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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2009
Page
4
Luke Hales and Jay Eshbach are named editors with M A Bengtson and Jim Finley contributing as community members. Dave Rogers, former Sports Editor, returns to assist as managing editor alongside Dave Mathews as assistant.
A New Year report notes the 2008 transition ends the Bush presidency and ushers a fragile era. It cites the U S Iraq status of forces agreement reducing combat by 2011, questions Afghan war progress, and Obama’s plan to deploy more troops amid faltering coalition support. The piece reflects on historical cycles.
Jim Finley argues for nomination of a Baker Road and Cynda Brooke traffic signal named Felipe as Citizen Of The Year. He praises its driver friendly timing and NASA flair while humorously noting other signals as clumsy. The piece reflects Sun nostalgia and local civic quirks.
The Baytown Sun provides contact numbers for federal and local representatives and lists publisher and staff contacts. Readers may send letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with signatures, including an address and phone number for publication. Submissions may be edited and redelivery issues are addressed by calling the provided numbers.
Ken Howell of Baytown argues that Democratic control of Congress since 2006 under Pelosi and Reid has yielded low approval ratings. He criticizes MSM coverage, questions voter knowledge of the Vice President, and hopes Obama’s change improves the nation after the 110th Congress.
The writer praises a Sanders letter with no racial tone about President-Elect Barack Obama and notes Obama carried 365 electoral votes to 173 for McCain. She disputes claims of Obama not being a citizen and challenges fellow readers in a spirited hometown newspaper exchange.
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