Baytown and Mont Belvieu rally to Katrina evacuees
An editorial by David Bloom lauds the Baytown Sun area response to Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Four Red Cross shelters and community sites aided displaced Louisianans, with churches feeding, donations pouring in, and volunteers stepping forward as families opened their homes and schools organized drives. The piece highlights resilience, rebuilding ahead, and the human spirit amid devastation.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Meets Wednesdays at 2 PM
The Baytown Sun invites community members to meet its editorial board each Wednesday at 2 p.m. An appointment can be arranged by contacting Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members include Wanda Garner Cash, David Bloom, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun invites signed letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public topics. Include writer address and phone for non publication, photo with columns, and limit submissions to one per month. Submissions may be edited. The Sun may refuse publication.
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Baptists call for donations to aid Katrina victims nationwide
A letter urges support for Katrina relief via the Southern Baptist Convention network and North American Mission Board, urging prayers and donations through SBC churches or direct to NAMB. It also condemns local price gouging by Baytown Comfort Suites and calls for compassionate pricing and ethical conduct amid disaster.
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Today in History September 1 2005 highlights
This date notes key events on September 1 across history including the start of World War II in 1939 with Germany's invasion of Poland, Burr's treason acquittal in 1807, Emma Nutt becoming the first female telephone operator in 1878, ANZUS pact in 1951, a 1961 aboveground nuclear test, and the 1983 Korean Air Lines disaster.
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Panth er Sightings Near Cedar Bayou Stir Local Interest
In 1950 a large panther like beast was seen near Cedar Bayou with tracks the size of a man’s hand print. The Baytown Sun in 2002 filed suit against Mont Belvieu and Eagle Pointe Golf Club seeking payroll information and a judge's summary judgment. In 2003 Goose Creek students complained a new pledge and moment of silence law lacked enforcement.
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Our Fault Gas Prices Prompt Call to Change
A reflective critique argues that high fuel costs reveal personal responsibility gaps in the United States. It urges demand for fuel efficient vehicles, warns against overconsumption, and blames generational attitudes, NAFTA, China, and OPEC for future hardship.
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Correction Requested: Baytown Sun Misidentifies Michael Ward
A Baytown reader urges the paper to correct a prior misidentification of Michael Ward. The letter notes confusion with Michael Kenin Ward of Lee High School and football fame and asks editors to publish the full, accurate name on the front page.
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