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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2004
Page
4
Residents are urged to consider running for mayor and district seats in May. Qualifications include 18 years old and residency in the respective district. Serving on the school board or city council demands effort and offers community rewards. Contested races boost debate, focus goals, and strengthen democratic legitimacy.
Todlans editorial was written by Joseph Lohan city editor of The Baytown Sun on behalf of the newspaper editorial board.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and northeastern leaders won a Christmas Eve ruling to keep the Clean Air Act intact. The decision halts the administration’s push to loosen pollution rules, arguing states must continue legal action to protect air quality and curb emissions. The ruling follows a broader pattern of federal blocks, including Yellowstone snowmobile limits, underscoring the role of state lawsuits in environmental protection.
The Baytown Sun invites community input with weekly 2 a.m. Wednesday editorial board meetings. To arrange attendance contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Letters and guest columns of up to 300 and 500 words are welcome with signatures and contact details.
Donald Lambro predicts 2004 will bring 5.5 to 6 percent economic growth driven by tax cuts and global demand, with unemployment around 3.4 percent, a Dow near 11,000, and tame inflation. Iraq move toward a provisional government, rising anti-terror defenses, and a GOP-leaning election year with Bush likely to win a second term.
A summary of notable events on January 4 across history includes Utah's 1896 statehood, Elizabeth Ann Seton's death in 1821, Burma's 1948 independence, Seoul's capture in 1951, Johnson's Great Society goals in 1965, TS Eliot's 1963 death, Nixon Watergate tapes subpoena fight in 1974, the euro's 1999 start, and Jesse Ventura's oath as Minnesota governor in 1990s.
In a 1944 Baytown ceremony Congregation K Nesseth Israel canceled its debts by burning the mortgage. Rabbi Jerome Marx of New Orleans spoke at the event. The congregation traces to 1917. The Baytown area faced a dense fog in 1954 that halted air travel and shipping, rerouting a local plane to Dallas. The Red Cross appointed Fran Parent as North Bay Area Branch director a year earlier.
In a NewsMakers interview Baytown mayoral candidate Calvin Mundinger, a 1999 council member, outlines plans to boost public decision making, simplify government, improve customer service, and reframe Bayland Island and convention center strategies. He also weighs special taxing districts and reflects on 2003 news, noting bond outcomes and regional cooperation.
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