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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2003
Page
4
The Baytown Sun notes Wanda Garner Cash as a key figure, with exits and editorial leadership by David Bloom, Fred Hartman as managing editor, and Fred Hartman serving as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974.
The Texas House under Speaker Craddick ordered arrests to force a quorum after 59 members were absent to block a partisan redistricting bill backed by Tom DeLay and Gov. Perry. Democrats condemned the tactic as improper leadership while Dewhurst in the Senate showed bipartisan strength.
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Writers should include address and phone for publication, sign, and send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown, TX 77522, or fax 284-427-1880 or email sunnews@baytownsun.com.
Joseph Perkins argues the Blair scandal exposes how minority internship programs can stigmatize hires. He contends colorblind, individual hiring would prevent flaws of one journalist from tainting broader groups, urging equal criteria for all reporters regardless of background.
A letter cites environmental rollbacks by Republicans amid smoky skies and polluted air, warning of lost gains from the 70s and 80s. The writer urges attention to clean water and air acts while praising Baytown community events, reunions, and local hospitality centered on the Robert E. Lee Class of 1953 gathering and Wanda Orton’s columns.
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