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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2005
Page
3
Wanda Garner Cash and Salm Finley lead the editorial board with Jane Howard Lee as retired managing editor and other veterans Doyle Barlow Danielle Lynch David Bloom and additional staff covering editorial and sports leadership.
Baytown Sun praises NCIS win by Astros sending them to first World Series. Volunteers from Baytown United Way's Day of Caring spruce up Baytown Opportunity Center and Bay Area Homeless Services facility. Officials laud The Game high school rivalry and Bikers Against Child Abuse Boo Bash drawing 2000 visitors. Readers invited to submit cheers and jeers weekly.
Baytown Fire Department joins Energizer and IAFC for the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery campaign urging residents to replace smoke alarm batteries when clocks fall back on Oct 30. Alarms save lives, especially for children and seniors, with tips to test devices, plan two exits, and keep a fire safety kit. Free detector installation and battery service are offered by the department.
An enumerated list provides names and phone numbers for state leaders including Governor Rick Perry Lt Governor David Dewhurst Attorney General Greg Abbott Comptroller Carole Strayhorn Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs and several state senators and representatives. A note directs readers to the Texas Capitol website for district representation.
Baytown Sun staff listings include Wanda Garner Cash publisher Sandy Denson business Mercury David Bloom managing editor Doyle Barlow sports editor Clarissa Silva design editor Danielle Lynch news editor Advertising Angie Pagel classified manager Circulation Janie Halter circulation manager for inquiries and notices.
Baytown Sun advises readers to call by 10 a.m. if not delivered on time to ensure redelivery. The notice lists contact numbers for main, newsroom, retail, classified, and circulation departments and provides mailing and website details.
The Baytown Sun welcomes original signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Include a non publication address and phone number. Submissions may be edited or refused. Send to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522, or fax or email.
A reader critiques Bob Atkins 2005 Opinions piece claiming homosexuality is genetic. The letter argues against tying rights to pathology or genetics, stressing equal rights should rest on ethics and justice, not pity or political manipulation. It cites historical views labeling homosexuality as pathology and calls for equality based on fundamental liberties.
A mother of three in college urges Congress to oppose deep cuts to national services for the poor, arguing student loans are vital until she completes her bachelor’s degree and becomes a teacher. She warns budget proposals would leave people like her without funding and asks lawmakers to remember the vulnerable.
A Baytown Sun reader criticizes the altered Entertainment page and loss of the Bridge section. The writer urges restoring Bridge, cites crossword errors on October 21, and contemplates switching to the Houston Chronicle.
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