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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2009
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements edits and publishes with Dave Mathews as managing editor. Jay Eshbach joins as community editor and Jim Finley formerly served as managing editor. Luke Hales assists, with M. A. Bengtson and Dave Rogers contributing in community and sports areas.
The Goose Creek school board has begun the search for a new superintendent. While current leader Dr. Toby York guides the district, officials plan to pursue candidates from Texas or nearby states, with a possible internal candidate consideration. The board seeks a well versed administrator familiar with Texas regulations and TAKS requirements to elevate local schools.
The piece reflects on Barack Obama becoming the first Black president amid Black History Month, urging cooperation with Republicans and warning against partisan obstruction. It cites Texas Senator John Cornyn and Rush Limbaugh, notes Obama’s inaugural promise of change, and discusses Guantanamo policy and national security balanced with human rights. Ray Wilson of Baytown, a retired Exxon supervisor, is mentioned as the contact.
The Baytown Sun lists contact emails and phones for staff including Publisher Clifton Clements and Newsroom, plus mailing address, fees, and submission rules. It notes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with photo required, and provides redelivery and publication policies.
Jim Finley recalls four standout concerts from a 50 year span. He recounts Jim Nabors at a Kiwanis event in Phoenix in 1984 delivering a stunning show, and Ronnie Milsap headlining a Stafford, Texas show with Brazoria County friends inviting the author.
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