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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 2006
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash is editor and publisher. David Bloor leads the editorial board with Jim Finley and Jane Howard as managing editors. Lee retired from managing editor duties. Doyle Barrow serves as sports editor with Danielle Lynch as news editor.
The Baytown Sun salutes the Class of 2006 as graduates in Baytown Mont Belvieu Anahuace and Crosby prepare to receive diplomas. Parents families and friends celebrate while students head toward higher education military service or work.
The Akron Beacon Journal discusses a wartime context for government monitoring of international calls and e mails. It notes supporters claim targeted surveillance aids counterterrorism while critics warn of potential civil liberties breaches amid reports of a large, secret database built with AT T Verizon and BellSouth.
Republican Rep. Ted Poe notes the illegal immigration fight is a lines drawn battle. He rejects guest worker plans, decries amnesty, calls for strict borders, deportation, and accountability for businesses and individuals. He cites Texas Baytown area as context in his district.
A compiled roll of U S government officials including President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn and Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green with listed phone numbers fax lines and web addresses for direct contact and inquiries.
Contacts listed for publisher Wanda Garner Cash and executives include Sandy Denson in advertising and Danielle Lynch in news. Editorial leadership features David Bloom as managing editor and Doyle Barlow in sports. Email addresses provided for Baytown Sun staff.
The Baytown Sun provides mailing and contact details for departments including Newsroom Retail Classified and Circulation. It advises readers to call by 10 a.m. for redelivery if the paper is not received by the stated delivery times.
The Baytown Sun invites signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a non publication address and phone number. Original material must be addressed to The Baytown Sun, include signatures, may be edited, and the newspaper may decline publication. Submit to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom via P O Box or email, or fax as directed.
The writer condemns Lauren Timmons for driving under the influence and fleeing after a fatal crash. They urge accountability and argue the victim’s family bears ongoing pain while Timmons faces humiliation, preferring notoriety over obituary.
The writer contrasts 1980s economic measures and mortgage terms with today, recalling Jimmy Carter and Bush, noting mortgage rates around 18 percent on a $25,000 home and $525 monthly payments. They cite Texas murder rates: 6 per 100k in 2004, peaking 10-plus per 100k (1968–1994), then declining, with 1960 at 8.6 and 1980 at 16.9.
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital announced it will provide all employees with a $250 gas card to offset rising fuel costs. The gesture covers taxes on the cards and aims to support workers who travel long distances to the hospital.
A resident voices relief at Troy Contractors finishing sewer reconstruction restoring yard and fencing, but expresses ongoing disappointment over the process. She notes grass sodded, trellis repairs needed, berries missing for cobblers, and dogs now contained, yet condemns the hurried work and lack of pride in the initial project.
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