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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2009
Page
4
Dave Mathews is Managing Editor followed by Jay Eshbach as Community Member. Jim Finley is former Managing Editor and Assistant Managing Editor. M A Bengtson is a Community member. Rogers serves as Sports Editor.
The Baytown Sun editorial board praises the Baytown Youth Fair participants and supporters after the fairgrounds suffered hurricane damage. It notes the lessons, rewards, and community turnout, and congratulates participants despite the aftermath. Also cheers re election of Mayor Stephen DonCarlos and thanks to Baytown Cancer Center staff for compassionate care. Community policing praised for removing drug traffickers, with explicit gratitude to Baytown Police. Readers are invited to submit more Cheers and Jeers for publication each Monday.
A heartfelt meditation on motherhood praising moms for protecting and supporting their children. It notes the secret-keeping, sacrifices, and daily acts of care from planning dinners to late shifts, while acknowledging the unglamorous, unpaid nature of the calling. It ends with a reminder of SEE HALES.
The Baytown Sun lists editors publishers and staff contacts including Clifton Clements Dave Mathews and Sandy Denson. It also outlines submission rules letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with photo requirements and deadlines for delivery by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays.
Byron York analyzes Arlen Specter’s defection from Republican to Democrat and the uneasy status with Senate Democrats. His vote helps Obama agenda on health care energy and education in the short term, but party leaders fear a future primary by a genuine Democrat. Specter faces uncertain long run as colleagues hedge expectations and scrutiny grows.
Reader letters challenge Eric Hudson's May 6 view of Baytown's economy. They note Baytown's population growth trails the region since 2000, cite high unemployment in the Houston area, and reference a February Houston Chronicle report on budget planning and a hiring freeze. The writer calls for a reality check on local forecasts.
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