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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2008
Page
4
Obituary notes the deaths of Jim Finley former editor and Cliff E Clements publisher and editor emeritus with tributes to their careers at the local newspaper. Services and memorial plans are pending with colleagues noting decades of service to the paper and community.
Barbers Hill and Sterling High teams chase state berths with region semifinals this weekend. Barbers Hill faces Nederland in a best of three at 7 p.m. Friday at home. Sterling hosts Westside at 7:30 p.m. then plays in Houston and Pasadena if needed. The Bayou Bowl, Texas Louisiana all star game, on June 7 at Stallworth Stadium, adds a new Perfect Punt contest with $25,000 prize and fan activities including a fan fest and pregame banquet. Tickets and info via Baytown Chamber, bayoubowl.org, or Kroger outlets.
Rev Tim Coman urges community action to create a Castle Concept venue for youth at the Baytown Community Center. He cites pop culture's influence on children and teens, naming Miley Cyrus and Grand Theft Auto as examples, and promotes a May 27 meeting to mobilize support. The Baytown Sun editorial board endorsed the idea, framing a Castle as a safe space for kids.
A compact list of U S federal and state officials with telephone and fax numbers, including President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn and Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green, along with their district office lines and web addresses.
The Baytown Sun lists staff contacts for publisher Clifton Clements Sandy Denson circulation manager Joshua Hart and advertising director Gordon Gallatin. The paper invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words and notes guest columns should include a photo.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for signed letters and guest columns with editor right to edit. It lists contact methods and deadlines for ensuring timely delivery by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays, with redelivery guidance if late.
A letters to the editor criticizes the school board for not allowing students who failed TAKS parts to walk at their high school graduation. The writer disputes the motive of preventing summer class attendance and argues the rule harms students seeking college access, calling for policy change.
Community members urge the Goose Creek school board to shift focus from TAKS test pressure to broader student success. They call for campus visits, parental and teacher input, and board advocacy to address failures and graduation concerns.
The writer expresses mixed feelings about Baytown Talk ending after a "trash talk" flare at a local high school baseball team. They deny posting inflammatory remarks and recount being slandered by an anonymous author who accused them. The piece reflects enduring tensions from the past and questions whether the platform's closure removes troublemakers.
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