Wanda Gamer Cash and Editors Lead Paper Legacy
Wanda Gamer Cash, editor, and publisher David Bloom with managing editor Fred Hartman shaped a midcentury newspaper era from 1950 to 1974, guiding editorial direction and leadership transitions through decades of local reporting and community service.
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Wanda Gamer Cash
Fred Hartman
Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Meredith Darnell
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
McCain Critiques McDermott Bonior Iraq Visit
McCain rebukes McDermott and Bonier for visiting Saddam in Baghdad and criticizing Bush policy. He says their actions aid the Iraqi regime, while lawmakers on both sides back a tested path toward a UN backed resolution and potential force if Saddam fails to comply. The piece frames bipartisan war debate and cautions against lecturing from tyrants’ hospitality.
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Bush White House
Arizona
Iraq
Jim McDermott
D-Wash
David Bonier
D-Mich
Bush
Saddam Hussein
McCain
McDermott
Bonner
Banier
Tariq Aziz
Saddam
McDermott J McCain
Bonior
Capitol Hill
White House
United Nations
UN Security Council
U.N
United States
Baghdad
Congressional
No sympathy for careless drivers on the road
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram argues the road is a major threat to youth and adults alike. It cites 1999 National Center for Injury Prevention data showing motor vehicle deaths as a leading or second leading cause across age groups. It urges police to treat many collisions as potential crimes, improve accident investigation training, and hold reckless drivers accountable.
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National Center For Injury Prevention and Control
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Fort Worth
Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns to weekly editorial forum
The Baytown Sun invites community letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Submissions should be original, signed, include writer contact not for publication, and may be edited. Political content has timing restrictions near elections.
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The
Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
P.O
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Column Unfree Speech on College Campuses
The author recalls speaking at Wesleyan University during the Hugo Black Lecture on Freedom of Expression. He cites surveyed student attitudes toward free speech, noting fear of expressing opinions, campus censorship, and the chilling climate of political correctness. He highlights voices from Wesleyan and figures like Nat Hentoff defending open discourse.
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Hugo Black
Wesleyan University
Justice Hugo Black
Wesleyan
the Argus
Bobby Zeliger
Freddye Hill
Michelle Rabinowitz
American Civil Liberties Union
Hill
Elizabeth King
Wesleyan Democrats
Argus
Oliver Wendell Holmes
America
Readers advocate three high schools for Baytown area
A Baytown reader applauds The Baytown Sun and argues that bigger schools harm academics. He recalls a Sterling High rivalry and urges creating a third high school with upper and lower campuses to boost participation in clubs and arts, while noting campuses must be balanced to avoid too-small enrollments.
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Nie
Whit Snyder
Baytown
Sterling
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Robert E. Lee
Pelly
Old Baytown
Goose Creek
Newtown
Anahuac
Dorothy Barrow Hill
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