Baytown Sun Editor and Publisher Highlights
The Baytown Sun tracing its roots to 1922 notes editor and publisher roles including David Bloom as cash, managing editor Fred Hartman, and Publisher Emeritus 1950 1974 reflecting the paper witnesed leadership across decades.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Meredith Darnell
Deé Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
Lee College opens new Baytown arena wins cheers in debut
The Sun lauds Lee College for opening a 77000 square foot sports arena with 1500 seats and free 730 p.m. admission. Dennis Topper cut the halftime ribbon as the Runnin' Rebels impressed a near capacity crowd. Connie Knepp retires after 22 years with Baytown City Hall, praised for patience and know how. Blood drive at Sterling High School raised 111 donations aiding Karen Pitts in intensive care after brain tumor removal. Jeers target drivers running red lights at Baker Decker and call for courteous behavior and a traffic light at Bayland Island’s Highway 146 curve. Readers urged to submit cheers and jeers and noted the editorial runs Mondays.
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Lee College
Runnin’ Rebels
Dennis Topper
Topper
Baytown
Lee
Sterling
Sterling High School
Karen Pitts
Baker/Decker
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Welcomes Community Submissions
The Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns up to 300 and 500 words respectively with a writer photo. Submissions must be original, signed, include address and non publishable phone, limited to one per month, and may be edited.
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The
Baytown Sun
Sun
Wanda Gamer Cash
David Bloom
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Armey Farewell Address Warns Against Sacrificing Freedom
Nat Hentoff reports on Dick Armey’s farewell at the National Press Club urging vigilance to protect civil liberties amid terror concerns. The piece cites ties with the ACLU, EPIC, and various reform groups, noting rising civil liberties activism post 9/11 and Armey’s plea not to give up on freedom.
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House
Dick Armey
National Press Club
Washington
Armey
Supreme Court
William Brennan
Pal
Brennan
Charles Lane
Bob Barr
Georgia
CNN
Donald Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Electronic Privacy Information Center
EPIC
Senate
American Civil Liberties Union
Phyllis Schafly
Eagle Forum
Free Congress Foundation
American Library Association
Armey and
Barr
ACLU
Anthony Romero
George H.W. Bush
Romero
Illinois
Henry Hyde
Scheider
The
National Organization For Women
Bill of Rights Defense Committees
Accident a defining moment for local teenager
A Baytown teenager argues that fear of car travel with boys keeps girls grounded. She recounts a golf cart accident that nearly killed her, underscoring a belief that one risky ride could end a life. The letter urges caution and personal safety over thrill seeking.
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Wal-Mart
Houston
Baytown
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