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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2006
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash returns as Editor Publisher while Jim Finley steps back as retiring Managing Editor Doyle Barlow retains duties with Sports Editor David Bloom and News Editor Danielle Lynch remaining in roles Jane Howard Lee’s retirement noted with continued editorial oversight by the board.
Editorial promoting Sunshine Week across newspapers to raise awareness of access to government information. Highlights FOIA and Texas Public Information Act, James Madison’s birthday, and the public’s right to know. Calls readers to read, stay vigilant, and participate in government transparency. Written by Wanda Garner Cash for The Baytown Sun.
State Rep Scott Hochberg argues reform proposals ignore broad student needs and waste tax dollars. He critiques TAKS limitations and calls for tests like SAT style assessment, better teacher training, and accountable spending with independent audits rather than in-classroom gimmicks. He warns against tying reform to partisan election dates or state-imposed school calendars.
Government officials Rick Perry as Governor and David Dewhurst as Lt. Governor lead a contact roster with phone lines for agencies including Greg Abbott and Carole Strayhorn. The list covers land, agriculture, railroad commissions and several state senate and house districts with a web resource to identify local representation.
The Baytown Sun lists Wanda Garner Cash as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager. Newsroom contacts include David Bloom as Managing Editor and Danielle Lynch as News Editor. Doyle Barlow serves as Sports Editor and Danielle Lynch covers editorial leadership.
The Baytown Sun provides contact numbers for departments and deadlines for redelivery and submission of letters and guest columns. It explains requirements for original material, signatures, non publication details, and submission methods via mail fax or email.
A reader recalls smoking harmed a mother through severe nasal polyps and headaches, noting the stepfather quit after consequences. The second portion describes giving $12 to two spring break volunteers washing a motorcycle, who said proceeds benefited themselves.
Joe Connealy recalls growing up on Carolina and Missouri streets in Old Baytown, celebrating late 1940s and 1950s Baytown life. He highlights the Quack Shack as a teen entertainment hub tied to Lee High School class of 1956, noting its honor system for Coke purchases and the cigar-box cash box.
The Baytown Genealogy Society expresses gratitude to merchants and individuals for contributions to its 2006 Spring Seminar. It credits program speakers and volunteers like Herberta Mask and Peggy Koenig for making the event a success and hopes attendees enjoyed the day.
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