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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2003
Page
4
Warida Gamer Gash, editor, and David Bloom, managing editor, lead the Bartoton Sur rounded 1922 issue with Fred Hartman serving as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974.
Mont Belvieu faced a political crisis after Mayor Lonnie Follis resigned mid term citing council discord. Finance director Margie Grimes also quit amid alleged insubordination. Interim city administrator Bryan Easum takes duties as the council searches for a new mayor and finance director. The editorial urges unity to address growth and fiscal issues at City Hall.
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision affirms a 50 year old Virginia statute making cross burning a crime as racial intimidation. The ruling sustains that such acts are instruments of terror outweighing free speech concerns, with Justice Clarence Thomas describing cross burnings as a reign of terror on blacks.
Sam Attlesey, 56, who covered Texas politics for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal and The Dallas Morning News for about three decades, died of lung cancer on April 2. He arrived at the Texas Capitol in 1985 and mentored many colleagues while earning a reputation for fairness and reliability. The Legislative Reference Library holds nearly 3,000 of his stories and columns.
Karen A. Doughty and Miracle A. Jordan sign a devotional letter praising injured service men and women. They urge daily life for the Lord, offer prayers, and welcome home veterans while asking mutual prayers and blessings.
The Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns on any issue of interest. Editorial board meets Wednesdays at 2 pm. contact Managing Editor David Bloor at (281) 422 8302. Signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 509 words are accepted with a photo and return address.
City officials listed include Mayor Pete Alfaro City Manager Gary Jackson and district councilors with contact numbers. Goose Creek Administration details provide superintendent Barbara Sultis and school board members with district assignments and phone lines. Council and board meeting times are noted as second and fourth Thursdays or Mondays at 6 30 p m.
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