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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2007
Page
4
Retiring managing editor Jim Finley ends a long tenure at the local newsroom while Jay Eshbach and editor Cliff Clements acknowledge his service. Clifton E. Clements, publisher, notes the transition and thanks Finley for guiding coverage and community outreach.
Anahuac hosts Gatorfest a 19th annual event featuring music crafts family activities rides and alligator cuisine drawing thousands for civic benefit. Baytown presents the second annual Grito Festival at Bicentennial Park with mariachis car show contests salsa and a grito competition free admission celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture.
Public schools increasingly offer Bible study as an academic elective using curriculums by the Bible Literacy Project and the National Center for Bible Curriculum. They stress historical influence while critics warn of a Christian bias, amid legal and legislative developments in Texas and beyond. Ray Wilson of Baytown is quoted at the end.
A list of federal leaders and Texas representatives with phone numbers and fax lines. Includes President George W. Bush Vice President Dick Cheney Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Senator John Cornyn Representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul and Gene Green with district contact details and official websites.
The Baytown Sun lists staff roles including Clifton Clements as Publisher and Sandy Denson as Business Manager, with Emmett McKinley as Advertising Director and Joshua Hart as Circulation Manager. The newsroom names David Bloom as Managing Editor. Readers are invited to submit letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words, with a photo required for column submissions.
The Baytown Sun lists contact numbers for departments and a delivery reminder. Readers are urged to ensure timely delivery by calling the circulation line if the paper is not received by 9 a.m. on the intended day.
A reader voices anger at a proposed driver license law targeting seniors. The letter argues fewer accidents by teens or under influence, questions teen driving errors, and urges screening seniors to prevent harm while noting local transport programs exist for those unable to drive. The writer expresses a wish to someday take a valid test to prove driving capability.
A reader argues against free social health care citing Canada where citizens, non-citizens, and illegal entrants face different costs. He claims beer and tobacco taxes deter use, with high prices for alcohol and cigarettes before free services. He contends illegals are jailed and kept on life support, warning against adopting free care domestically.
A commenter rails at Hillary Clinton for attacking General Petraeus, calling her egotistical and hypocritical. The speaker praises Petraeus’s service with multiple decorations while deriding Clinton and the Democratic Party.
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