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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2005
Page
4
Wanda Garner remains editor with Jim Finley retiring as publisher and Doyle Barlow stepping in as sports editor. Editorial board includes Jane Howard, Lee, and Danielle Lynch in key roles with David Bloom as managing editor.
The re bidding of recovery contracts by FEMA aims to place major Gulf Coast reconstruction work with local and disadvantaged businesses. An analysis shows over 90 percent of first post Katrina contracts went to out of region firms, prompting calls for accountability and regional prioritization as 62 billion in aid was distributed.
President Bush’s Roberts nomination set a high bar while Harriet Miers invites scrutiny. The piece notes Roberts as a standout candidate with broad Senate support, including 22 Democrats, and contrasts it with Miers whose qualification rests on loyalty and character. It warns Democrats to consider Bush’s stated stance on Miers and judicial philosophy in the abortion debate.
KONDRAGKE reports Democrats hesitate amid the Miers nomination as conservatives clash over her abortion stance and judicial stance. Support pours in from a White House aide praising her humility and fairness, while skeptics warn she could mirror Souter or O Connor. Senate hearings loom as confirmation seems likely but not guaranteed.
Harris County list includes District Clerk Charles Bacarisse 713-755-5711 and District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal 713-755-5800. County Judge Robert Eckels 713-755-4000, Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia 713-755-6220, Sheriff Tommy Thomas 713-755-6044, Precinct 3 Constable Ken Jones 281-427-4792. Also County Treasurer Jack Cato 713-755-5120, County Attorney Michael Stafford 713-755-5101, County Clerk B F Kaufman 1-800-835-6832, Tax Office Paul Bettencourt 713-368-2200, Place 1 Justice of the Peace Mike Parrott 713-450-2409, Place 2 Tony Palumbo 281-427-7449. Chambers
Baytown Sun staff listings include Wanda Garner Cash publisher Sandy Denson business manager David Bloom managing editor Doyle Barlow sports editor Clarissa Silva design editor Angle Pages classified manager Angie Pagel and circulation chief Janie Halter with contact emails and phone number for Jimmy Sylvia.
Baytown Sun staff contact details list production manager Wayne Oxedine and general newsroom and department phone numbers for Baytown Texas. Includes main office retail classified circulation and fax lines with email addresses and web site.
The notice instructs Baytown Sun readers to expect delivery by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays. If the paper is late, call 281 425 8048 by 10 a.m. to arrange redelivery.
The Baytown Sun accepts letters and guest columns of specified word limits with signatures and non publication contact details. Submissions may be edited and the paper may refuse publication. Send signed pieces to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun or via fax or email.
Baytown residents praised local events from the Pilot Club Alzheimer's Walk to a Wetlands Center fundraiser titled dazzling evening on Trinity Bay. They attended church on Sunday and enjoyed a Baytown Symphony Concert, plus watched the Astros game on television from Minute Maid Park.
Barbers Hill Athletic Booster Club hosts first annual tailgate party and hamburger basket dinner from 4 to 7 PM on Friday at the south end of the field house by the football field. Hamburgers, chips and drinks sold for 5 dollars to support Barbers Hill High and Middle Schools athletics. Proceeds fund all sports. tickets in the secretary's office, Coffee Stop, or from boosters. Volunteers welcome. call Tony Kitchen or Dene Persiani for details.
In a letter to the editor the writer asks where editors and the U S Congress were during 1990s big oil mergers. The caller contends media silence and anti trust concerns were neglected and defends Big Oil while urging accountability.
A supporter urges voting for Proposition 2 to preserve majority rule against court driven changes. The author cites Texas law defining marriage and argues the amendment grants citizens a voice in government, contrasting it with Peter Stern of Driftwood who opposes the measure.
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