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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 2007
Page
4
Clifton E Clements announces staff shifts as Jim Finley retires and Jay Eshbach steps in, with David Bloom continuing as Managing Editor and Jane Howard Lee retiring from Reporter duties. The community thanks M A Bengtson for service.
The Baytown Sun editors praise the Five Laps for Five Heroes race at Houston Raceway Park where U.S. Army vet Kenny Adams drove a racecar, and host Joey Truscelli supported the effort. Cheers extend to park organizers for a Park & Ride trial from San Jacinto Mall to downtown Houston and to local public safety honorees Gordon Trott Herman Eagleton and William McMorrow. Also noted is Baytown angler Ben Ibarra’s $50,000 scholarship win at the CCA Angler's Rodeo and a wave of toy recalls led by Mattel. Readers are invited to submit their own cheers and jeers.
The piece rails at the September Month of Decision on the Iraq war, mockingly accompanies Bush in Sydney with Couric coverage, and lampoons Petraeus as a political actor. It argues bin Laden predates Bush policy, questions the surge, and suggests Powell and Lyons urge self-change over grand gestures.
A roster of political figures includes President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney with official White House contacts, plus U S senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn and several U S representatives Ted Poe Ron Paul Gene Green. Also listed are district office phone numbers and faxes for the Hutchison Cornyn and Green offices.
Baytown Sun lists contact details for Clifton Clements publisher Sandy Denson business manager Emmett McKinley advertising director Joshua Hart circulation manager and newsroom staff. It notes letter submissions up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words with a photo required.
notices for reader submissions include signed letters to David Bloom with contact options, policy on publication, and deadlines. Readers are urged to ensure delivery by 6 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. Sundays, with redelivery via phone if late.
A reader criticizes celebrating foreign independence days and calls for a unified heritage month. They argue Texas should honor American and state independence while acknowledging all cultures, noting perceived favoritism toward minority celebrations. The letter questions ongoing segregation and insists on melting pot goals.
CenterPoint Energy thanks Mr. Bruce Wood at San Jacinto Mall for allowing parking on September 13 2007 to support 120 linemen and staff responding to Hurricane Humberto damaged Beaumont facilities. Domino's Pizza on Garth Road fed the troops, delivering by 12 30 p m after a 10 30 a m call.
A speaker thanks Joey T and Kenny for a memorable night and praises them as down to earth heroes. The writer notes helping with a Harley ride to support troops, mentioning family in service and veterans, and expresses a pledge to ride again.
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