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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2009
Page
4
Dave Mathews is Managing Editor and Jay Eshbach serves as Community mem. Jim Finley is former Managing Editor, Luke Hales is Assistant Managing Editor, M A Bengtson is Community member, and Dave Rogers is Sports Editor.
The three-decade high of 2008 saw at least 128 soldiers killed themselves with 15 more deaths under investigation. The Army cites 15-month deployments as a contributor to PTSD and related issues, plans a stand down to assess troops, and aims to improve mental health care while focusing on Afghanistan. The piece urges President Obama to ensure comprehensive care during deployments and after return.
In a shift from earlier Cold War dynamics, President Obama seeks urgent nuclear arms control with Russia as Moscow signals openness amid renewed tensions. Prime Minister Putin halts border missiles to present friendlier ties while Russia weighs UN Security Council posture and broader disarmament talks. The London Times
A compact recount of the 1964 Civil Rights Act from Kennedy to Johnson, detailing a bipartisan Senate battle led by Dirksen, the Southern Bloc, and a final 1964 vote. It notes the 1963–64 push, the filibuster, and Dirksen’s compromise that enabled passage and Johnson’s signing. Baytown resident Ray Wilson is a retired Exxon supervisor and contact.
The Baytown Sun provides contact details for senators representatives and staff, newsroom and publication departments, and instructions for letters and guest columns. It notes submission length limits and states that original material bearing the writer’s signature will be published subject to editing. Readers are advised on delivery times and redelivery procedures.
Denise Fischer, former Sterling Municipal Library head in Baytown, laments the loss of Grape-Nuts from local shelves. The piece wryly notes a supposed grocery-chain conspiracy, likening it to a fictional corporate plot at Little Debbie, with Baytown Sun editor Jim Finley named as a commentator.
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