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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2009
Page
4
Dave Mathews as Managing Editor and Jay Eshbach in Community Desk are named among editorial leaders. Jim Finley formerly led the Managing team with Luke Hales as Assistant. M A Bengtson and Dave Rogers also serve in community and sports sections respectively.
The San Antonio Express-News discusses higher education funding in Texas as lawmakers seek to shield families from tuition hikes. It notes a 53 percent rise in tuition between 2003 and 2007, cites Gov. Perry's four-year tuition freeze proposal for freshmen, and argues for sustained investment in higher education to boost long-term economic prospects.
The author ranks Elvis Presley first for an hour long 1970 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Astrodome show with family present, recalling classic hits and a memorable arena moment. Earlier, he cites a 1957 Sam Houston Coliseum rocker bill featuring Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, Mickey and Sylvia, and Carl Perkins as No. 2, plus fond memories of Nabors and Milsap from prior columns.
The Baytown Sun outlines letters of up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with photo, plus contact details for staff. It notes submission methods, publication rights, and delivery times, advising readers to ensure timely delivery and providing phone numbers and addresses.
A letter praises Ray Wilson for decades of work toward single member districts in Baytown and Goose Creek ISD, arguing minority access to office was blocked by at large elections. The writer commends Wilson as honest and resilient while reflecting on race and political choices during Obama's election and the broader history of Black voters supporting White leaders.
The speaker argues the housing bubble stemmed from government policy and central planning. He blames Fannie Mae Freddie Mac and easy loans plus low Fed rates for the rise of risky mortgages and asset inflation. The cure, he says, is a recession and a return to free market principles with limited political interference.
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