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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2003
Page
4
The Barton Sun newsroom credits Wanda Gamer Cash as editor and publisher and David Bloom as managing editor with Fred Hartman listed as publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974.
The 29th annual Baytown Senior Citizens Olympics begins at 8 a.m. at Lee College with a ceremony and three days of events across Highlands and JD Walker Community Centers. Sponsored by Lee College and local agencies, the free events include tennis, pickleball, basketball free throws, and games like dominos and bridge for 250000 nationwide participants, with spectators welcome at most activities.
In Brazoria County as in Texas overall, Republicans clash over a Senate map. Senators Mike Jackson and Kyle Janek backed the approved plan while Rep. Dennis Bonnen and Glenda Dawson object to county splitting. House Speaker Tom Craddick and Rep. Robert Duncan push for Midland and Lubbock district alignments, alarming some GOP lawmakers over Voting Rights Act concerns. The piece argues politics trump voter will.
The Baytown Sun invites public discussion with weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. Wednesdays and encourages in person visits by appointment with Managing Editor David Bloom. Letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words may be submitted with signatures and contact details.
Nat Hentoff presents a guest column arguing for trying Yasser Arafat in Jerusalem for terrorism in a fully public, internationally monitored trial. He urges open proceedings with world press access, neutral translators, an international panel, and defined charges under international law to shape possible daylight negotiations and condemn suicide bombings as monstrous violations of human rights.
Baytown city government lists include City Manager Gary Jackson Mayor Pete Alfaro and district councilors with office numbers. Goose Creek ISD board members and terms shown with district representatives and contact numbers. Board meets twice monthly at City Hall and Goose Creek Administration Building.
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