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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2001
Page
4
David Bloom editor and publisher Ada Gamer Cash led Baytown Sun as editor and publisher with Fred Hartman serving as managing editor and publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974, marking a historic era in the paper's leadership.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times argues Proposition 15 to create the Texas Mobility Fund would allow general obligation bonds backed by general revenue to accelerate highway construction and toll-road expansion. It notes 1965 spending, current underfunding, and the need for flexibility while warning the fund lacks a revenue stream. The editorial urges voters to approve the measure and press Legislature to establish a funding plan.
After the September attacks the FAA chief Jane Garvey announced stronger cockpit protections and more explosive detectors. She said the sky marshal program has been expanded, while critics question cost and feasibility of arming crews on every flight.
The Baytown Sun invites public input with weekly 2 p.m. Wednesday editorial meetings open to visitors by appointment via Managing Editor David Bloom. Letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words are accepted with photo and signature, sent to Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom, P O Box 90 Baytown TX 77522, or by fax or email.
Nat Hentoff cites cases where hundreds of people including immigrants are held secretly as material witnesses or under local charges, with lawyers unable to locate clients. Critics question due process as Attorney General Ashcroft defends constitutional rights amid post 9/11 counterterrorism sweeps.
A Baytown letter writer urges correcting the Veterans Memorial Plaza sign at Bicentennial Park and Market Street Lee Drive, arguing the current possessive is incorrect for a plural memorial. The author notes Parks Dept plans delay and cites Chandler Arboretum costs as misaligned priorities. He calls for scrutiny and thanks The Baytown Sun for genealogy society support and event details.
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