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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2006
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash serves as Editor Publisher, Jim Finley is retired Managing Editor, and Doyle Barlow remains the Sports Editor. The trio forms the overseeing editorial team and maintains staff leadership across sections.
The Baytown Sun editorial urges voting or petitioning to influence the May and November elections. It notes early voting runs to March 3 with March 7 primaries, and explains independents Strayhorn and Friedman must file 45 000 signatures from nonvoters to appear on the November ballot. It highlights Chambers County races and a forum at Barbers Hill Middle School.
The Baytown Sun notes George Washington as the nation’s first president and pivotal leader. Born February 22, 1732, in Virginia, he guided troops in the Revolutionary War and helped shape the U.S. Constitution. He set a precedent by stepping down after two terms, emphasizing elections and democracy.
A Boston Legal Valentine episode sparked a heated national debate on emergency contraception and Catholic hospitals. The show portrayed a raped 18 year old taken to Saint Marys and raised questions about EC availability, bans, and hospital policies. Activists, including NARAL and the ACLU, organized viewing parties while experts debated EC as birth control and abortifacient.
A contact list provides state leaders and legislators with phone numbers for Governor Rick Perry Lt. Governor David Dewhurst Attorney General Greg Abbott Comptroller Carole Strayhorn Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs and lawmakers Tommy Williams Mario Gallegos John Whitmire Wayne Smith Charles Matthews Victor Carillo Michael Williams. It directs readers to visit the Texas Capitol website to find their representative.
Publisher Wanda Garner Cash, Business Manager Sandy Denson, Newsroom staff including Managing Editor David Bloom, Sports Editor Doyle Barlow, News Editor Danielle Lynch, Advertising Director Angie Pagel, Production Manager Wayne Oxedine, with emails for each listed. Local daily publication contact details.
The Baytown Sun lists contact numbers for departments and explains delivery timeliness policies. It invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, with requirements for signatures, addresses, and a photo for columns. Submissions may be edited or refused at the editors’ discretion.
A letter praising Mexican Tejano defenders of the Alamo who died for Texas independence. It notes nine Tejanos died, many born in Texas, and highlights figures like Gregorio Esparza and Juan Seguin’s company. The piece argues for equal founding-father status with Anglo colonists and asks what their sacrifice achieved for Hispanic rights and pride. Recuerden el Alamo.
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