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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2005
Page
4
The Daily Ledger lists Wanda Garner Cash and David Bloor as editors and publishers with Jim Finley and Jane Howard Lee as managing editors. Doyle Barrow serves as sports editor.
Senate approved a 12.7 billion dollar cut to the student loan program over five years. About 40 percent of UTEP students 7 757 had loans for 2004 05 and at New Mexico State University about 66 percent had loans. Start researching funding options now to avoid missing higher education opportunities as costs rise.
The year showcased both triumphs and missteps across society. Notable figures include Michael Brown, whose FEMA leadership drew harsh televised critique after Katrina, and Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who called war a game in San Diego. Towns faced crises from mismanaged sewers to public outrage, as the San Antonio Express News reflects.
A New York Times disclosure of a government eavesdropping program sparked debate over withholding versus publishing. The paper delayed the story a year and omitted details deemed useful to terrorists, drawing praise for accountability and criticism for secrecy. Senate hearings followed, with editors noting careful consideration of legality and national security.
Steve Roberts argues newsrooms often accept withholding sensitive material to protect national security, citing The Washington Post and CBS cases. He notes the tense, gray area between transparency and safety, where editors balance public rights with operational security and cautions journalists to stay fair and fearless. Roberts’ memoir is My Fathers Houses Memoir of a Family.
State officials list includes Governor Rick Perry Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Attorney General Greg Abbott Comptroller Jerry Patterson Land Commissioner Susan Combs Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Williams Senate members Mario Gallegos John Whitmire Senate Craig Ellison Wayne Smith and Railroad Commission contact numbers for the public to find their representative at www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.ntm.
Baytown Sun contact list lists Wanda Garner Cash publisher Sandy Denson business manager and others. Newsroom staff includes vid Bloom managing editor Doyle Barlow sports editor Clarissa Silva design editor Danielle Lynch news editor and others. Advertising director Angie Pagel and circulation manager Janie Halter are also named.
The Baytown Sun provides contact numbers for news and staff and sets delivery expectations. Readers are advised to call by 10 a.m. if the paper is not received on time to arrange redelivery.
The Sun welcomes original letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Include signature address and phone not for publication. Submissions may be edited and refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90 Baytown 77522, or fax 281 427 1880 or email sun news bay townsun com.
A reader rebuts recent letters by Nettie Webb Ellen Smith and Robert Wagnon arguing that religious freedoms are not being stripped from Americans. The writer contends the Constitution protects all people and that government neutrality toward religion preserves rights for atheists agnostics Muslims Jews and Christians alike.
A reader recalls Brunson cinema memories on Texas Avenue and argues most buildings are unsafe or ruined by floods. They condemn recent demolitions, propose open parks, parking, and new strict guidelines, and suggest Lee College expansion as a practical alternative over grand restoration.
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