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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Cliff Clements serves as Editor Publisher with David Bloom as Managing Editor and Jim Finley retired Managing Editor. Jay Eshbach is listed as Community member. Jane Howard Lee and others are noted as retired staff with reporting duties.
The 1954 Knoxville News Sentinel notes the high court upheld that students cannot be assigned to public schools solely by race. Justice Kennedy dissented cautiously, warning the majority may permit de facto segregation and urging vigilance to preserve equality of opportunity in a changing society.
The Courier Journal notes President Bush spoke at the Naval War College Rhode Island, where reporters observed a respectful but subdued audience. It highlights that while al Qaeda is present in Iraq, analysts say Sunni-Shiite tensions are the main driver of violence, not the primary obstacle to stability.
The Barbers Hill High School class of 1957 gathered June 9 for a 50 year reunion at the city hall senior center. Attendees included former faculty Lloyd Kelley Winston Smith Elzie Lee McCagg and many classmates with spouses and relatives. Highlights featured reminiscences food catered by Bud's Barbecue and a remembrance table for deceased members as the group celebrated a close knit Barbers Hill community.
Federal and state officials are listed with titles and phone numbers including George W Bush president, Dick Cheney vice president, Kay Bailey Hutchison senator, John Cornyn senator, Ted Poe representative, Ron Paul representative, and Gene Green representative. Also included are fax numbers and district websites.
The Sun provides contact details for Clifton E. Clements, Sandy Denson, Emmett McKinley, Joshua Hart, David Bloom and Keith Magee. It invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words and notes that guest columns should include.
The Baytown Sun prints original letters and guest columns signed by the author. Include a return address and phone number for publication decisions. Submissions may be edited and the paper may refuse publication. Contact details and delivery times are provided for readers.
A Baytown letter writer claims the city has no traffic engineer, recounting calls to a non existent number and mis identified staff. The piece asserts the Director of Public Works acts as city traffic engineer and questions education requirements, urging proper budgeting and an actual traffic engineering expert for projects like Garth Road and Baker Road.
In March I visited Strawberry Park with my mom and grandpa to view a display of over 3,000 small United States flags honoring fallen military personnel from Iraq. Each flag pole carried the service member’s name, military number, and photo, with Texas flags on Texas entries. The exhibit mirrors the Memorial Park display in Houston on Memorial Day.
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