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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2002
Page
4
The Barton Sun, established in 1922, notes editor and publisher transitions with Warkin Gamer, cash editor, David Bloom as editor and publisher, and Fred Hartman serving as managing editor and publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974.
Baytown celebrates community generosity with a Cops and Lobsters fundraiser raising over 2300 dollars for Special Olympics, part of a 6000 plus total. Meanwhile Carol Bartz earns Texas Library Champion for Sterling Municipal Library contributions. Local groups award scholarships to seniors Read: Goose Creek, Kiwanis, Chamber, Optimists honor students as Baytown Sun invites reader cheers and jeers.
Authorities in Midland withheld the full police report about UT running back Cedric Benson on a misdemeanor marijuana charge. With the marijuana possession dropped for lack of evidence, critics urge Attorney General Cornyn to enforce the Texas Public Information Act and release the report promptly, arguing police conduct and probable cause deserve public scrutiny.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Submit signed pieces with a phone number for verification, include a non publishable address, limit to one per month, and expect editorial review. Submissions may be edited and political content has timing restrictions around elections.
Former president Bill Clinton presents a triangulated approach to end Israeli Palestinian violence. He proposes US led international troops to patrol the green line, with European and Russian participation, arguing tough peace depends on American involvement and a strong external force to deter renewed war. Against the risk to Americans, he argues the alternative is ongoing conflict fueling anti US sentiment. Chris Matthews notes Clinton's Hunter College remarks.
In a stark compare and contrast, the author rails against a cohort of Texas death row inmates labeled the forgotten graduates of 2002. Profiles include Reginald Reeves Henry Dunn Johnny Martinez Daniel Reneau Napoleon Beazley and others facing execution dates at Walls Unit Huntsville and Polunsky Unit Livingston. The piece urges graduates to pursue education and civic life over crime, citing lost futures and victims’ families.
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