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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 2008
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements retires as editor publisher and Jim Finley steps away from his longtime role as managing editor. Community member Lyn Hales and M.A. Bengtson Mitu join as editors with Eshbach and other staff noting continuity in local coverage.
The Baytown Sun editorial notes officials plan two 22 passenger buses by July to run three weekday routes from 7 am to 6 pm linking San Jacinto Mall, Lee College and southwest and mid western city sectors. Fares are $1 for adults 50 cents for children seniors and the disabled with Lee College students riding free.
Bert Marshall, a 30-year Baytown resident and publisher of OurBaytown.com, recounts walking city streets to Jenkins Park and Goose Creek Trail, criticizing the lack of sidewalks and shoulderless roads. He envisions expanded Jenkins Park and Goose Creek paths linking Baytown from Massey Tompkins to Rollingbrook, urging safer routes and a future 5K and 10K events.
A list of public figures includes President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with federal contact numbers. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn provide district phone and fax lines plus Senate sites.
The Sun lists representatives and staff including Ted Poe Cliff Clements Sandy Denson Ron Paul Gene Green Joshua Hart Gordon Gallatin and David Bloom. The paper invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo required for columns.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns including required signature, return address, and editing rights. It also specifies delivery times and redelivery contact if the paper is late, with phone numbers for submissions and circulation inquiries.
A Baytown letter argues for expanded sidewalks amid rising energy costs and environmental concerns. It highlights Hutto and Rollingbrook as a case of missing crossings and inaccessible paths, urging businesses near Garth shopping to install sidewalks and shade trees with tax incentives for participation.
The writer questions how items in blue recycling bins are processed after collection and urges the city to explain how separates are handled. They note observing mixed materials entering a garbage truck and compare with another city that sorted recyclables during pickup. They request clarity on who pays for the service.
The writer argues that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia pay low gas prices while U S prices rise, linking oil profits to the Bush family. They accuse politicians of causing high oil costs to benefit oil interests and imply a White House crime tied to oil money.
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