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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2004
Page
4
Rain and delays aside, hundreds of gays and lesbians line up for marriage licenses as San Francisco moves to redefine equality. The legal ground remains unsettled with a high-stakes challenge to a state ban while City Hall stands at the center of a nationwide debate over rights and recognition.
The 2005 budget projects a deficit of $521 billion signaling a sobering effect in Washington. Greenspan calls expenditure controls essential to fiscal sanity. Despite talk of cuts, action remains limited as Congress and the administration spar over restraint.
An ongoing criminal probe targets illegally trafficked steroids and growth hormone linked to star athletes. Indictments involve Barry Bonds' trainer and a company head with ties to prominent players, prompting calls to hold all users accountable and cleanse the sport of abuse.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a writer’s signature, address, and phone number. Submissions should be original, one per month, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun.
An editor notes a Lenten series urging prayerful, thoughtful recitation of the Lord's Prayer. Readers are guided to meditate on each phrase, starting with "Our Father," reinterpreting God as a caring, dependent counterpart. The piece promises continued weekly meditations to deepen meaning and belief.
Kenneth Sigers a Republican candidate and former Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden seeks the Precinct 6 constable seat in Chambers County He argues growth demands a full time constable and cites 32 years with TPW plus 24 hour availability He plans regular residential patrols assist as bailiff serve civil papers and engage in civic duties He and his family reside in Cove for 20 years and are active in 4-H and local fundraisers.
The author argues George Washington merits a national holiday for his pivotal role in the American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution. He notes Washington’s leadership, character, and wisdom as essential to victory and the enduring document of the United States.
On this date in history many events are noted including the 1965 murder of Malcolm X in New York by Black Muslims. Also listed are the first telephone directory in 1878, the Washington Monument dedication in 1885, Verdun starting in 1916, The New Yorker debut in 1925, a 1947 Polaroid demonstration, Nixon's 1972 China visit, a 1973 Libyan Airlines downing, 1986 spy Larry Chin's suicide, and Jimmy Swaggart's 1988 confession.
A 1951 Tri City Beach Road barn fire. 1976 Baylor honors Baytown Sun ex editor Fred Hartman as distinguished alumnus. 1991 Baytown district considers inclusive junior athletics program. 2001 Sen Bernsen proposes Texas hunting and fishing rights amendment. The era notes an odor investigation by Harris County Pollution Control amid new air concerns.
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