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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2006
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements remains editor publisher while Jim Finley is retired as managing editor. Doyle Barlow is managing editor, with David Bloom as neb managing editor and Jane Howard Lee retired. Keith Magee serves as assistant managing editor.
Texas commentary warns that a Democratic bid to lift the federal minimum wage to 7.25 faced a 52 to 46 Senate tally failing to reach 60. Republicans oppose. House pay raises and consumer costs are debated. The piece urges Congress to act, noting polling support for higher wages.
A column recounts the murders of Samaira Nazir in Southall and Ghazala Khan west of Copenhagen, noting family orders and social backlash. It urges Muslim communities to condemn honor killings, highlights related cases in Jordan and Pakistan, and calls for public outrage to curb such acts. It cites authorities and experts and ends with a plea for action.
Federal and Texas officials listed with names and incomplete phone numbers. Includes President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Senator John Cornyn Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green and offices shown with partial fax and web details.
A reader directory lists Clifton Clements as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager with Baytown Sun contact emails. It also names David Bloom as Managing Editor Keith Magee as Assistant Managing Editor Doyle Barlow as Sports Editor and Angie Pagel as Advertising Director along with Wayne Oxedine as Production Manager.
The Baytown Sun local newspaper lists its address at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77522 and P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522. Main newsroom and department phone numbers include Main 281 422 8302 Newsroom 281 425 8016 Retail 281 425 8036 Classified 281 425 8008 Circulation 281 425 8048 and Fax 281 427 1880 with email sunnews baytownsun.com and website www baytownsun com.
Readers are reminded to expect the Baytown Sun by 6 a.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays. If not delivered on time, call (281) 425 8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
The Baytown Sun prints original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions must include the writer’s address and a non publication phone number. Photos required for guest columns. The Sun may edit or refuse any submission.
A reader argues global warming is a global issue not just American, cites China pollution and third world practices, opposes harsh EPA controls, and urges global cooperation plus domestic drilling to reduce dependence on OPEC. He warns strict environmental rules could cost jobs and outsourcing, comparing energy shifts to the whale oil transition.
A reader apologizes for a letter about boiler makers. He explains that true boiler makers undergo extensive training and apprenticeship, contrasting them with less skilled turn-around workers. He praises genuine boiler maker craftsmen and apologizes to the man who alerted him.
A writer argues that risks from smoking and secondhand smoke are exaggerated for political and financial reasons. They claim daily pollution and other hazards are more impactful and that antismoking zeal exceeds genuine health concerns. They deem passive smoking a hoax while acknowledging some risk exists.
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