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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements and David Bloom lead the editorial staff with Jim Finley Jane Howard Lee and Doyle Barlow rotating roles. Keith Magee serves as sports editor alongside Jay Eschbach in an expanded newsroom lineup.
The Highlands Volunteer Fire Department held its second Summer Safety Day offering tips for safe outdoor fun. Highlights included life jackets for all water play, bicycle helmets, poison-control basics, working smoke detectors, seatbelt use, and emergency 911 awareness. Kid fingerprinting and identi-kid cards were also provided by Baytown Police to aid in case a child is lost or kidnapped.
Baytown sergeant Lisa Rynearson comments on Baytown Police morale following a Baytown Sun article. She praises Captain Jackie Erikson and Sgt. Pam Erikson while noting some officers face bias due to last names. She urges focus on the future and faithful support of the administration to serve citizens.
In 2005 a whistleblower notes participation in a morale survey while assigned to the organized crime task force under Capt Roger Clifford. The unit closed in summer 2005 and the writer now works under Capt Jackie Erikson praising daily professionalism and leadership.
Federal and state officials including President George W. Bush Vice President Dick Cheney senators and representatives with listed phone and fax numbers. Names include Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green and offices or websites.
The Baytown Sun lists staff including Publisher Clifton Clements and Publisher contact, Business Manager Sandy Denson, Advertising Director Emmett McKinley, Circulation Manager Joshua Hart, Managing Editor David Bloom, Asst. Managing Editor Keith Magee, and Sports Editor Doyle Barlow, plus newsroom guidelines and letters to the editor.
The Baytown Sun invites original letters and guest columns addressed to the paper with the writer's signature and contact details. Submissions may be edited or refused. Send signed pieces to David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or via fax or email. Readers should expect delivery by 6 a m Monday through Saturday and 8 a m Sunday with redelivery calls by 10 a m if late.
Ross S. Sterling AVID thanks Baytown community members for supporting Job Shadowing Day on May 8. Dr. Mat Dobbs Cedar Bayou Animal Clinic Judge Tony Palumbo and Mike Lester of the City Health Department helped 65 students observe their work for a day.
A 93 year old man, stranded after his car failed to start at Roseland Park, was aided by a woman who sought a tow and then drove him home. The family thanks the kind stranger, calling her a godsend amid difficult encounters with predators. The father's age and kindness lie at the heart of the note.
A critique argues that doctors must be held to higher standards for patient care and preventable mistakes. It asserts that the AMA does not discipline careless physicians, calls for accountability and restitution, and dismisses reliance on state legislation to address the issue.
A Baytown reader asks which department is responsible for the drainage ditch in the Lakewood subdivision west area. Harris County Control Unit 0202-00-00 was said to inspect each spring, but years later the ditch remains overgrown with grass trees and brush, sometimes trash. Vegetation should be cleared and sides re-graded to restore flow before the hurricane season.
A reader questions the use of tax dollars for religious beliefs and cites concerns over church state separation. The writer requests a college name and address and urges research, referencing Supreme Court papers and noting Halloween as a religious holiday.
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