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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2003
Page
3
Debbie Tallent, a Baytown resident, received a working kidney from a near stranger and softball coach, ending weekly dialysis. Organ donation saves lives with thousands on waiting lists nationwide. Donor cards and family discussions help ensure organs reach those in need.
Joseph Lohan, city editor of The Baytown Sun, writes an editorial on behalf of the newspaper and its editorial board. It discusses editorial stance and perspectives from the paper. It cites partner sites and organizations in relation to life sharing and ethical questions.
Britain opposes capital punishment in the United States and elsewhere but now supports a future death penalty for Saddam and Iraqi leaders. A five judge Iraqi panel under U.S. guidance in Baghdad could set a historic precedent, demanding impeccable legality to avoid further bloodshed.
The Baytown Sun invites public letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions must be original, signed, with contact details, limited to one per month, and may be edited. Send to Wanda Garner Gash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or via fax or email.
Nat Hentoff discusses the Second Circuit ruling on Jose Padilla, holding that the president cannot detain U.S. citizens as enemy combatants without Congress authorizing detention. The piece contrasts checks and balances with wartime powers and questions the Supreme Court's future role.
Today marks Wednesday December 31 2003 the final day of the year. Notable past events include Edison's public light demonstration 1879 Victoria naming Ottawa capital 1857 Lincoln West Virginia entry 1862 Truman end of WWII 1946 Marshall Plan end 1961 Taiwan US relations cut 1978 Nelson crash 1985 Streisand Las Vegas concert 1993 IBM chair Thomas J Watson death 1957 Greenwich Connecticut.
In 1993 Baytown's sales tax revenues fell 7.6 percent from the prior year. Among Harris County cities, Baytown ranked fourth in sales tax rebates behind Houston Pasadena and Humble. In 1999 a search for Anthony Curtis Costello in Trinity River bottom lands near Liberty was suspended until floodwaters receded. He was last seen hunting on private property the day after Christmas. Baytown officials awaited a legal opinion to allow the Municipal Development District Board to meet in closed session, with meetings held in open session for now.
A compact listing provides City Hall and Goose Creek Administration details with addresses phone numbers and council trustee terms. It also includes Barbers Hill Anahuac Mont Belvieu and district positions with contact numbers and term durations for council and boards.
Information lists Lee College address and contact number for President Martha Ellis. It names board members with terms and phone numbers, notes six year terms, elections in even years, and monthly meetings on the third Thursday at 6 pm in Tucker Hall.
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