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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2009
Page
4
Former managing editor and current sports editor Jim Finley leads a staff reshuffle as Luke Hales steps into the role of editor under the supervision of M A Bengtson, a longtime community member and former editor.
Weather forecasters predict a slower hurricane season, but locals know predictions vary. The article stresses the importance of landfall strength and urges preparation. It recalls 1983's Hurricane Alicia with 96 mph winds and 11 inches of rain, leaving Baytown with widespread outages and over $62 million in damage, and notes last year's recovering.
Jim Finley recalls Don Haley, a Gulf Coast football coaching legend with the Bay City Black Cats, who died at 88 after guiding football and baseball for years and welcoming Finley early in his journalism career. Haley was inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor in Houston.
The Baytown Sun lists politicians contact details and staff roles, plus submission rules. It provides publisher and editor names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and instructions for letters and guest columns, including deadlines and delivery expectations.
A reader laments gerrymandering in US Congressional District 2 and cites a 2000 to 2005 drop in Liberty County median income of 28.3 percent to $32,201, noting a shift from Democrat to Republican voters among the working poor while voicing support for the Democratic Party. The writer urges paying with good deeds.
A fond farewell note marks Monsignor Fred OConnor departing St John’s Catholic Church for a new parish. The writer recalls his welcoming Homilies and upbeat outlook, noting past ties to St Jude’s Highlands and Baytown Little Theater.
A veteran speaker condemns Congress and Senate leaders for opposing President Obama's VA plan. He argues veterans’ service protects freedom and urges accountability for leaders who damaged the economy, calling for charges against those who harmed America. The note directs readers to see letters on page 7A.
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