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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2008
Page
4
Luke Haies city editor and M A Bengtson community member retire from Vim Kintey newsroom. Eshbach retires as managing editor after lengthy tenure, marking a leadership transition and parting of long serving staff.
Ignacio Ramirez Jr receives Baytown City Council recognition for varied contributions to Baytown and its residents while a Ross S. Sterling High School student. He balanced NHS, band, choir, track, and active civic work, and earned All State Choir and Band invitations.
Bert Marshall, Baytown resident and publisher, recounts a Café Racer sighting on SH 146 near West Main. The rider, wearing black leathers and a helmet, loses control after clipping a road hump but miraculously stays in the seat. He urges road-surface changes and reflects on mortality and driving habits.
Readable list of federal officials including President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with general contact numbers, plus Texas representatives Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green and their local or district lines. Addresses and emails are included in the provided fragments.
Clifton E Clements publisher and Sandy Denson business contact are listed with emails. Joshua Hart oversees circulation and Gordon Gallatin directs advertising. The Sun welcomes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo requirement.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for signed letters and guest columns, including required writer contact details and editor rights. It notes delivery times and a redelivery phone line if the paper is late, with contact numbers for departments.
A Baytown reader recalls GCCISD history noting REL and RSS football greatness under Al Dennis and Ron Kramer, Stallworth Stadium crowds in the 1970s, historic campuses, the segregated era Carver School, Fred Hartman’s civic role, and old Baytown venues from Memorial Stadium to the Brunson Theatre.
A letter argues carpooling saves gallons but reduces road tax revenue, forcing higher taxes. The writer predicts fuel costs will rise to four or five dollars per gallon, blaming environmentalists and liberals for ending cheap gas.
A reader praises Coach Pete for welcoming students from Carver during integration at Robert E Lee. The letter mentions family members attending a fire scene with Alexander Foston in Pleasant Hill California. Page 8 contains the full letter.
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