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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2007
Page
4
Jim Finley retires from the Managing Editor position with Doyle Barlow serving as Sports Editor and Jay Eschbach as Kel Assistant Managing Editor. The newsroom notes Kel Asst Managing Editor remains in support.
The Baytown Youth Fair and Livestock Show Association marks 47 years serving the community with livestock shows poultry goat lamb swine steer and heifer events listed for May 4 and 5 at the fairgrounds 7900 N Main St. The week features livestock judging horse shows horticulture metal trades and a 4:30 p.m. May 4 auction where youths may earn profits from their projects. Editorial by David Bloom urges public attendance and gratitude for the youths and volunteers.
Ray Wilson of Baytown notes a letter reacting to Nikki Giovanni’s Virginia Tech convocation remarks. The piece profiles Giovanni’s controversial career, awards, and impact, citing her poetry, activism, and personal history while quoting her Hokies address and the public response it generated.
A letter to the editor warns that clean air may end if voters stay home in the May 12 election. The author urges all readers to turnout and vote No on Proposition No 1, urging widespread word spreading to defeat the measure.
A columnist states that smoking is a choice while breathing is not, framing the smoking ban debate as a personal freedom versus health issue and urging consideration of public health over individual habit.
A mother of six recounts moving from Goose Creek to Mont Belvieu after a 1997 dispute with Lee High School admin. She alleges MR class mislabeling for stepchildren and accuses the district of prioritizing funding over proper education and student needs.
A contact roster lists President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with whitehouse.gov, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn with district offices, Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green with district numbers, and multiple phone and fax details for federal and state offices. It preserves names, districts, and official websites for outreach.
The Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Columns should include the writer’s name and contact information, with instructions on submission and editorial guidelines.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters and guest columns to The Baytown Sun. Include a return address and phone number for publication consideration. Submissions may be edited and The Sun may refuse publication.
A reader denounces Mr Burkett for calling Mrs Bush “the old lady Bush” as discriminatory and unAmerican. The letter questions Texan birth pride and urges not to judge all Americans by one opinion.
Scott Griffin writes a heartfelt tribute to Vietnam veteran John Boone and all service members. The piece praises Griffin as an educator who honors defenders and invites veterans to visit the Vietnam Veterans hall, thanking him for support of past and present service members.
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