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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2005
Page
3
In a blunt shift, House Speaker Tom Craddick declares the second special session a waste and signals no deal on school finance. The dispute over tax shifts to consumers remains unresolved as the Texas Supreme Court may now be called to intervene.
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. Wednesdays and invites community members to discuss local issues. To schedule an appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
The Baytown Sun welcomes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, and include a non publishable address and phone. Limit one submission per month. Editing rights apply. Submit to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P.O. Box 90 Baytown 77522, fax 281-427-1880, or email sunnews baytownsun.com.
Kathryn Lopez argues Amnesty International's In Cold Blood report exposes brutal tactics by Iraqi terrorists while noting US respect for human rights. She contrasts media coverage, quotes, and a Basra murder of Steven Vincent, urging broader acknowledgment of enemy brutality and the need for balanced reporting.
Key events on August 10 include the Smithsonian Institution charter in 1846 named after James Smithson, FDR's polio attack in 1921 at Campobello, U.S. forces on Guam in 1944, the Manson murders in 1969, Son of Sam arrest in 1977, Reagan’s postwar reparations measure in 1988, and Clinton invoking presidential immunity in 1998 amid Paula Jones case efforts.
The local registrar for the Bureau of Vital Statistics notes July births were six times higher than deaths. In 2002 Chambers County Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer said all cited jail infractions were corrected after a recent inspection. In 2004 prosecutors portrayed Robert Aaron Acuna as a dangerous loner during trial, while supporters described him as quiet. A Harris County jury convicted Acuna, 18, for the November 12 killings of James Joyce Carroll.
A reader defends President Bush as commander in chief amid wartime, condemns opposition to troops in Iraq, and urges the letter writer to relocate to New York or Iraq, arguing life there is worse than in Baytown and alleging moral duty to support US military actions.
Critics argue no state income tax will solve Texas woes and wasteful governance. They cite repeated school funding debates, four Perry special sessions on education, and powerful special interests shaping policy as the real problem. They urge laws to curb campaign money before considering any tax change to protect families.
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