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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2008
Page
4
Jim Finley retires from his role after a long tenure guiding the newsroom. Jay Eshbach and Luke Hales are noted as city editor and staff editor, with M.A. Bengtson serving as a community member.
Editorial urges broad voter participation in the 2008 election year highlighting open races in Texas Harris County and Chambers County. It notes no incumbent presidents or vice presidents, calls for voter registration options through Harris County Tax Office DPS and local offices, and stresses democracy hinges on widespread turnout.
Vernon Neapolitan Johns an African American Baptist minister shaped by a tough early life in Virginia became Dexter Avenue Baptist Church pastor in Montgomery Alabama. He preached social justice economic empowerment and racial equality challenging both black elites and white establishment prompting controversy and a 1952 resignation and later replacement by Martin Luther King Jr. He died in 1965 leaving a legacy as a provocative precursory voice in the civil rights movement.
Government officials listed include President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Senator John Cornyn Representative Ted Poe Representative Ron Paul Representative Gene Green with phone and fax numbers and official websites for contact.
The Baytown Sun lists Clifton E. Clements as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager with email contact, Joshua Hart as Circulation Manager, Gordon Gallatin as Advertising Director, and David Bloom as Managing Editor. The notice invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, noting guest columns should include a photo.
The Baytown Sun lists submission rules for signed letters and guest columns with contact details for sending letters. It notes delivery times, advising readers to call by 9 a.m. if the paper is late to ensure redelivery.
William Rusher argues that Barack Obama, though historic as a black candidate, lacks a substantial public record for a presidential bid. He notes eight years in the Illinois senate and just over two in the U.S. Senate as insufficient basis for national leadership, warning against ballot enthusiasm fueled by identity rather than qualifications.
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