Editorial Board Members and Roles Named
Clifton E. Cliff Clements is Editor and Publisher. David Bloom serves as Managing Editor with Jim Finley retired from that post. Doyle Barlow covers sports as Sports Editor. Jay Eschbach, Jane Howard Lee, and Keith Magee hold roles as reporters or editors with Magee listed as Assistant Managing Editor.
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Cliff” Clements
Jim Finley
Doyle Barlow
Jay Eschbach
David Bloom
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Bloom
Baytownsun.com
Keith Magee
Keith. Magee
Baytown Vote Rekindles Smoking Ban Debate
Editorial on the November citywide ban on smoking in bars, restaurants, and most public places in Baytown, the May 12 vote to restore the 1999 smoking sections proposal, and the clash between public health priorities and property rights advocates led by Baytown Citizens for Property Rights. The piece argues health concerns outweigh private habits and predicts voters will again side with the ban.
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Baytown
Harris
Chambers
The new C word and America’s free speech debate
Bert Marshall discusses the rise of a supposed new crime label labeling speech as criminal when spoken on air or online. He cites Alec Baldwin and Don Imus as examples, rails against censorship, defends free speech, and notes his Baytown roots and local publication OurBaytown.com.
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Hollywood
Alec Baldwin
Alec
Louise
Hooey
Don Imus
Jiming
Imus
Imus Ranch
Center For the Intrepid
Texas
Iraq
The
Coun
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Rosie O'Donnell
United States
Rosie
George W. Bush
Rost
U.S
John McCain
ACLU
Pablum
Hanoi Hilton
James Stockdale
Ross Perot
Bert Marshall
Baytown
OurBaytown
Government officials contact list for Texas delegation
Federal George W. Bush and Dick Cheney listed with White House numbers. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn amid Senate contacts with district phone lines. Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green shown with House district numbers and fax options.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Hutchison
Senate
How to Reach Us at The Baytown Sun
The Sun lists contact roles Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager Joshua Hart circulation manager and David Bloom managing editor with Doyle Barlow as sports editor. It invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words and notes guests should include.
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Sandy.denson
Baytownsun
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
Baytownsun.com
the Sun
Baytown Sun letter policy and delivery details
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns, requiring signed pieces with author contact, optional publication denial rights, and editing. It notes delivery times and a redelivery contact if the newspaper is late.
Baytown Letters Seek Relocation of Barge Terminal
A Baytown reader urges reversal of an Army Corps permit allowing a barge terminal near Roseland opposite a leased water access site. The writer cites noise from nearby container yard, calls the 1980s permit opaque, and asks city and regional leaders to lobby for moving the terminal nearer Cedar Bayou’s mouth.
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Fred Hartman
la Porte
Army Corps of Engineers
Baytown
Roseland
Cedar Bayou
Baytown Priorities Clash Over Roads Water Systems And Parks
A Baytown resident urges city officials to fix essential services before funding a multimillion dollar water park. The writer cites 15 years of unmet promises on roads and local water and sewer systems, criticizing tax fairness and spending priorities.
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Baytown
Bay Oaks Harbor
Highlands zoning sparks concern over school district splits
Reader warns Highlands already spans three districts Crosby for the north area and Deer Park for land near St Jude Church to I 10, urging Baytown to avoid further division of Highlands students and consider keeping them within one district.
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Goose Creek
Highlands
Crosby
St. Jude Catholic Church
I-10
Deer Park
Baytown
Mont Belvieu fundraiser to support Peters family
A Mont Belvieu family suffers through a severe crash with Arnold Peters in critical care after a head on collision. His wife Kay and their daughters are active volunteers. a May 12 3 on 3 basketball tournament at the Old Gym will raise funds for medical and recovery costs. Volunteers and donations are welcomed. contact details are provided.
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Mont Belvieu
Arnold Peters
Arnold
Kay
Peters
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