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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2008
Page
4
An editorial by The Baytown Sun urges the city to focus on cultural change to reduce litter. It argues existing litter laws should be reminded and enforced, not expanded, and calls for a public education push to foster pride and courtesy.
Bert Marshall, a 30 year Baytown resident and publisher of OurBaytowncom, outlines a mock campaign for United Stakes president. He bundles coffee cups with his image, mocks fundraising, and lists dubious policy jabs and celebrity “running mates” while lampooning campaign rhetoric and self promotion in a humorous local voice.
Lists federal leaders and Texas lawmakers with phone numbers and web addresses. Includes President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green, with district and office numbers and official sites.
Baytown Sun lists Clifton Clements as publisher Sandy Denson as business manager Joshua Hart as circulation manager Gordon Gallatin as advertising director and David Bloom as managing editor The notice invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words and notes guest columns should include a photo of the author
The Baytown Sun invites signed letters and guest columns with full contact details. Submissions may be edited or refused. Readers should receive the paper by 6 am Monday to Saturday and 8 am Sunday, with redelivery by 9 am if late.
Readers applaud the City Council for resisting further low income housing in Baytown urging focus on upgrading the city rather than expanding housing. The letter argues other cities should handle such projects since Baytown already has enough.
A Baytown reader urges city action to curb littering along Archer Road. The note blames moving vehicles for most trash and proposes three rules to change behavior at Stallworth events and Gentry Junior High. It suggests students adopt Archer Road from Sjolander to Victory Baptist Church to foster environmental responsibility and peer accountability.
A Westside Chambers County resident responds to a free campaign ad criticizing Joe LaRive as the Democratic sheriff nominee. The letter cites rising highway 146 traffic, frequent truck activity, alleged lack of traffic enforcement, and a gambling joint near a church that Kruezer closed in 2003 but says reopened under LaRive, urging attention to the western county.
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