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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2004
Page
4
The Baytown Sun editorial explains floodplain maps from TSARP and FEMA for Harris County and Goose Creek. It notes 1 percent annual flood chance, high odds of flooding over 100 years, and the importance of flood insurance for homes in mapped floodplains.
The Baytown Sun invites community members to visit the editorial board to discuss local issues. Appointments are arranged through Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302 with board members Wanda Garner Cash, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee listed among current and former staff.
The Baytown Sun invites public interest letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, original with writer’s signature, address and phone not for publication, one submission per month, subject to editing, with mailing and fax or email contact details provided.
Texas Governor Rick Perry argues for fiscal restraint and a four point education plan. He proposes a $500 million annual boost for academic excellence, rejects Robin Hood funding, caps residential appraisal increases at 3 percent, and imposes local revenue limits to curb rising property taxes while empowering voters to consent to local tax growth. The plan ties tax relief to real savings and insists on governing with measurable outcomes.
On this date Nathaniel Hawthorne published The Scarlet Letter in 1850. James Madison was born in 1751 and West Point was established in 1802. Hitler scrapped the Versailles treaty in 1935. Iwo Jima was secured in 1945. The My Lai massacre occurred in 1968. Buckley was kidnapped in 1984 and died in captivity. Anderson was abducted in 1985 and released in 1991. Yamaguchi Harding Kerrigan swept worlds in 1991. Tony Harding's plea in 1997 ended with a fine. Saddam Hussein warned of wider war a year ago.
In 1951 the Neato family learned son Rodolfo Rudy Neito was missing in action in Korea. The next day a letter from the soldier confirmed capture by Chinese forces and 12 days of captivity.
A critical column accuses Gov. Perry of broken promises on home owners insurance reform Proposition 12 and tort reform. It argues reforms fail to lower costs or improve coverage, cites higher post reform rates, and alleges secret Bahamas meetings with donors while funding for public schools remains unfixed.
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