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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2005
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash writes on The Baytown Sun editorial board about Cindy Sheehan’s Crawford vigil fueling war rhetoric, public awareness, and civil dialogue on Iraq policy amid divisions, media coverage, and questions of patriotism.
The Baytown Sun editorial board holds weekly meetings at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and invites community members to visit to discuss local issues. To schedule an appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302, with board members including Wanda Garner Cash, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
The Baytown Sun invites original signed submissions on public interest topics. Letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words may include a writer photo. Include an address and phone number not for publication. One submission per month, subject to editing, with rights reserved. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at Baytown Sun.
A Baytown reader argues that alcohol policy differs by city as Galveston and Pasadena take nuanced approaches. He cites YMCA events and the Heat Wave Fun Run to illustrate that alcohol decisions cannot be reduced to black and white, urging local leaders to trust citizen judgment.
A critique of Secret Service labeling opponents as threats to the president, citing a federal law against using political office to intimidate others. The author views such actions as a violates in a pattern on the island, arguing government pressure undermines democratic norms.
Highlights include USS Constitution defeating Guerriere in 1812, gold found in California in 1848, Amos and Andy debut in 1929, Hitler’s rise to power in 1934, Dieppe raid losses in 1942, Powers U2 case in 1960, Davie assassination in Cyprus in 1974, Ford nomination in 1976, Gorbachev power shift in 1991, Clinton refugee policy shift in 1991, Bush drug denial in 2000s.
A Baytown reader criticizes ongoing land clearances for housing, challenging officials to enforce landscaping ordinances, preserve trees and wildlife, and act promptly to prevent environmental damage before it worsens. The letter questions planners, architects, and council for failing to balance development with vegetation preservation.
A business community member is laid to rest after a Saturday act of violence. The speaker, C. Fletcher, notes the man and his wife became American citizens after hardship, praising his friendliness and generosity. The family mourns a life ended by a senseless act.
The Baytown Sun invites readers to join the Baytown Talk online forum for opinions and discussions. Readers can visit www.baytownsun.com to view posts or submit comments and two cents on topics of interest.
The timeline notes 1944 fish die off Hog Island and Morgan's Point from upstream chemical dumping, 1950 drainage catch-basin near Lee High School, 1952 traffic lights planned for Market Street Road bottlenecks, 1975 a $10,000 deficit grant by Chambers County Commissioners Court, 2000 Crosby ISD teachers of the year Deborah Holmelin and Mary Ellen Conner, and 2002 a Baytown retail growth outlook around Interstate 10 and Garth Road.
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