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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2009
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements serves as Editor Publisher with Dave Mathews as Managing Editor and Luke Hales as Assistant Managing Editor. Jay Eshbach M A Bengtson are community members alongside Jim Finley and Dave Rogers, the latter a former Managing Editor and Sports Editor.
A reader condemns Obama proposed emergency Internet shutdown power, arguing it could allow government to suppress communication and cites concerns over leftist influence in Congress, comparing leaders to dictators Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. The letter questions constitutional rights and media freedoms amid political polarization.
A reader argues that more than half oppose Obama health reform and claims the 500 page bill contains provisions for a government committee to decide treatments rationing care and an approved end of life resource list. The note warns that individuals lacking acceptable coverage could face a 2.5 percent tax.
A reader worries about health care reform rushing through Congress while Social Security and Medicare face long term funding gaps. They question funding the new program amid debt and retirement plans, urging preservation of Social Security and Medicare regardless of presidential politics.
Baytown writer Ray Wilson reflects on Labor Day as a tribute to American workers amid shifts in union strength and technology. The piece recounts how unions fostered shorter hours and benefits while noting Tyson Foods faced backlash over replacing Labor Day with Eid el-Fitr, later reinstating Labor Day with Eid as a personal day.
The Baytown Sun lists contact numbers for staff such as Publisher Clifton E. Clements and Managing Editor Dave Mathews, plus newsroom and circulation lines. It explains letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words, with photo requirements and submission instructions to the Sun in Baytown Texas.
A columnist recalls an inquiry among old Sweeny High classmates about a jukebox at the Old Ocean clubhouse near the Phillips 66 factory. Responses vary from no jukebox to memories of records or a band, with several undecided.
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