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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2006
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash retires from her roles as editor and publisher after a lengthy tenure leading the publication. The news organization marks her departure while noting her influence on editorial direction and community coverage. Doyle Barlow becomes managing editor and Janielle Lynch remains sports editor.
The Baytown Sun Editorial Board urges voters to approve two one-eighth percent sales tax districts to fund police, fire, and EMS services. The Crime Control and Prevention District would hire officers and buy vehicles and computers, while the Fire EMS district would fund a training academy and equipment upgrades. The board argues the taxes spread city costs to visitors and notes five-year renewals.
Federal leaders listed include President and Vice President with White House contact. Texas officials named include Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller Land Commissioner Agriculture Commissioner and state senators and representatives with phone numbers and websites for citizen inquiries. The note urges visiting the state Capitol site to discover personal representative.
Baytown Sun provides contact details for publishers editors and staff including Wanda Garner Cash publisher Sandy Denson business manager David Bloom managing editor Doyle Barlow sports editor Danielle Lynch news editor and Angie Pagel advertising director with production contact Wayne Oxedine all at baytownsun.com.
The Baytown Sun newsroom and department phone numbers are listed: main, newsroom, retail, classified, circulation, and fax. The address is 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with P O Box 90 and a web site URL provided. The entry serves as a contact directory for readers and staff.
Baytown Sun subscribers are reminded to expect delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and by 8 a.m. Sunday. If the paper does not arrive on time, call 281 425 8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
Leading advocates for Hispanic owned businesses warn that any economic action could harm the sector which contributes over 300 billion dollars to the U S economy and serves more than two million Hispanic owned enterprises. They urge peaceful demonstrations on May 1 and urge Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform protecting both documented and undocumented workers.
The piece contends that incursions into the U.S. by Mexican forces are not new, citing 1842 San Antonio raids by Rafael Vasquez and Adrian Woll, followed by massacres during the Mier Expedition. It argues immigration politics mask migration aims and warns against amnesty, urging vigilance until the polls open.
A Baytown reader disputes a neighbor's criticism of local healthcare, praising San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and Dr. Jeffery Ackerman for patient care and hospital aesthetics. The writer notes local physicians at San Jacinto Methodist and the difficulty of traveling to Houston for care.
A local supporter urges voters to reelect Susan Moore-Fontenot to the Lee College Board of Regents. The letter highlights her three terms, vice-chair role, involvement in selecting presidents, passage of bonds, tax reductions, and liaison work between Goose Creek Schools and the college.
The Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Original material addressed to The Baytown Sun must include writer signature and return contact details. Submissions may be edited and the paper may decline publication. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax 281 427 1880 or email sunnews baytownsun com.
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