Baptown Sun Founder and Publisher Emeritus Passes
The Baptown Sun, established 1922, noted publisher emeritus Fred Hartman served from 1950 to 1974. The lengthy tenure marked by editorial leadership and community influence.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2001
Page
4
The Baptown Sun, established 1922, noted publisher emeritus Fred Hartman served from 1950 to 1974. The lengthy tenure marked by editorial leadership and community influence.
The San Angelo Standard Times notes a new education bill provision funding private tutoring for students in failing schools. It highlights proven tutoring benefits, urges volunteers to expand reading and math support, and stresses learning can occur beyond classrooms and public teachers.
The Bush administration invoked executive privilege to block Congress from obtaining Justice Department documents. The move aims to protect candid legal advice and avoid politicizing the criminal justice process, amid House subpoenas led by Dan Burton seeking Reno-era memoranda and an old FBI case.
The Baytown Sun outlines weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and invites public discussion visits by appointment through Mai Editor David Bloom. It lists board members, submission rules for letters and guest columns, photo requirement, contact options, and submission limits.
The piece argues Congress should rigorously scrutinize President Bush’s national missile defense plan, examining feasibility cost and policy implications. It recalls ABM Treaty history MAD doctrine debates led by Cooper Church and allies, and urges hearings and funding oversight to ensure the administration presents a solid case for deployment while noting limited international alarm.
A Baytown reader attacks Jane Howard Lee and The Baytown Sun as liberal and anti Christian, questions editorial stance, accuses editors of promoting a twisted agenda, and calls for accountability from Wanda Garner Cash and local officials over a separate lawsuit involving Barbara Markham and Chambers County. The piece ends with questions about public spending and the integrity of county leaders.
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