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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2006
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash edits and publishes the board while Jim Finley retires as editor emeritus. Doyle Barlow remains managing editor with Danielle Lynch as news editor and David Bloom as sports editor, and Jane Howard Lee is noted as retired reporter.
The Baytown Sun editorial argues against renewing a crime prevention district via a one eighth cent sales tax. It warns of regressive costs, past failures, and the risk of funding public safety at the expense of other needs, urging officials to fund officers through traditional revenues.
The article traces black participation from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. It notes restrictive laws limiting land service, continued Navy enlistment, and notable units such as the Louisiana Battalion of Free Men of Color and the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, with key figures and battles cited. SEE HISTORY PAGE 6A
Harris County officials are listed with offices and phone numbers including District Clerk Charles Bacarisse 713-755-5711 and District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal 713-755-5800. County Judge Robert Eckels 713-755-4000, County Treasurer Jack Cato 713-755-5120, County Attorney Michael Stafford 713-755-5101, County Clerk BF Kaufman 1-800-835-5832, Tax Office Paul Bettencourt 713-368-2200, Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia 713-755-6220, Sheriff Tommy Thomas 713-755-6044, Precinct 3 Constable Ken Jones 281-427-4792, Justice of the Peace Mike Parrott Place 1 713-450-2409, Place 2 Tony Palumbo 281-427-7449, and Chambers Jimmy Sylvia 409-267-8295.
Baytown Sun publisher Wanda Garner Cash oversees operations with contact at wgcash baytownsun.com. Sandy Denson handles business matters at sandy.denson baytownsun.com. Newsroom leaders include David Bloom editor, Danielle Lynch news editor, and Doyle Barlow sports editor, with their Baytown Sun emails listed.
The Baytown Sun presses at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77522 P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 Main line 281 422 8302 Newsroom 281 425 8016 Retail 281 425 8036 Classified 281 425 8008 Circulation 281 425 8048 Fax 281 427 1880 Email sunnews baytownsun com Website www baytownsun com
The Baytown Sun lists delivery times and redelivery contact at 281 425 8048 by 10 a.m. Daily submission rules allow letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo. Sign and include sender details. submissions may be edited or refused.
Readers debate smoking restrictions, citing CDC data on smoking rates and addiction, and arguing that public health considerations outweigh individual choice in shared spaces. The letters reference Kirby Broussard and Patricia Riddle, likening debates to past public policy choices.
The report states Texas Health Department found no revenue decline a year after El Paso smoking ban. The ordinance took effect January 1 2002 but enforcement by council order began May 2002 with actual enforcement not until October 2002. Many establishments ignored it during lax enforcement leading to ongoing violations and practical issues from ash trays.
A Florida mother from Avon Park writes to thank local reporters for basketball season coverage of the Lady Rangers. She praises the team’s district playoff push and improving school records over the past three years, and asks for a season follow-up.
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