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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 2005
Page
4
Wanda Garner Cash served as editor and publisher while Jim Finley retired as managing editor and Doyle Barrow held the sports editor position, reflecting changes in leadership at the publication.
The Baytown Sun celebrates community efforts including Baytown Grandmothers Club 346 marking 50 years, donating 50 teddy bears to officers for children in distress, Alzheimer's Memory Walk raising about 16000 for research, Baytown Symphony Orchestra opening its 38th season, city mosquito control work during Rita remnants, Barbers Hill voters approving a 543.8 million bond for new school facilities, and readers urged to submit cheers and jeers for future editions.
Lawmakers push the Gas Act to speed refinery permitting and expand offshore drilling to all coasts. Proponents cite energy security, jobs, and revenue while arguing price relief may come in the long run. opponents warn of environmental and political costs. The piece notes H.R. 3811 to lift OCS leasing restrictions and highlights Gulf production figures and rising winter heating costs.
A compact roster of lawmakers and officials including President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Senators John Cornyn and Ted Poe Representatives Ron Paul Gene Green and party and office details with phone and fax numbers and web addresses for contact and email where provided.
Publisher Wanda Garner Cash leads Baytown Sun with Sandy Denson as business manager and David Bloom as managing editor. Sports editor Doyle Barlow and design editor Clarissa Silva contribute, with Danielle Lynch as news editor and Angie Pagel handling advertising. Circulation contact Janie Halter completes the staff listings.
Notice to Baytown Sun readers to expect delivery by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays. If late, call (281) 425-8048 by 10 a.m. for redelivery.
The Baytown Sun welcomes original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Include address and phone not for publication. Submissions may be edited or declined. 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.
The Baytown Sun page lists contact numbers for news, retail, classifieds, circulation and fax along with the mailing address and web site URL. It serves as the station's directory for readers seeking newsroom and service contacts.
A letter to the editor from a Houston reader urges repaving of North 11th Street amid dangerous potholes near Redeemer Lutheran Childcare Center. The writer notes daily trips and a petition organized by Redeemer Lutheran to prompt action and asks for the status or timeline of funding and repairs.
A Baytown resident proudly notes his daughter Sandy Bowman authored a Sun article. He praises her civic care for local citizens and justice, and mentions Sandy and her family reside in California while expressing pride in her hometown involvement.
A family recounts evacuating from New Orleans to Houston and then Baytown during the disaster. After lodging in motels and seeking shelter for pets, they found kindness at a Baytown church and community center. They later moved back to Houston with minimal home damage but lasting emotional scars, praising Baytown residents for their generosity.
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