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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements serves as Editor Publisher with Nic ae F. David Bloom as Managing Editor. Jim Finley and Jane Howard Lee are retired Managing Editors. Doyle Barlow remains Sports Editor with Keith Magee as Assistant Managing Editor.
Baytown Sun Editorial notes a statewide eight day operation by law enforcement with over 150 agencies across 52 counties to locate unpaid warrants for traffic, parking, city ordinance, and penal code offenses. Local Baytown marshal plans to insert warrants into its computer system and urges those with warrants to surrender at municipal court or contact officials for payments.
Elizabeth Gill recalls old and new musical memories from cherished folk tunes to modern rap. She notes how verses evolved as ethnic groups adapted songs like Barbara Allen and Froggie Went a Courtin. Gill reflects on how legacy shifts with each generation and wonders what future grandchildren will recall.
Government officials including Governor Rick Perry Lt. Governor David Dewhurst Attorney General Greg Abbott Comptroller Carole Strayhorn Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Agriculture Susan Combs and legislators Tommy Williams Mario Gallegos Wayne Smith and staff are provided with office and helpline numbers for Texas government inquiries and railroad commission services.
Clifton E. Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager contact details listed for Baytown Sun staff including David Bloom managing editor Keith Magee assistant managing editor Doyle Barlow sports editor and Angie Pagel advertising director with their email addresses and roles provided.
Baytown Sun lists offices at 1301 Memorial Drive and P O Box 90 Texas 77522 with main newsroom and department phone numbers for retail classified circulation and fax services plus an email and website. The contact page directs readers to sunnews baytownsun com and a local Baytown address for service and subscriptions.
Notice to readers about delivery times for the Baytown Sun and the redelivery phone number. If the paper is not received by the stated times, call the provided number by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
The Baytown Sun welcomes signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Include address and phone number not for publication. Submissions may be edited or rejected. Send to David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax 281 427 1880 or email sunnews baytownsun.com.
A Baytown letter criticizes local civic and business leaders for endorsing an 80 percent reduction in airborne benzene as acceptable, arguing the focus should be on voluntary cuts by major emitters and mobile sources to protect health. The writer questions the value placed on a potential 10 leukemia cases per year and urges better leadership.
A reader criticizes The Baytown Sun for limited positive coverage of Anahuac and its schools. The letter asserts factual errors about Gary Martel leaving in 2006 for Diboll, Rob Davis’s tenure as athletic director and coach, and requests broader sports coverage including football basketball and track for Anahuac teams.
A columnist argues that negative judgments reflect personal perception not universal truth. He insists his critique reflects accuracy rather than bias, stating he calls things as he sees them and invites readers to interpret honesty versus pessimism.
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