texas senators Kay Hutchison and John Cornyn and representatives Ron Paul Gene Green. It also lists Baytown Sun staff emails and offices, submission rules for letters and guest columns, and delivery guarantees including redelivery if late.
Jim Finley recalls his annual Acreage Survey walking his north Baytown yard along Saint Andrews Drive. He notes neighbors recovering from Hurricane Ike, recent home purchases, and rising activity as spring arrives, highlighting front yard starts, Easter symbolism, and neighborhood changes.
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