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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements remains editor publisher while Jim Finley retires. David Bloom and Luke Hales serve as managing editors and city editor respectively with Jay Eshbach and M. A. Bengtson noted as community members in the publication’s editorial board lineup.
The Baytown institution was selected among ten colleges to receive funding for energy efficiency upgrades and green projects. Along with solar panels and biodegradable bookstore packaging, the college aims to reduce its carbon footprint and model practical savings for taxpayers while extending finite fossil fuel reserves. Editorial by Baytown Sun managing editor David Bloom notes the broader benefits of conservation and sustainable campus planning.
National Diabetes Month highlighted with facts on diabetes types, risks, and treatments. Notable figures cited include Elvis Presley and Halle Berry. UN resolution establishing World Diabetes Day on November 14, 2007 is noted. Baytown resident Ray Wilson is named with contact details.
A partial contact roster includes President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney and several lawmakers with phone and fax numbers. Names include Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green and others with district or Senate sites noted.
The Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Columns should include a photo of the author. Contact details list Clifton Clements Sandy Denson Joshua Hart Gordon Gallatin and David Bloom with their Baytown Sun emails for correspondence and business matters.
The Baytown Sun outlines submission rules for signed letters and guest columns. It requires writers to include name address and phone, notes on editing, and acceptance rights, with delivery expectations and redelivery contact details.
A Dawg House Café owner in Old Downtown Baytown comments on Prop 5’s failure, urges unity to grow Baytown, and notes Downtown merchants moving forward. He highlights Texas Avenue’s economic potential, holiday events, and gratitude to supporters and organizers of area parades and festivities.
Citizens celebrate Prop 2 approval in Baytown as plans advance for a northeast fire station and a north side facility to serve growth north of I-10 and the new high school. Pinehurst subdivision also lauded for its long overdue victory.
A government funding proposal to revitalize Texas Avenue failed to pass, with critics likening it to putting lipstick on a mule. The San Jacinto Mall is tied to Texas Avenue’s decline, and supporters warn the mall’s continued struggles require other solutions.
A letter praising Dr David McClellan as a longtime family physician who helped through illness and medical decisions. The writer credits his professional care with saving Eddie from a 104 degree infection and guiding cancer treatment resulting in five years of remission for an elderly mother.
A reader thanks for a favorable write up of the Sterling girls team and their standout runner Jessica Bitterly. The note credits her with continued success and notes she has another year to compete, already considered No. 1 by family.
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