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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 2005
Page
4
Fred Nartman served as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974 guiding the newspaper’s editorial direction. The long‑time leader shaped coverage and mentored staff, with Wanda Garner Cash and David Bloom among his successors on the board and editorial team.
Editorial excerpts from New Jersey and Washington state papers discuss Bush and Cheney defending the war stance and criticizing critics. John Murtha, a veteran congressman, urges a six month troop withdrawal, while editors caution against withdrawing before December elections and stress accelerating Iraqi security forces.
The piece reflects on the ongoing culture clash over evolution and intelligent design in classrooms eight decades after the Scopes trial. It cites Dover Pennsylvania voters ousting eight school board members over curriculum changes and Kansas redefining biology standards to include debates on alternatives to Darwin, urging trust in teachers and students to discuss faith and science.
The narrator recalls growing up with strict manners, contrasting them with a carefree Thanksgiving meal where three boys cook a turkey without supervision. They abandon napkins and civilized restraint yet learn that joy and restraint can coexist, shaping a lasting respect for etiquette and civilization.
A Baytown reader thanks God for family and friends after open heart surgery and asks for help replacing a waterwell pump lost during Rita. They request readers to leave name and phone number with The Baytown Sun for contact.
A roster of state leaders and district representatives including Governor Rick Perry Lt Governor David Dewhurst Attorney General Greg Abbott Comptroller Carole Strayhorn Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs and lawmakers Tom Williams Mario Gallegos Craig Ellman Wayne Smith with phone lines for citizen inquiries and a web resource to identify district representatives at capitol state tx us fyi fyi ntm
Baytown Sun staff directory lists Wanda Garner Cash publisher Sandy Denson business manager and other editors including David Bloom managing editor Doyle Barrow sports editor Clarissa Silva design editor Danielle Lynch news editor plus Angie Pagel advertising director and Janie Halter circulation manager.
The Baytown Sun provides contact numbers for departments and a payment deadline. Readers are advised to call the circulation desk at 281 425 8048 by 10 a.m. if the paper is not delivered on time to arrange redelivery.
The Baytown Sun invites signed letters and guest columns up to 300 and 500 words respectively. Include a non publication address and phone number. Submissions may be edited or rejected. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax 281 427 1880 or email sunnews baytownsun.com.
A reader lambasts Bush era officials and GOP allies for war justification, cites Kerry Murtha and Libby DeLay Rove Cheney as liars, urges leaving Iraq to Iraqi forces with U S help, and accuses conservatives of dishonor while praising Democrats for mil itary concern. The letter frames Libby Cheney DeLay and Rove as targets and accuses Bush cronies of deception.
A reader admits an error in vilifying Democrats over Rep. John Murtha D Pa and recalls his own shifting party support. He notes soldiers in Iraq who are Democrats and that some great leaders were both parties, while thanking Baytown Sun editors for publishing free expression of views even when wrong.
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