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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2009
Page
4
Luke Hales and Dave Rogers present community voices in Letters to the Editor. Readers share perspectives on local issues and timely topics, reflecting newsroom dialogue and public opinion.
The writer from Dayton asks to stop mentioning former presidents in letters, arguing Republicans shamefully avoid admitting voting for Bush and pushing blame onto Obama. The note suggests Clinton-era praise is off limits and labels Bush as off-limits while accusing others of political venom.
Raymond Martin notes the August vote tally of 213 for and 212 against a congressional recess, accusing a western Baytown district Democrat of backing vacation instead of acting to tackle $4.00 per gallon fuel costs. He warns the split highlighted by the tally shows distances within party lines.
Larry McAdams of Baytown recounts a Bay Oaks Country Club golf outing where a fellow player, Bob, revealed seven years in a Hanoi Hilton with NVA guards binding his elbows with wire, lifting him, and breaking his shoulders. He contrasts this with debates about Guantanamo.
Texas lawmakers approved the Free Flow of Information Act on April 30 sending it to Governor Perry. The measure balances press rights with court access by allowing source protection unless a judge finds exhausted options and certain felonies or imminent harm are involved. It excludes bloggers and requires subpoenaed parties to pay journalist fees. Newsroom decline noted as internet and economy shrink reporting ranks.
Contact details for The Baytown Sun include publisher editor and staff emails and phones. The notice lists address 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77522 and hours for delivery by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays, with redelivery line and submission guidelines.
Natalie Whatley of Baytown shares a personal essay on overcoming fear through public speaking at Gentry Junior School career day. She recounts a ten year pause from her paralegal career to focus on motherhood, the nerves before and during her twenty minute talk, and how parenting has steadily pushed her out of her comfort zone while her pets served as test audience.
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