Our View on Trump taxes and transparency
The editorial urges President Trump to release his tax returns, arguing lawmakers have a right to them and highlighting past presidential transparency norms. It questions whether his finances reveal conflicts of interest or national security concerns, and calls for accountability before the 2024 election.
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Letter writer calls for civil exchanges over editor letters
Robert Francis of Baytown criticizes Baytown Sun Letters to the Editor for vitriolic arguments and personal attacks. He urges writers to meet privately or exchange emails to keep public discourse civil and spare readers from hostile exchanges.
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Readers weigh in on government oversight of plants
Baytown Sun reports last week readers answered polls on safety oversight for industrial plants. The results show broad support for increased state and federal scrutiny, with 37.8 percent backing both levels, 11.9 percent for more state oversight, 3.2 percent for more federal oversight, and 29.7 percent saying oversight is adequate. A 17.4 percent share found the question too complex. This week asks if President Trump should publicly release his tax returns.
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Remembering the Quack Shack at Robert E. Lee High
Willena Latapie Cherry recalls REL 1944 46 when the Quack Shack youth center used gym space for dancing and a game room. Winnie Brown sponsored Student Council and helped form the club, with officers Kirk Busch and Betty Jo Cope. The piece notes past teachers and local figures who shaped the center and Cherry’s later theater radio work.
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When Mail Lumps My Wife Not Me A Unit Tale
Jim Finley laments that his wife Margie receives mail from many firms and organizations addressed only to her. He lists examples from VFW to Progressive and Wells Fargo, noting no inclusion for himself and joking about writing a letter in her name. He signs off as a retired Sun editor.
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