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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2003
Page
4
The Baytown Sun, founded in 1922, lists Wanda Gamer Cash as Editor and Publisher and notes David Ricera as Managing Editor and Fred Hartman as Publisher Emeritus (1950 1974).
The Baytown SunEditorial board urges a yes vote on Proposition 12 to authorize the Legislature to cap non-economic damages in medical malpractice and other civil cases. The measure ties health care costs to patient access while opponents warn of political control over courts.
Public Interest Research Group warns EPA could slow cleanup of 522 hazardous waste sites nationwide due to funding gaps. Superfund, created in 1980 to tax polluters for cleanup, has near zero surplus as taxes expired in 1995. Bush administration opposes reinstating taxes, risking continued pollution and cancer-causing chemicals in water. Columbia of Vancouver, Wash.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions require a signature, an address and phone number not for publication, and a photo for guest columns.
Letter writers emphasize veterans’ roles in honoring fallen comrades, coaching, booster clubs, aiding neighbors, guiding veterans benefits, and promoting civic participation. They urge local donations to VEW Post 912 and highlight gratitude for emergency services and public safety. They also critique city budget choices and council votes affecting fire department funding and city administration.
Martha Jane Huddle of the American Cancer Society writes to praise Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs for expanding oversight of the Child Nutrition Program in public schools and enforcing new policies restricting junk food and sugary drinks in elementary and middle schools to curb obesity and promote health and learning.
City Hall and Goose Creek Administration publish contact numbers for officials including City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfaro, plus district council members and trustees. Each body lists terms and meeting times at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth weeknights.
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