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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2003
Page
4
David Bloom served alongside Fred Hartman, publisher emeritus 1950 1974, shaping newsroom leadership in a historic era. The partnership highlighted editorial direction and institutional memory amid midcentury newsroom changes.
A Georgetown study finds one in four TV alcohol ads reaches underage viewers, with 66,022 ads in the San Antonio market in 2001 and about $811 million spent industry wide. The center urges stricter FTC regulation as voluntary rules fail to protect teens. Other papers discuss tax cuts, economic outlook, and global tensions shaping 2003.
Berliner Zeitung cautions that 2003 lacks bright prospects. It foresees risks domestically and abroad, a likely US led Iraq war with a blank check, and post war instability in the Middle East. The year may end no safer or more stable, with economic turbulence accompanying political turmoil.
The Baytown Sun outlines editorial board meeting times and how to visit or schedule discussions with managing editor David Bloom. It lists board members and sets guidelines for letters and guest columns, including word limits and submission requirements.
A guest column argues that all religions have interpretations of sacred texts and that public comments by Rev. Pat Robertson and Rev. Jerry Falwell linking Islam to violence harmed Muslim Christian relations. The piece urges reading scripture through allegory, noting brutal psalms while urging acceptance of diverse interpretations to ease tensions.
In a letter to the editor, the writer endorses President Bush economic plan, praising accelerated tax cuts from 2001, marriage penalty relief, and incentives for saving and investing. The piece notes 92 million taxpayers would get an average $1,083 tax cut and 46 million couples $1,714, arguing the plan boosts employment and benefits all tax filers including the middle class.
City of Baytown government contacts include City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfara. City Council districts 1 through 6 list district representatives with phone numbers for Mercedes Renteria Ii, Scott Sheley, Calvin Mundinger, Don Murray, Ronnie Anderson, and Coleman Godwin. Addresses and central office details are provided for Baytown City Hall.
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