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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2005
Page
4
The Baytown Sun editorial argues five non civil Baytown city workers were unjustly fired for evacuating during Hurricane Rita. It contrasts 670 city employees with 300 emergency responders who stayed and questions the designation of essential personnel and the lack of transparency by city officials. Editorial by David Bloom.
The Baytown Sun invites residents to discuss local issues with the editorial board, meeting weekly at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. Call Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302 to arrange an appointment. board members include Wanda Garner Cash, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
Highlights mark Oct 2 with Rock Hudson death in 1985 at Beverly Hills age 59. Notable events include 1835 Texas Revolution battle, Wilson stroke in 1919, 1944 Warsaw Uprising fall, 1950 Peanuts first published, 1967 Thurgood Marshall oath, 1975 Ford hosts Hirohito, 1980 ABSCAM bribery expulsion, OJ verdicts, Milosevic address, Nagaland Assam unrest with 73 deaths.
The Baytown Sun calls for original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics, with a writer photo and non publishing address and phone. Submissions limited to one per month, subject to editing, and the paper may decline publication. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown 77522 or by fax 281-427-1880 or email sunnews baytownsun.com.
A Baytown lifelong resident recounts a stressful Rita evacuation from Baytown to Dallas, criticizing slow routes and traffic jams. He recalls past hurricanes Anita Allen Gilbert and Rita’s impact, urging authorities to revamp evacuation plans and warning he may leave only if reforms occur.
Evacuees describe a chaotic Gulf Coast evacuation stalled by full shelters and long bus rides. They praise Kyle and Austin volunteers who opened two schools and Fulmore Junior High for special needs evacuees and urge Red Cross and government action to pre-allocate bus shelters, 24 hour gas stations, and tanker support for future mass evacuations.
A Baytown resident credits Councilman Brandon Capetillo Kevin Powell of the city and Valerie Johnson of CenterPoint Energy for restoring electricity on Peppermill Street after storm related construction disrupted service. Crews met residents to determine responsibility and promised proper utility burial soon.
Remarks by Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas criticize the island evacuation. She cites long bus delays, dehydration, lack of diapers and food for children, and patients needing dialysis. She faults state assurances and urges residents to pressure officials to prevent a repeat.
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