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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2006
Page
4
The editorial board includes Clifford E. Clements and David Bloom as editor publisher with Jane Howard Lee and Jim Finley listed as retired reporters. Doyle Barlow serves as sports editor and assistant managing editor, with Keith Magee as a contributing editor.
The 1965 Voting Rights Act enfranchised minorities by outlawing discriminatory practices like poll taxes and literacy tests. Support argues it expanded democracy, while opponents claim it unfairly singles out Southern states. The House Judiciary Committee recommends a 25 year extension to maximize participation.
The House quietly moved a 2 percent salary increase to 168500 for members, tucked in a funding bill for transportation and agencies. Critics note wage gaps vs 2004 median income and urge Senate action to oppose the maneuver. Senate opponents Lautenberg and Menendez are mentioned.
A compiled roster of state and federal elected leaders and officials with phone numbers and web addresses, including Rick Perry as Governor and George W. Bush as President. The list covers Texas legislators and agency heads, alongside federal senators and representatives with contact details. It also includes Baytown Sun newsroom staff and departments for reference.
Baytown Sun staff listings with address 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77522 P O Box 90 Zip code 77522 and phone numbers for main newsroom retail classifieds and circulation provide contact options and fax and email details for readers and advertisers.
The Baytown Sun reminds subscribers of standard delivery times and provides a redelivery hotline. If the paper does not arrive by 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday or 8 a.m. Sunday, call (281) 425-8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
The Baytown Sun welcomes original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Include a non publishing address and phone number. Submissions may be edited or refused. Send signed pieces to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax 281 427 1880 or email sun news bay townsun com.
Nat Hentoff notes the American Bar Association forms a task force to study presidential signing statements used by President Bush to bypass or reinterpret laws. The piece highlights journalist Charlie Savage of the Boston Globe and cites figures like Arlen Specter and Dick Cheney while warning of unchecked executive power and threats to constitutional checks and balances.
A Baytown reader salutes Wanda Garner Cash Treacy Roberts and Deana Nall as they leave the area. The letter thanks Wanda for Baytown Sun advisory work and Baytown Talk, praises Treacy for Exxon Mobil civic aid, and commends Deana for her Sun column and community involvement. A thanks also goes to Park and Rec staff and others who supported the West Baytown End of School Party.
A reader notes that the Texas Medical Center becomes tobacco free on July 1 2006 and UTMB in Galveston enforces the ban with tickets. The writer encourages correspondence about penalties and concerns over harassment of smokers at these institutions.
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