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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2008
Page
4
Baytown editorials oppose an ordinance against saggy pants arguing dress code should be parents’ remit not city policy. Critics question enforceability and potential creep to regulate fashion, urging focus on policing and public safety instead. Editorial by Cliff Clements.
Baytown veteran Bert Marshall, longtime Baytown resident and publisher of OurBaytown.com, muses on his epitaph and final wishes. He wonders how to be remembered, ponders humorous lines, memorial features, and a grand tomb with music, food, and reader columns.
A compiled outreach snippet lists George W. Bush and Dick Cheney as national leaders with White House contact details, plus Texas senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn with Capitol and district numbers, Rep Ted Poe, Rep Ron Paul, and Rep Gene Green with their respective offices and faxes.
The Baytown Sun provides contact details for Clifton Clements and Sandy Denson for publishing and business matters, Joshua Hart for circulation, and Gordon Gallatin for advertising. The Newsroom lists David Bloom as managing editor. Letters and guest columns are welcome with word limits and a photo requirement.
Instructions for submitting signed letters and guest columns, including required sender details, editing rights, and the Baytown Sun delivery schedule. Readers are advised to contact the newsroom for redelivery if the paper is late, with phone numbers provided for each service.
A reader urges a ban on sagging pants, arguing it insults the public and could aid theft. The writer contrasts opinions, calls for parental responsibility, and suggests city government intervene if others won’t address the problem. The piece reflects concerns about morals and decency.
A reader challenges R Rodriguez on compulsory Pledge of Allegiance for all ages arguing loyalty is interior and not tied to frequent public recitation. The letter cites personal service, calls for voluntary patriotism, and notes Supreme Court limits on mandatory ideological unity.
A reader thanks Baytown Sun sports reporter Michael Pineda for his years of coverage. The letter lauds his friendly professional style and integrity and wishes him well as he returns to Oklahoma for the next life phase.
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