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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E. Clements, longtime editor and publisher, and Jim Finley, retired managing editor, are noted as prominent community figures. Jay Eshbach is recognized as a community member in this brief notice.
Editorial cites three years of sustained citizen activism that blocked a proposed 800 acre TSP landfill near Trinity Bay and now mobilizes against a planned barge terminal across from Roseland Park. Friends of Cedar Bayou, Baytown officials, and residents unite to curb container traffic and protect water, land, and recreation areas. A meeting is set at Roseland Park Pavilion with city contact for details.
A Baytown community letter compares criminals to shrews and urges residents to back the police and City Hall. Tomorrow at 6 pm a public meeting on Market Street will feature Chief Byron Jones Mayor Stephen Don Carlos and City Manager Garry Brumback, outlining plans to restore safety. The piece promotes Baytown Concerned Citizens and Neighborhood Watch groups, inviting readers to join and share crime information online.
A condensed roster lists President George W Bush Vice President Dick Cheney senators Kay Bailey Hutchison John Cornyn and Ted Poe and representatives Ron Paul and Gene Green with phone and fax numbers and official websites for direct contact notes with party lines and district details.
The Baytown Sun provides contact details for its staff including Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager Emmett McKinley advertising director Joshua Hart circulation manager and David Bloom managing editor. The paper invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo required for column submissions.
The Baytown Sun explains submission rules for letters and guest columns. Signed letters should include writer contact information for verification and possible editing. Delivery timing guidelines and redelivery contact are provided for late newspapers.
A Baytown reader thanks several bystanders and the Baytown Police Department for pursuing a purse thief after a 9 PM incident at Wal-Mart on Garth Road. A man grabbed the purse, was blocked by a truck, nabbed by bystanders, and later caught by an on duty security guard until officers arrived. The wife and children were shaken but unharmed.
The writer notes similarities between the TSP landfill and the proposed Barge Terminal, both risking air and water pollution and harming Cedar Bayou and Baytown’s oldest park. They contrast proponents, citing out of state investors for the landfill and a local neighbor opposing the TSP project, urging concern.
The Baytown Sun reports a finalized commuter bus service set to begin in October. The move aims to ease congestion and reduce pollution while lowering driving costs for residents of the Houston metro area. Local officials see potential benefits for regional growth and smarter transit stewardship.
Wanda Orton argues that kids cause insecurity among elder shoppers and that oversized multichild carts clog aisles. The warehouse atmosphere of many markets amplifies temper tantrums. A possible solution was discovered.
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