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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2008
Page
4
Clifton E. CIT ClementsEditor Publisher Jim Finley als David BloomManaging Editor Luke Hales retiredManaging Editor M.A. BengtsonCommunity member Jay Eshbach
The Senate passed a bill to fund reversing physician pay cuts by lowering Medicare Advantage payments. Opposed by White House and South Carolina senators, it likely survives veto. Harvard study notes underpay of primary care doctors, driving physician shortages nationwide. The piece argues against expanding government role in health care.
Congress moves to tighten archives rules after thousands of missing Bush era emails. House passage seeks stronger preservation standards and aggressive compliance checks, citing past inspections being relaxed. Senate must back measures to safeguard the historical record.
Rep Gene Green, newly named chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, outlines push to clean up the San Jacinto River Superfund site, investigate the Goodyear plant explosion, and curb PCB imports from Mexico. He cites EPA laser detection funding, CSB investigations, and chemical facility security amid Gulf Coast industry. He notes district coverage includes Houston and surrounding cities.
A list of national and Texas federal officials is provided including President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with White House contact lines, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rep. Ted Poe, Rep. Ron Paul, and Rep. Gene Green, plus district lines and office hours.
The Sun lists contact details for Clifton E Clements, Sandy Denson, Joshua Hart and Gordon Gallatin. It provides newsroom and staff roles including publisher, business manager, circulation manager and managing editor. It invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo required.
The Baytown Sun provides contact details for letters to the editor and guest columns. Submissions must include the writer’s signature and a non publication request contact, with editing rights reserved. Readers should receive the newspaper by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays, with redelivery calls by 9 a.m. if late.
A reader derides efforts to relocate the USS Texas from San Jacinto State Park to Galveston. The letter asserts the ship’s historic role and argues it belongs at San Jacinto as its home, condemning revisionist calls and defending its preservation as a national symbol.
A reader voices frustration over city efforts to keep the area clean and preserve beauty. They note boat parking bans on private property, compliance by homeowners, but criticism of a growing junkyard on Barkaloo and perceived selective enforcement fueling anger at local government.
A teacher weighs in on Josh Crosser's letter about forcing the Pledge of Allegiance. The writer argues for both educating and requiring students to recite the pledge to honor the country and the freedoms available in America. They express offense at those who choose not to participate.
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