Clifton E Clements and Finley Retired Ed Board Members
Clifton E. Cliff Clements longtime editor and publisher and Jim Finley retire from editorial roles. Vay Eshbach remains community editor with David Bloom Luke Hales and M A Bengtson named on the editorial board as city editors and managing editor roles conclude.
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Baytown Sun Cheers Jeers salutes local volunteers and leaders
The Baytown Sun editorial board praises JSW Steel volunteers for Bay Area Homeless Shelter upgrades including retiling cooling units and fans with material donations from local businesses. Arch Angels group honors deploying 712th Military Police Company. Retired Commissioner Judy Edmonds commended for decade of service. Friends of Cedar Bayou United oppose barge terminal near Roseland Park. United Way of Baytown kicks off its annual fundraiser helping many Baytonians in need.
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Remembering Alicia the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season
The article reviews the inactive 1983 Atlantic season driven by El Niño, noting seven tropical cyclones four named storms three hurricanes and one major hurricane Alicia. It details Alicia forming in the central Gulf, strengthening to Category 3 before landfall near Galveston on August 18, and causing extensive Texas damage. It highlights long term impact on Brownwood and Houston, and recalls later storms Chantal Jerry Allison. James Kingsmill, Baytown resident, comments on preparedness.
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Government Officials Contact Directory Shaped List of Legislators
A compiled roster lists President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney alongside several U S senators and house members with their phone numbers and fax lines. Included are Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green and party or district affiliations with web addresses for contact.
How to Reach Us at The Sun Baytown
The Sun invites letters to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Guests should include a photo of the author with submissions. Email contacts for Publisher, Business Manager, Circulation Manager, Advertising Director, and Managing Editor are listed.
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Baytown Sun contact and reader submission policy
The Baytown Sun provides address and contact details for newsroom and departments, instructions for letters and guest columns, submission requirements including signature, and delivery expectations with redelivery hotline. It notes items reflect submitter views and may be edited.
Economy in shambles and borrowed time from China
Letter criticizes Don Sanders for denying economic woes. It argues the economy is financed by foreign lenders, cites debt to China, and notes tax rebates funded by borrowed money. It questions consumer debt, the mortgage crisis, and GM’s troubles, declining belief in current policy.
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Street Speeding Crisis prompts community action
Neighbors report excessive speeding on their street with drivers at 40 to 45 mph. They seek alternatives to police radar, citing insufficient road length for speed monitoring and fearing crashes into homes or parked cars. Community initiatives and safer traffic measures are being explored.
Baytown family thanks good Samaritans after fatal crash
A Baytown family thanks the Baytown area community and San Jacinto Methodist Hospital emergency room staff for help after a July 12 crash on I-10 that killed Clayton Glen Sweat age 2 before his third birthday. Relatives recount how recovering and dragged vehicles injured Penny and two children, Cassidy and Paige, while a second semi fled. They praise responders including a rescuer who freed Clayton and Dr Paul for humane care. a $500 hospital donation is noted as above and beyond.
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