Editorial Masthead Roles and Staff List
Dave Mathews serves as Managing Editor with Jay Eshbach and Jim Finley as community members. Luke Hales is Assistant Managing Editor and M A Bengtson also serves on the community board. Dave Rogers leads sports as Sports Editor.
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Wanda Mitchell Leaves Baytown Historical Museum for Corpus Christi
Wanda Mitchell, longtime director of the Baytown Historical Museum, will move to Corpus Christi to spend more time with family. After 14 years, she oversaw major exhibits including Ashbel Smith artifacts donated to stay in Baytown. Terri Presley will succeed her, but Mitchell’s legacy endures in the community.
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Letters to the Editor on Obama
A reader responds to Kinney defending First Amendment rights and expresses concern about groups seeking to restrict freedoms. The letter asserts respect for President Obama without idolizing him, noting he serves taxpayers and warning against tyranny and what the writer views as socialist tendencies among liberal politicians.
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The Underground Railroad and the Amistad Case Summary
The Underground Railroad grew from 1830s networks aiding enslaved people to flee north and Canada. Notable conductors included Harriet Tubman and Levi Coffin, while the Amistad revolt of 1839 led to a Supreme Court victory for the Africans with John Quincy Adams arguing the case.
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Baytown Sun letters and guest columns guidelines notice
The Baytown Sun details submission rules for letters and guest columns including word limits, photo requirements, and contact methods. It lists staff emails and addresses, publication expectations, and delivery times with redelivery contact for late papers.
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Ted Poe's One Minute Speech Sparks Opt Out Idea
Baytown Sun analysis recounts Ted Poe's 62 second House floor remarks on Obama's stimulus and Sammy Mahan's Baytown wrecking business inspired call for an opt out mechanism. It envisions a bill letting families deduct their share from federal programs, proposing SMOOCH or KWGG style acronyms.
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