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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 2009
Page
4
Obituary note honoring Fred Hartman as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974 with his editorial board and staff roles listed, marking his long service and leadership within the newspaper.
The push to raise Texas motor fuels tax by 10 cents per gallon gains attention as inflation erodes buying power. Current 20 cents state tax plus 18.4 cents federal tax may be indexed to inflation, with $6.3 billion expected for the next two years. Gov. Perry opposes tax hikes while transportation needs grow and Dallas Fort Worth advocates press for funds. By 2012 the Transportation Department faces borrowing to build and maintain roads. Advocates must win allies to avoid repeated failures.
National Review Online editor Kathryn Lopez notes Patrick Kennedy faces a public clash with Bishop Tobin over abortion and health care policy. The Rhode Island congressman defends his stance while bishops urge apology and moral leadership amid the health care debate and his late father Ted Kennedy.
The Baytown Sun lists contact numbers and email for staff and outlines letters of up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Writers must include name address and phone, with submissions subject to editing and rejection at the paper's discretion.
Paul, Texas House representative from Chambers County, weighs in on the U.S. Preventive Task Force revised mammogram guidelines. He argues government panels threaten patient choice and warns about debt, Medicare rules, and costly health reform, urging personal doctor guidance and skepticism toward federal standards.
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