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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2008
Page
4
Clifton E. Cliff Clements serves as Editor Publisher with Jim Finley retired as Managing Editor and City Editor Jay Eshbach joined by M A Bengtson, along with David Bloom as Managing Editor and Luke Hales as community member.
An editorial by Luke Hales of The Baytown Sun urges razing four neglected structures the Urban Rehabilitation Standards Review Board deems fire and safety hazards. The old Baltimore Hotel, Price's Furniture, Gibson's store, and other sites are slated for demolition to protect the public and allow new development.
The writer laments bland current events and cites past dates and figures from Kenneth Lay to Dick Clark. They praise local governance in Baytown while noting stalled plans for a Bayland Island hotel, streetlight upgrades, and zoning concerns amid economic strain and rising activity from block captains.
Government officials and congressional representatives listed with names roles and multiple contact numbers for Washington DC and district offices. Includes President Vice President Senators and House members Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green with phone and fax lines for each office.
The Baytown Sun lists contact details for Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager Joshua Hart circulation manager Gordon Gallatin advertising director and David Bloom managing editor. The paper invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words and notes guest columns should include a photo.
The Baytown Sun invites signed letters and guest columns addressed to the paper. Submissions may be edited and the editor may refuse publication. Readers should receive the paper by 6 am weekdays and 8 am Sundays. call 281 425 8066 by 9 am if late for redelivery.
A Baytown reader thanks a helpful young man who assisted with loading five Crisis Care Kit boxes at a UPS drop off on I-10. He helped without being named, and the writer hopes the good deed is recognized in the Baytown Sun.
Luke Hales urges immediate repair of non functioning street lights via the city site and Resident's Services. Citizens and Baytown officers should report outages to CenterPoint and city officials, with BPD and Public Works notifying dispatchers to file incident reports for rapid action.
Two locals helped a woman with a broken car on Rollingbrook near Logan's Point around 11:15 a.m. They moved the vehicle into the old Kmart parking lot as Baytown PD sent two patrol units to assist with traffic. They thanked the officers while noting many drivers did not stop.
Eric Castillo, a Ross S. Sterling junior and new MCJROTC CO, earned a leadership camp spot in July at a Pennsylvania program that trains cadets from across the nation. Joseph Davis, Sterling junior, is an alternates and has been called up. The Sterling MCJROTC Booster Club and instructors celebrate the honor as they prepare for 2008-2009 leadership roles.
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