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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2004
Page
4
The Baytown Sun editorial argues that the Supreme Court avoided ruling on whether adding under God to the Pledge of Allegiance violates church establishment. It maintains the phrase is permissible if not mandatory, criticizes both sides’ extremism, and notes future lawsuits may arise.
The Dallas Morning News notes a shift as Hispanics increasingly adopt English, prompting SDiTV to launch English programming on cable and satellite in February and Way Group to follow. The move targets immigrants learning English and broadens appeal beyond Spanish speakers. The piece highlights demographic changes and potential market adaptations.
The Baytown Sun editorial board holds weekly meetings at 2 p m on Wednesdays and invites community members to attend to discuss local issues. To set an appointment, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281 422 8302. Board members include Wanda Gamer Cash, David Bloom, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
The Baytown Sun invites original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Include writer’s address and phone not for publication plus a photo for columns. Submissions limited to one per month and may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom, P.O. Box 90, Baytown, 77522, or fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnewsbaytownsun.com.
Readers discuss animal care and legal outcomes in two letters to the editor. A Baytown contributor commends Melissa Sweeney for not plea bargaining in a senior horse abuse case while noting the challenges of aging animals and variable pasture conditions. Another reader praises school leadership pay and extols positive youth sports coverage by Baytown Sun, Baytown Little Leagues, and local editors for highlighting constructive activities.
National and world leaders gathered June 1 to honor Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, at the Washington National Cathedral. France’s Chirac and Mexico’s Fox did not attend, while some notable figures appeared detached or inattentive, drawing mixed reactions from observers.
Highlights include Sally Ride becoming America's first woman in space in 1983 aboard the Challenger. Other anniversaries mark Philadelphia’s entry in 1778, the U.S. declaring war in 1812, Napoleon’s Waterloo in 1815, Amelia Earhart’s transatlantic flight in 1928, Churchill’s finest hour in 1940, and William Joyce Lord Haw-Haw charged with high treason in 1945.
A 1937 ten week supervised recreation program runs at nine area playgrounds cost 350 dollars. In 1950 the Baytown Jaycees earn national civic recognition. In 1953 a Sun reporter talks to eight Baytonians who back the Rosenbergs’ execution. In 1975 Baytown is a Bicentennial community. In 1990 county officials expect oil from a wrecked ship off Galveston to reach shore within a day. In 2000 a South Korean media crew visits Baytown Nature Center. In 2003 local reps pledge attendance as Perry calls a special session on redistricting.
At a three day Texas Democratic convention in Houston the party weighs its chances to overturn Republican dominance since 1980. Delegates plan to pick Boston bound delegates while debating Perry's future, Dean era energy, Hispanic turnout, and possible 2006 statewide gains amid a shaken Texas political landscape.
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