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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2009
Page
4
Clifton E Clements serves as Editor Publisher and Luke Hales as Managing Editor with contributions from assistants Eshbach Bengtson and Finley. Former editors Dave Rogers and Jim Finley are noted, with ongoing sports oversight by the current Sports Editor.
A reader criticizes online coverage of same sex marriage and vows to stand against it. The letter laments societal shifts, claims focus on sexual relations wastes time, and expresses diminished regard for the editor.
Community members recall Jim Finley marking forty years of work with warm memories of colleagues Wanda Cash Hartman Pendergrass and Wanda Orton. Tribute notes hope Wanda Cash is well at UT and celebrate Finley's milestone.
A reader criticizes Lori Brown for avoiding responsibility after a May 2 column about a ditch event near Gentry. The letter argues against government overreach, urges personal accountability, and dismisses calls for more signs lights and rules while noting not needing guidance to avoid parking in a grassy field during rain.
Wanda Orton, retired managing editor of The Baytown Sun, recalls Valian's on South Main near Shamrock Hilton as Houston’s first pizza pie spot. She notes its Lebanese owner George Valian, open dates possibly 1953–55, the famed sauce, and memories of early Texas pizza scenes in Baytown and Houston area eateries.
The Baytown Sun provides contact names and roles for publishers editors and managers, key phone lines for news retail classified circulation and fax, plus email and web address for sunnews baytownsun.com. It outlines letters and guest column requirements, submission rules, and delivery timelines.
Luke Hales reflects on the Internet as a transforming social space and the Baytown Sun's Facebook page. He notes how online networks link strangers, from friends to distant connections, and considers nostalgia for 1985 if the Web had not emerged.
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