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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2008
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements is editor publisher and Jim Finley retires as managing editor. Jay Eshbach and Luke Hales join as managing editors with N. Bengtson noted as a community member.
The piece argues Congress should renew the expired wiretap law without retroactive immunity for telecom firms, while House Democrats resist expanded secrecy. It says a temporary renewal is needed to allow a new president to push for a lasting, properly safeguarded legal framework next year.
The inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security reports FEMA misspent millions from selling used travel trailers after Katrina. FEMA bought 200,000 trailers, but proceeds were not fully used for new units or Treasury returns. Instead 13 million went to SUVs, travel expenses, and credit cards amid prior probes into misuse of purchase cards.
Investors pulled $13 billion from mutual funds in late January amid uncertainty about the economy. Gary Clemmons urges recognizing and reacting to market trends, advising to move to less volatile assets in downturns and to preserve capital for opportunities after the cycle turns.
The document lists top officials including President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Senator John Cornyn, Rep Ted Poe, Rep Ron Paul, and Rep Gene Green with phone numbers and web addresses for official channels. It includes multiple district contacts and office lines.
Local newspaper contact details include Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager Joshua Hart circulation manager Gordon Gallatin advertising director and David Bloom managing editor with information on letters to the editor and guest columns plus photo requirements.
The Baytown Sun provides submission rules for letters and guest columns, requiring signed pieces with full contact info. It notes editorial rights, publication timelines, and redelivery help if a paper is late.
A reader critiques Alan Hudgins's Sun letter about school board president Bob Hoskins. The only factual point highlighted is Hudgins' 62 percent of 20 000 equaling 12 400, with all other assertions labeled as inflammatory rhetoric.
A letter to Judy Jirrels questions GCCISD board president Bob Hoskins for opposing low income housing. It argues 62 percent economically disadvantaged students need housing benefits, asserts Hoskins acted with prejudice, and claims no educational benefit arose for the majority. The writer labels the rhetoric unprofessional.
The writer argues that three incumbent Senators running for president cannot properly serve while paid for two full time jobs. They claim voters did not elect them to campaign nationwide and that Senate members lack time to study bills. They compare presidential campaigning to stealing by earning pay for an unperformed job.
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