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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2006
Page
4
Fred Hartman served as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974, with Wanda Garner Gash as editor publisher and Jim Finley as retired managing editor. The editorial board also included Doyle Barlow, David Bloom, Jane Howard Lee, and Danielle Lynch in various roles.
Gov. Rick Perry pardoned 14 Texans before Christmas, including Keith Turner and Entre Karage, both exonerated by DNA after serving time for crimes they did not commit. The editorial urges an Innocence Commission to reassess wrongful convictions, especially in death or life cases, to prevent deliberate indifference to justice.
Nat Hentoff analyzes the Bush administration’s warrantless NSA surveillance and its clash with the Fourth Amendment. He notes press role, legal limits, and impeachment talk, citing Barron’s, New York Times reports, and public reaction. The piece argues democracy relies on transparency and the rule of law.
Government officials include Governor Rick Perry Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and Attorney General Greg Abbott with contact lines. Also listed are Comptroller Carole Strayhorn Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs and multiple state senators and representatives with district numbers and phone numbers. To find your representative visit the Texas Capitol website.
Publisher Wanda Garner Cash and executives at Baytown Sun provide contact details for newsroom advertising circulation and design. The roster includes Sandy Denson as business manager and editors David Bloom Doyle Barlow Clarissa Silva Danielle Lynch Angie Pagel plus circulation manager Janie Halter.
The Baytown Sun provides daily delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. If undelivered on time, call 281 425 8048 by 10 a.m. for redelivery. Production Manager Wayne Oxedine is listed with contact emails and phone numbers for departments including Newsroom Retail Classified and Circulation.
The Sun invites original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a writer photo. Include a non publication contact address and phone. Editing may occur and publication is not guaranteed. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 fax 281 427 1880 or sunnews baytownsun com.
A July memory recalls flying with Coach Mack Brown and quarterback Vince Young from Houston to Austin. The UT team impressed with politeness and discipline promising a national title. Brown urged action, and the observer praised the Longhorns and their creed Hook Em Horns.
A gleeful note from a fan hails the Longhorns after a hard fought victory. The writer, an Aggie for a day, expresses joy in the moment and pride in the team’s performance.
A Central Texas writer’s piece on drug user rights prompts a reader to challenge the piece’s statistics and political stance. They defend current economic gains and question leftist narratives while noting local Anahuac school board relevance.
A parent writes about leaving a gathering early to preserve sleep for church. Fireworks soon after returning home frightened two young children, ages 1 and 2 months, prompting a plea for neighbor consideration and quieter celebrations next year.
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