Clifton Clements Leads Editorial Team Retired Members Named
Clifton E. Cliff Clements serves as Editor and Publisher with Jim Finley Jane Howard Lee retiring as Managing Editor and Reporter respectively. Community member Keith Magee moves to Asst Managing Editor while Jay Eshbach remains a longtime staffer.
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Bible in public schools sparks lawsuit in Odessa Texas
Eight Odessa area parents sue Ector County School Board to stop teaching a Bible curriculum from the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools. The suit highlights concerns over a fundamentalist Protestant interpretation amid wider options like the Bible Literacy Project. Chicago Tribune.
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Abundance in Jesus and the Feeding of the Five Thousand
A sermon contrasts abundance and shortage in faith, recounting Jesus feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fish. It urges reliance on Christ, noting how with Jesus nothing is scarce, and stresses that faith multiplies provisions and solves problems.
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Remembering a Christian bishop Ben Oliphint’s life and warmth
The author recalls Bishop Benjamin Oliphant as a loving, generous Methodist leader who shaped lives beyond his civil rights work. Born poor in East Texas, he rose to high offices, greeted families warmly, and valued children, faith, and community as much as liturgy and global missions.
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Government leaders and local Baytown Sun staff contacts
List of federal and state officials with phone and fax numbers, plus Baytown Sun staff names and roles. Includes Bush Cheney Hutchison Cornyn Poe Paul Green Clements Denson McKinley Hart and newsroom leaders, with note about letters and guest columns.
Baytown Sun letters policy and delivery notice
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for signed letters and guest columns. Include name, address, and phone for publication. the paper may edit or reject submissions. Delivery expectations are stated with morning delivery times and redelivery contacts.
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Not our civil war should leave Iraq now
A reader argues the United States must withdraw from Iraq to end the misadventure started by the Bush Administration. The letter condemns ongoing war costs, calls for accountability, and urges reallocation of taxpayer funds to rebuild the U.S. democracy and address domestic concerns.
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Ten Questions reflects on faith and welfare debate
The piece quotes Ronnie Anderson asserting if king for a day he would overhaul government handouts and welfare programs, linking them to Bible teachings. The reader argues that Scripture calls care for the needy, citing passages like Isaiah 58 7 and noting veterans and the poor rely on aid.
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