Bartown Sun Editor and Publisher Lineage 1950 1974
Wanda Garner Cash served as editor and publisher at The Bartown Sun from 1950 to 1974, with David Bloom as managing editor and Fred Hartman listed as publisher emeritus, marking a notable era in the paper's leadership.
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David Bloom
Fred Hartman
Baytown Sun
Meredith Darnell
Dee Année Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
Call for cigarette tax hike to fund deficits and prevention
The Baytown Sun editors argue a one dollar per pack rise to 1.41 would cut smoking, fund prevention, and help close a budget gap, but caution about reliance on smokers for revenue and urge broader tax measures and spending cuts. They cite New York tax levels and warn against a punitive user fee on smokers.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Submissions And Access
The Baytown Sun outlines editorial board meeting times and contact details for submitting letters and guest columns. It lists board members, submission limits, and policies including photo requirements, signatures, and timelines surrounding political content prior to elections.
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Baytown Sun
Just say no to the Washington Republicans
Guy Robert Jackson, chairman of the Chambers County Democratic Party and Anahuac city councilman, argues against DeLay redistricting tactics. He recalls historic walkouts and says federal court reapportionment sidelined the Texas Legislature, urging bipartisan work and a return to cooperative lawmaking.
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Letters to Eiland rail at lawmakers who walked off job
A reader criticizes Craig Eiland and state representatives for skipping duties in Austin. The letter cites absence from House votes on HB 1857 aiding crime victims, HJR 37 raising elderly disabled homestead exemption, and allocations for Medical Transportation Programs. Questions cost of ambulance transport and demands accountability for 141,620 district residents.
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