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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2006
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements serves as Editor and Publisher while Jim Finley retires as Managing Editor. Doyle Barlow is listed as Sports Editor with David Bloom as Managing Editor and Jane Howard Lee as retired Reporter.
An editorial argues against English only laws for Mont Belvieu Texas pointing to multilingual signs and the city council’s decision to permit languages other than English while posting messages in English. It notes English will remain widely spoken and urges classes to help non English speakers learn. The editorial was written by David Bloom for The Baytown Sun.
Bert Marshall, a 30 year Baytown resident and publisher of OurBaytown.com, shares deep local pride. He recounts Baytown history, landmarks, families, and blue-collar life, contrasting it with other places while urging residents to cherish community ties and future growth.
A compact roster lists federal officials and offices including President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney and several Texas lawmakers with phone and fax details and web addresses for Hutchison Cornyn Poe Paul and Green. The entry provides direct lines for congressional offices and official sites.
Baytown Sun lists Clifton E Clements as publisher and Sandy Denson as business manager. The newsroom includes David Bloom as managing editor and Keith Magee as assistant managing editor. Doyle Barlow is sports editor and Angie Pagel advertising director. Production is led by Raymond Jackson.
Baytown Sun offices at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77522 list main newsroom and departments with phone numbers for news retail classified circulation and fax plus the email sunnews baytownsun.com and the site www.baytownsun.com
Readers are advised the Baytown Sun should arrive by 6 a.m. on weekdays and by 8 a.m. on Sundays. If not delivered on time, call (281) 425 8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
Baytown Sun invites unsigned submissions to publish letters and guest columns up to 300 or 500 words respectively. Include writer’s signature, a nonpublic address and phone, and allow editorial editing with the paper’s right to decline publication.
A reader argues for safer schools by using student electronic ID cards for library access attendance lunch and building entry. Proposes locking all exterior doors except the main entrance and metal detectors at the main entry to protect children and justify costs.
The speaker urges Texans to vote for Kinky Friedman as governor, claiming Democrats, Bush allies, and the political establishment fail the country. He portrays Friedman as a patriotic outsider unbound by party or special interests, promising a democracy celebration with a needle in the eye to elites.
A reader vents about nuclear fears from North Korea and blames multiple U.S. leaders. They urge broader representation, checks and balances, and criticize one party rule and past intelligence failures.
A paraphrase of Benjamin Franklin's warning about unity amid rivalry. The speaker urges collective cohesion as opponents question each other’s morals. The remark underscores shared stakes and the need for mutual support.
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