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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements editor and publisher led the paper as Jim Finley retired from the role of managing editor Doyle Barlow and Jay Eschbach served as sports editor with other staff in transition as of the notice.
The Baytown Sun solicits nominations for Unsung Heroes and Citizen of the Year for Forecast 2007. Readers may nominate neighbors and friends for community church school health and youth contributions with essays. finalists will be chosen by The Sun editorial board and honored March 9 with photos and features. Nominations due by 5 p.m. February 1 at The Sun office or by mail.
Bert Marshall, a Baytown resident and OurBaytown.com publisher, recalls a New Year’s Eve of loud celebratory gunfire across Baytown. He cites bullets traveling long distances, the danger to civilians, and asks police to disclose the caliber used while urging restitution for a harmed woman. He shares personal anecdotes of bullets found in roofs and shingle damage, emphasizing gravity and safety.
Federal George W Bush President and Dick Cheney Vice President listed with phone and fax numbers. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn with district office numbers plus web links. Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green shown with district contact lines, fax lines, and web addresses.
Baytown Sun staff contacts include Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager David Bloom managing editor Keith Magee assistant managing editor Doyle Barlow sports editor Angie Pagel advertising director and Raymond Jackson production manager with emails provided. This notice lists key newsroom roles for reader inquiries and advertising.
The Baytown Sun offices and departments are listed with addresses and phone numbers for main, newsroom, retail, classified, circulation and fax. It also provides the email sunnews baytownsun.com and the site www.baytownsun.com for public access.
The Baytown Sun reminds readers to expect delivery by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and by 8 a.m. Sunday. If not received on time, call (281) 425 8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
The Baytown Sun invites signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions must include writer’s address and phone number not for publication. Editing may occur and publication is not guaranteed. Send to David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email.
In a letter responding to Janice Martins note readers recount a long New Year fireworks and celebratory gunfire spree from Saturday through Monday with explosions every night until 4 a.m. The writer says sleep is impossible and admits keeping firearms for self defense as police feel stretched thin. They ask about a Houston officer in trouble and urge readers to protect themselves amid growing Baytown.
A resident reports two large stray dogs loose on New Year’s Day and criticizes a Baytown Police dispatcher for rudeness and perceived lack of concern for safety. The caller notes fireworks and loud noise until after 1 a.m. and urges better public notices on holiday safety and dog control laws.
A Sun report on city zero tolerance for New Year gunfire sparks letters comparing local shootings to Baghdad and Tet. A Meadow Lake Village resident recalls being struck by a stray bullet and laments lack of police presence and services after 27 years of tax payments.
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