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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E Cliff Clements editor and publisher known for long service to the paper retires as editor publisher Finley steps back as managing editor Jay Eshbach a noted community member remains active in local affairs
Editorial urges residents of Baytown to support curbside recycling, noting 18 gallon tubs will be issued and all materials can be placed together. It cites a $2 monthly cost, reduced roadside litter, and fewer landfills as key benefits while acknowledging opposing views. The piece calls for collective small actions to curb waste.
In a sunny visit outside Green Acres Baytown Nursing Home 88 year old Myrtle McDaniel recalls rise of Baytown life. She notes her father’s Humble Oil career 44 years, remembers neighbors GrAny Adcock Tyree White and local rituals. She loves baseball and basketball while football unsettles her. She recalls Prince Albert tobacco and backer chewing since age nine.
A roster of officials including President George W Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with White House contact pages, Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Senator John Cornyn, Representative Ted Poe, Representative Ron Paul, and Representative Gene Green. Phone and fax numbers for federal and state offices are listed, with partial web and district details.
The Sun lists Clifton E Clements as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager with Baytown Sun email contacts. Joshua Hart is Circulation Manager and Gordon Gallatin Advertising Director. Newsroom contact shows David Bloom as Managing Editor and invites reader letters under 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, noting guest columns should include a photo.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for signed letters and guest columns and notes its policy to publish original material. It provides contact details for submissions and redelivery, including mail, fax, and email. It also states delivery expectations and a call to call if the paper is late.
A reader praises Baytown for launching curbside recycling, calling it the right move to reduce landfill waste and urging continued leadership from city officials. The letter frames recycling as sensible and necessary.
A reader challenges city officials on recycling cost savings and higher garbage pickup fees. The letter questions motives, cites concerns about holidays and Halloween, and asks for clearer explanations from Mr Leiper and Mr DonCarlos.
Community voices decry the Port of Houston Authority as an economic engine funded by taxpayers. They argue property taxes fund port operations, misinformation through a large PR budget promotes bonds, and residents pay through degraded neighborhoods and higher diesel air pollution from ships and port activities.
Photo from an Indianola Iowa steak fry shows Barack Obama with Hillary Clinton Bill Richardson and Ruth Harkin during the national anthem. The scene reportedly had Obama not placing his hand over his heart nor reciting the pledge prompting questions about patriotism and national service.
Thanks, Don Sanders, for past humor in In Your Ears. The writer lampoons extreme noise pollution as a fact of life and suggests enduring it by raising windows and listening to Willie Nelson until the perpetrator needs a cochlear implant.
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