Baytown Council Eyes Festivals to Boost Tourism
Editorial notes Baytown should attract visitors by funding July 4 celebrations and regular events such as Bayou Bow Grito Fest and SummerFest using Hotel Motel funds. Proposes supporting Baytown Art League and Baytown Little Theater with a permanent home, boosting economy and cultural appeal. Indicates national attention goals for Baytown events.
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Art League
Long live the young and the celebrity presidency idea
Baytown writer Hilda C. Martinez argues that celebrity status dictates modern politics. She envisions Paris Hilton as a presidential candidate and suggests lowering the age for candidates while imagining reality show campaigns and cross country exchanges.
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Barack Obama
Europe
Paris Hilton
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McCain
Hope
Oprah Winfrey
United Way
Angel Network
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger
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Russia
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Government officials contact list with names and codes
A roster of officials including President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney and several Texas lawmakers with phone numbers and websites such as whitehouse gov hutchison senete gov cornyn senete gov house gov poe and paul Gene Green.
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George W. Bush
Whitehouse
Dick Cheney
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Hutchison
Senate
How to Reach Us at The Sun
Baytown Sun contact details list publisher editor and staff with emails for Clifton Clements Sandy Denson Joshua Hart Gordon Gallatin and David Bloom including newsroom roles and word limits for letters and guest columns. The notice specifies guest columns require a photo.
Baytown Sun letters policy and delivery timing
The Baytown Sun explains submission rules for letters and guest columns, requiring signed correspondence with author contact details and noting the paper’s right to edit or reject. It also outlines delivery times and redelivery procedures if the paper is late, with relevant phone numbers and contact methods.
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Letters to the Editor on Baytown woes and council
A Baytown letter complains about zoning, taxes, and a new city manager. The writer questions district access, praises street work, and notes rain on City Hall. They call for an investigation and reference local issues on Baytown streets and flood concerns. The piece ends by shifting to Don Sanders.
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Baytown
City Mananger
Wayne Dolce
Garth Road
Don Sanders
Don
Beautifying Baytown: Pride in Alexander Drive Upgrades
An avid gardener praises central plantings on Alexander Drive and intact esplanades while noting new landscaping along Garth Road and I-10. The reader welcomes growth and calls for ongoing beautification, including tearing down long-empty Gibson's and other aging structures, urging local pride and collective effort.
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Baytown
Garth Road
I-10
Residents urge safety signs for blind curve on Missouri Street
Baytown residents petition for a warning sign at the Missouri Street curve near Huggins and New Jersey Street to slow traffic. They cite a blind spot and high bridge-traffic from the Fred Hartman Bridge, noting near misses and dangerous speeds by industrial commuters.
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Baytown
Fred Hartman
Missouri Street
Huggins
New Jersey Street
Missouri
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