Clifton E Clements and Finley retire, Barlow joins staff
Clifton E. Clements editor and publisher and Jim Finley retired as editor. Doyle Barlow becomes managing editor. sports editor is Doyle Barlow. editorial board includes David Bloom and Jane Howard Lee. Keith Magee remains assistant managing editor.
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Special Olympics Baytown volunteers urged for track meet
Baytown calls for volunteers for the 26th Annual Baytown Special Olympics Track and Field Meet on Saturday at Memorial Pete Lultis Stadium near Robert E. Lee High School. Event runs 8 am to 4 pm with over 400 athletes and more than 200 volunteers last year. The piece extols benefits to athletes and volunteers, urges community service, and provides contact number 281-420-6597.
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Standardized testing and the No Child Left Behind Act debate
Ray Wilson notes broad impact of testing on students and schools guiding accountability. Critics warn tests waste time and may push teaching to the test, while proponents say exams ensure meaningful use of funds and improved achievement across Texas and the nation.
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Congressional contact list for Texas and national officials
A compact roster of federal and state officials with phone numbers and websites. Includes President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney at the White House, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn with district fax lines, and Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green with district numbers and web pages.
Baytown Sun Contact Details and Guest Column Guidelines
The Sun lists Clifton E Clements as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager with contact emails. It also names Joshua Hart Circulation Manager and Newsroom staff including David Bloom Managing Editor and Doyle Barlow Sports Editor. Readers may submit letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words.
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Baytown Sun Letters Policy and Delivery Information
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns including sign requirement and contact details. It states editors may edit and may refuse publication and provides submission addresses and electronics. It also notes delivery times and redelivery contact for late arrivals.
Fans vent over Rockets bench warmer tickets
A reader recounts 11 Jump Rope for Heart winners who attended a Rockets game as bench warmers, hoping to meet players and get autographs. The writer says the experience failed expectations, calling the organization unprofessional and criticizing modern professional sports for prioritizing money over sportsmanship.
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Voices Rise After Virginia Tech Tragedy Spurs Call for Safer Campuses
A reader letter argues that the Virginia Tech shooting exposes deep flaws in national security and school safety. It urges stronger funding for law enforcement and homeland defense, warning of future terrorist threats and criticizing gun control as insufficient to protect the public.
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Virginia Tech
Smith State Rep Wayne Smith backs reliable Texas electricity
Tony Bennett of the Texas Association of Manufacturers applauds State Rep Wayne Smith as the Texas House passes a measure requiring regulated utilities like TXU Electric Delivery to maintain poles and wires and undergo timely PUC review before future mergers. The action aims to protect reliability for consumers and the state's economy, preserving thousands of jobs and reducing costly outages.
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