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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2008
Page
4
Clifton E. Cliff Finley editor publisher and board members Jim Finley Jay Eshbach David Bloom Luke Hales and M A Bengtson listed as community members in staff notes reflecting editorial leadership and community involvement.
The News-Press notes Obama and Clinton energized voters leading to gains in Lee County registration. Black voters rose 22 percent and Hispanic voters about 21 percent, whites about 10 percent, with turnout concerns cited as a key factor for the 2008 election.
The 3rd U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia found the FCC acted arbitrarily in fining CBS 550000 for Janet Jacksons brief nipple exposure during the 2004 Super Bowl. The decision suggests broadcasters faced chilling effect and could be challenged by the Supreme Court on indecency standards.
Rep Green announces a Senior Citizens Issues Forum on August 6 at 10 a.m. at the South Houston Community Building and a Health Fair on August 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northeast Community Center in Driver Park offering free screenings and immunizations. The events promote the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act and explain new benefits for low income seniors. The district includes Houston areas such as Aldine Northside East End Baytown Channelview South Houston Pasadena Galena Park and Jacinto City.
Federal government contacts include President George W Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with White House numbers and faxes. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn are listed with district phone lines and faxes. Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green are provided with district office numbers and related URLs.
The Baytown Sun lists contact roles including Publisher Clifton Clements, Business Manager Sandy Denson, Circulation Manager Joshua Hart, Advertising Director Gordon Gallatin, and Managing Editor David Bloom. It notes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, with guest columns requiring a photo.
The Baytown Sun requests signed letters and guest columns with author contact details. Submissions may be edited or rejected. Readers are reminded to expect delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday, with redelivery help via phone.
Letters to the editor urge increased funding to train more nurses and hire nursing faculty at Lee College amid national and regional shortages. Authors call for higher pay for educators, expanded resources, and support from state, federal, and local foundations, plus congressional lobbying.
Local readers applaud Baytown for recognizing the need for affordable public transportation. Citizens without cars praise the service and urge continued rider activation to keep transit available for years to come.
A reader who works with economically disadvantaged communities argues for continued bookmobile service at Sterling Library. They emphasize person to person trust, cultural enrichment, and the need for public libraries in low income areas, urging ongoing city support for the bookmobile.
The Baytown article argues the city prefers cutting bookmobile services to funding solutions for low income families and literacy. It notes municipal duty is not education but says Baytown historically supports the underprivileged and stresses literacy begins at home, warning of impact on future taxpayers.
A reader laments rising parental leniency in the Springfield subdivision. They note parents buy BB guns for children and then lie to police when harm occurs, warn that such behavior teaches dishonesty and risks public safety, and question why these parents should raise responsible members of society.
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