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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2005
Page
4
The Wayne Gray Sports Complex opens after renovations boosting all fields and amenities. A girls softball tournament may draw up to 40 teams from Abilene and New Orleans with July weekends booked for outside events and an August city tournament planned, signaling Baytown’s softball prominence.
The Baltimore Sun notes President Bush spoke Tuesday night to rally backing for Iraq policy but questioned the soundness of his approach. It argues withdrawal would be a humiliating disaster and finds no new plan in his address, with a sense that the past two years made little difference.
The Baytown Sun editorial board meets weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Readers may visit to discuss community issues and arrange appointments with Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Members include Wanda Garner Cash Jim Finley Jane Howard Lee.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public-interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, with an address and phone number not for publication, and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or Peg Mean at The Baytown Sun or via fax or email.
US. Congressman Gene Dreen urges remembrance of veterans and troops as the nation celebrates Independence Day. He cites budget shortfalls for veterans health care, calls for $1.3 billion in supplemental funding, and notes Senate and House actions to fill the gap. He emphasizes support for those in Iraq and Afghanistan and thanks veterans for past sacrifices.
July 1 marks Canada Day and includes notable events such as the 1867 creation of Canada as a self governing dominion, the start of Gettysburg in 1863, Roosevelt’s Rough Riders at San Juan Hill in 1898, Bretton Woods talks in 1944, Bikini Atoll nuclear test in 1946, Idlewild airport opening in 1948, subway fare rise, Diana’s birth in 1961, NPT signings in 1968, O Canada adopted in 1980, Hong Kong return in 1997, Yeltsin no confidence vote, Wolfman Jack death, Confederate flag removal in 2000s, and Saddam Hussein court appearance.
A June 29 issue faces critique for an 80 percent negative response to the war in Iraq. Letters argue free media is protected by the First Amendment and request journalism honesty over administration praise. The call is for accurate reporting reflecting public opinion rather than propagandistic bold headlines.
A concise meditation on the Declaration of Independence, natural rights, and the role of government. It emphasizes rights from God, equality at birth, and the Pursuit of Happiness as core American principles, urging renewal of these ideals to curb tyranny and celebrate liberty.
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