Editorial roundup questions about Iraqi prisoner abuse response
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes no guilty verdicts yet and calls for a thorough US military inquiry under the Universal Code of Military Justice and the Geneva Convention. It contrasts this with resistance to publishing returning coffins and Wolfowitz’s understated casualty figure, asking what the nation has become.
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Abu Ghraib
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Iraq
Paul Wolfowitz
Pitsburgh
Nightline censorship by Sinclair draws scrutiny
The Palm Beach Post discusses Sinclair Broadcast Group censoring a Nightline edition on eight ABC affiliates after Ted Koppel read the names of U S troops killed in Iraq. The piece notes the broader public unease over the war and journalistic duty to question rationale and planning.
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Iraq
Congress
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Nightline
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Florida
Ted Koppel
Palm Beach
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Nightline Names and Censorship Debate Highlight Media Power
The Buffalo News notes the controversy sparked by Ted Koppel reading American war dead on Nightline and the Sinclair blackout across 62 stations, signaling concerns about media giant censorship and FCC policy shifts. The piece praises Koppel’s ability to deliver a full hour of the dead from a war, contrasting with Vietnam tribute timelines and political context.
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Ted Koppel
Sinclair Broadcasting Group
FCC
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Vietnam
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meets Weekly at 2 PM
The Baytown Sun editorial board holds weekly meetings at 2 p.m. every Wednesday and invites community members to discuss issues. To arrange an appointment contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
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Jane Howard Lee
Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun welcomes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest. Submissions must be original, signed, and include a non publication address and phone number. Limit one per month. editor may edit and may refuse publication.
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Readers defend Iraq war coverage and urge full fact checks
William J. "Batch" Giles Jr of Baytown writes to praise his newspaper but urge editors to present complete facts on the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. He cautions against political sensationalism, defends veterans and U S leadership, and calls for accurate reporting and restraint in framing prisoner abuse and war justice.
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Afghanistan
Vietnam
U.S. Army
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U.S.S. Cole
Knobar Towers
International Red Cross
William J. “Batch” Giles, Jr
Baytown
President Bush Courage, Oil, and Security Rally cry
A reader essay praises President Bush for defending national security and opposing forces abroad. It recalls World War II and Vietnam, arguing veterans’ sacrifices helped halt communism and Berlin Wall efforts. The writer expresses pride in leadership and stance on foreign policy. Russell Jarrell Abin.
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United States
Japan
Europe
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Roosevelt
Truman
Vietnam
Russia
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Russell Jarrell Abin
Baptists Debate Public Schools and Schooling Choices
A Virginia Baptist leader proposes a June resolution for the Southern Baptist Convention urging withdrawal from public schools. The piece argues it would destabilize Christian witness and ignore many families relying on public education. It criticizes home schooling advocates and links opposition to public funding with school decline.
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Virginia
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May 8 in History 1945 Ends War in Europe
Today marks May 8 2004 the 129th day with fifty six years since Truman announced European victory in World War II. Notable events include de Soto reaching the Mississippi River in 1541, Palo Alto battle in 1846, Truman born in 1884 and Coca Cola syrup invented in 1886.
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Palo Alto
Texas
Zachary Taylor
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Baytown historical notes and policy milestones across decades
A retrospective roundup covers Herbert Frazier's hospitalization after a heart attack in Houston in 1950, Baytown’s April 1975 relocation figure of 84 families, subpoenas for two Baytown Parks staff in a 1990 trial over a poison case in Austin, a 2000 plan for a $1.3 million permanent housing unit for chronically ill individuals, and Barbers Hill School Board actions in 2002 on prayer policy and bond election phase.
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Houston Lighting and Power Co
Baytown
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Barbers Hill
More Than a Skeleton Faces Evangelical Prophecy Craze
Harvard professor Paul Maier of Western Michigan University challenges the evangelical end times fever sparked by the Left Behind novels. He argues for a sober gospel focus and warns against excessive prophecy fixation while previewing his DaVinci Code critique and potential future thrillers.
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St Paul
Dan Brown
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