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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Cliff Clements editor publisher Nim retires as Jay Eshbach steps down as managing editor. Community members David Bloom Luke Hales City Editor M A Bengtson named to editorial board.
The Dallas Morning News reports on Pew Research Center findings showing growing bleak perceptions among African-Americans about civil rights progress and livelihoods. It notes disparities in job access, housing, dining, and education, citing Katrina aid delays and the Jena Six case as influencing attitudes, with Dallas highlighted as a microcosm of national divides and calls for action through jobs, housing, and inclusion.
The surge in Iraq, seen as reducing violence against troops, has left overcrowded prisons from 16,000 to about 25,800. At Camp Victory a release ceremony featured Prime Minister Maliki urging a fresh start, while many ex-detainees argue they were unjustly detained. Most detainees are Sunnis, raising grievances over habeas corpus and due process amid anti American sentiment.
Ward Connerly head of the American Civil Rights Institute pushes a 2008 Election Day campaign to end government racial preferences. He argues referendums in Nebraska Arizona Colorado Missouri and Oklahoma could signal the end of an era of perceived victimization. He cites Michigan’s 2006 Civil Rights Initiative and notes the broader context of Obama Cosby and black entrepreneurship as signs of progress and transition.
A readout of contact details for federal leaders and Texas lawmakers including President George W. Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green with listed phone and fax numbers and related web addresses.
The Sun lists Clifton E. Clements as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager with BaytownSun.com contact emails. Joshua Hart handles Circulation, Gordon Gallatin directs Advertising, and David Bloom serves as Managing Editor. The paper invites reader letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, with photos required for columns.
Readers are advised to contact The Baytown Sun at 281 425 8066 by 9 a.m. if the paper is not received on time to ensure redelivery. The notice lists contact details for letters, signatures, and submission guidelines for editorial content and letters to the editor.
A Baytown reader argues the community should abandon Texas Avenue revitalization and focus on broad improvements. Propositions five of six passed for street, safety, and public works upgrades, while Texas Avenue renewal is rejected as impractical given history and geography. The writer urges attracting name-brand stores to Baybrook and improving general urban assets.
A Baytown reader laments fatal crash on East Baker Road and cites frequent speeding and red-light running near Pumphrey School. The writer cautions against general neglect of Baker Road by authorities while praising individual officers, noting no tickets observed in six years along the road.
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