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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2008
Page
4
Community leaders note veteran journalist Jim Finley retires after a long tenure as managing editor. Jay Eshbach steps up as interim editor with Luke Hales and M A Bengtson remaining in key newsroom roles.
Editorial urges readiness for a potential Hurricane Gustav landfall near Baytown. It advises stocking water and supplies, securing gas, packing bags with essentials, and planning for long road travel with children and pets. Encourages calm, orderly evacuation planning and thoughts for those in affected areas.
Baytown residents envision opening a 5 to 6 mile dirt road network along the Hog Island side of the Fred Hartman Bridge linking Black Duck Bay and Goose Creek Trail. They propose Bayland Park as a staging area and say ExxonMobil could sponsor access with a citizen group maintaining the path. Local leaders support exploring the idea with the company.
A compiled list presents federal and local officials with phone and fax numbers, emails, and websites for President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, Reps Ted Poe Gene Green and Ron Paul, plus contact details for Baytown Sun publisher Clifton Clements and staff. The Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with photos for submissions.
Information on newsroom and staff numbers, publication schedule, and redelivery policy. Readers are advised to call by 9 a.m. if the paper is not received on time, with contact details for letters to the editor and submission guidelines.
The letter recalls the 1948 Democratic Convention when liberal Democrats led by Hubert Humphrey pushed for strong federal civil rights action. Truman supported the platform as it split the party, prompting Dixiecrats to form in response and influencing the election outcome through urban Black votes.
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