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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2003
Page
4
Wanda Gamer Cash serves as editor and publisher of The Baptorion Sun, a paper established in 1922, with David Bloom as managing editor and Fred Hartman listed as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974.
Baytown Sun editorial reflects on the Columbia breakup over Dallas and the nation’s response. It notes NASA contact loss at about 200000 feet traveling 12500 mph shortly before landing at Kennedy Space Center, acknowledges risk, and voices support for continuing space exploration while honoring fallen astronauts. President Bush pledges the mission will go on.
Census Bureau estimates show Hispanics at about 37 million people, 13 percent of the population, with a 4.7 percent rise from 2000 to 2001. The piece calls for clear immigration rules and understanding demographics to address employment, housing, health care, schooling, and civic participation.
The Baytown Sun invites community input with weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Submit letters up to 300 words or guest columns up to 500 words, include a writer photo, signed and with return contact details, limit one per month, and send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown TX 77522 or via fax, email, or phone.
Morton Kondracke notes Democrats, led by Daschle and Kerry, attack President Bush after the State of the Union. They challenge his Iraq policy, push for stronger U.N. weapons inspections, and demand proof of weapons of mass destruction, while GOP allies defend the administration amid rising partisanship.
A reader asks why a public hearing was not held before Goose Creek ISD filed to start the 2003 04 school year early and whether the state requirement was being defied. The letter notes that early starts have happened in prior years and suggests better use of existing calendar days to improve productivity and student outcomes. It also asks about local college football programs and support from universities for nearby junior colleges.
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