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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements announces editorial leadership changes with Jim Finley retirement. Jay Eshbach remains as Managing Editor. David Bloom and Jane Howard Lee join as Managing Editor and retired reporter M A Bengtson noted among board members.
Column critiques legislative overreach from a 1984 Supreme Court ruling on fast forwarding to a 1992 Energy Policy act mandating smaller toilet tanks. It argues that water savings are overstated and echoes the Founding Fathers’ maxim that government governs least, noting utility versus regulation.
Watertown Daily Times reports Turkey recalled its ambassador for consultations after the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a 27 to 21 resolution labeling the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide. Turkey’s naval commander canceled a U.S. trip, and the U.S. ambassador to Turkey was summoned to express unease. The move, while symbolic, tests U S Turkish relations and politics.
A reader criticizes a City Manager hired recently for dismissing three veteran Police Department administrators after two months on the job and for downplaying the agency’s accreditation. The letter notes accreditation costs versus potential jury trial judgments and argues accredited departments face fewer lawsuits.
A Baytown letter writer attacks Garry Brumback from the G W Bush School of Policy and Decision Making for evictions of low income families at Lakeview apartments and a police shake up. The author accuses him of hasty decisions, lack of follow through, and undermining city functions while noting broader local crime and trafficking issues. The piece defends the city culture and warns against amateur governance.
A compiled contact summary lists U S President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney and multiple lawmakers including Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green with their phone and fax numbers and official websites for correspondence and constituent services. The data includes district details and alternate fax numbers for some offices.
The Sun lists staff contacts for publisher Cliff Clements business manager Sandy Denson circulation manager Joshua Hart advertising director Gordon Gallatin and managing editor David Bloom The note invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words and mentions including a photo with columns.
The Baytown Sun lists contact numbers for departments and offices including Newsroom Retail Classified and Circulation with an address in Baytown Texas. It explains letter submission rules signed by writers may be edited and rights of publication and delivery expectations including redelivery deadlines.
A Baytown native, recalling the city’s 50th anniversary and hometown memories, urges support for Proposition 5 in the City Bond Issue to revitalize Texas Avenue and the Downtown area. He praises Lee College arts center plans, the San Jacinto Hospital redevelopment, and calls for community unity and faith in God’s provision.
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