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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 2006
Page
4
The editorial page announces Wanda Garner Cash as Editor Publisher and Jim Finley as Managing Editor with David Bloom Jane Howard Lee and Danielle Lynch among the newsroom leadership team. The lineup highlights experienced reporters and editors guiding coverage and editorial direction.
Baytown Sun editorial argues for a substantive, nonpartisan debate on Iraq in Congress. It criticizes Stay the Course rhetoric and notes public concerns over 2500+ deaths 18300 wounded and broad mission aims. Editorial by David Bloom for the newspaper board urges clarity, accountability, and leadership.
A guest column links the USS Indianapolis disaster to World War II history. The ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine near Leyte after leaving Tinian, causing catastrophic damage and a frantic emergency.
Baytown honors Electrician's Mate First Class William Marvin Baker Jr on a Veterans Memorial Park obelisk. The USS Indianapolis sank after an explosion in 1945, with 317 survivors, 580 dead, and a vast oil slick impeding lifeboat endurance. The piece links local remembrance to the broader Pacific war end and atomic age context.
A list of federal and congressional contacts is provided, including President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with White House phone and fax numbers, and several senators and representatives with office numbers and stated web addresses. Names include Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green along with district and fax details.
Baytown Sun contact details list Wanda Garner Cash publisher Sandy Denson business manager Newsroom editors David Bloom Danielle Lynch Doyle Barrow Angie Pagel advertising director Wayne Oxedine production manager with their emails and roles.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns, including word limits, signature requirements, and contact details. It notes editors may edit and may refuse publication, with submission to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom and options to mail fax or email.
A Baytown reader champions public transportation and urges the Baytown Sun to spotlight transit realities and hardships. The letter criticizes past city refusals of cooperative programs with Metro and Tri-County Transit, praises Garcia while warning of rhetoric, and argues for city commitment, funding, and partnerships to create a disability friendly, regularly scheduled bus service using non profit models and USDOT funds.
A reader laments no city bus service and missing sidewalks. They note residents cannot afford transport, must walk in wet grass or puddles, and question why Houston buses reach only outlying areas while Baytown residents struggle to get around. They urge practical transit solutions.
A hospital discusses a new policy aimed at curbing employee smoking near campus. Critics say the plan overreaches by trying to ban smoking off site and question enforcement, while supporters cite secondhand smoke risks and campus safety.
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