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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2006
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash edits and publisher duties continue while Jim Finley retires as managing editor. Doyle Barlow serves as sports editor. David Bloom remains managing editor. Jane Howard Lee retires as reporter. Danielle Lynch remains news editor.
Texas Sen Florence Shapiro outlined a new round of committee hearings aimed at fixing the states school finance system ahead of a spring session. She emphasized focusing on a few achievable goals including teacher pay, efficiency, and reducing dropouts while warning the June 1 funding deadline could force school closures if no decision is made.
A columnist defends pro life stance while noting New York's high abortion rate 40 of 100 pregnancies in 2004, 91,700 induced abortions, cites Dr William F Harrison in Arkansas and Cardinal O Connor influence, and criticizes Alito on rights in war on terror.
A readable fragment lists federal and local officials alongside contact numbers and web addresses. It includes President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, and representatives Ted Poe, Ron Paul, and Gene Green. The Baytown newsroom credits staff writers and advertising contacts for The Baytown Sun.
A Baytown reader denounces a proposed smoking ban, urging business owners to decide policy locally. The letter claims sales losses from bans and warns of broader freedoms erosion, recounting lifelong residence and future relocation threats.
A reader argues that Goose Creek CISD hourly employees are excluded from the 3.5 percent raise and benefits given to full time staff. The writer notes lack of insurance, sick days, holiday pay, and at will status, despite eligibility and yearly return to work. The state demands higher standards for aides, while the district has not matched expectations.
An evacuee from St Bernard Parish shares how Baytown became a warm welcoming home after multiple moves. The writer notes Baytown’s friendly residents and helpful businesses including Amerigy, State Farm, and Baytown Development, expressing gratitude for safety and community support.
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