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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2003
Page
4
Wanda Garner Gash serves as editor and publisher for The Baytown Sun, with David Bloom as managing editor and Fred Hartman noted as publisher emeritus (1950 1974). The article lists key leadership figures for the 20th century Baytown newspaper.
The Baytown Sun editorial lauds the Baytown Youth Fair and Livestock Show Association for 43 years of service with a week of livestock exhibits judging horse shows and contests at the Baytown Fairgrounds 7900 N Main St. The Friday 4:30 p.m. livestock auction offers youths a chance to recoup or profit from their projects as area 4 H and FFA members display horticulture metal trades and home economics efforts and readers are invited to attend and thank the contributors.
The piece argues that US France relations, though strained, share values and interests. It stresses unity against terrorism and warns against anti-French rhetoric from hawks at the Pentagon. France should support American efforts to keep Western interests aligned.
Austin columnist Dave McNeely argues Perry lamented Sharp as lieutenant governor candidate, while Dewhurst advances a school finance reform that broadens the sales tax and raises property taxes. He notes Perry and Craddick clash on handling the Robin Hood plan, with Dewhurst winning Senate trust and power.
A Robert E Lee graduate from the mid-1950s reflects on enrollment growth, moving from Illinois to Plano in 1975, and the experiences of five states. She notes large weekly enrollments, drug problems, and schedules, praising the variety of classes and the maturity her daughter gained for college.
Si Wells of Sarina Queensland requests help locating classmates for the 40th reunion of 1964 graduates. He recalls Tom Bill Wells, son of Willia Mae Wells on Idlewood Drive, and mentions his father Josh Wells. He seeks guidance on how to reconnect after losing touch post fifth reunion and not receiving invitations.
The Baytown Sun invites public issues discussion with weekly 2 pm editorial board meetings on Wednesdays. Letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words are welcome with a writer photo. Submit to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown TX 77522 or by fax email.
Baytown government lists City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfaro with district council members and admin numbers. Goose Creek Administration offices provide trustees and contact lines. Board terms span two years for council and three years for trustees with meetings on second and fourth Thursdays or Mondays at 6:30 pm.
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