Ready for Rita Editorial Urges Baytown Prep
As Rita bears down on the Texas coast, The Baytown Sun urges readers to be prepared amid evacuations and shortages. Officials declare voluntary evacuations for Baytown and low lying Chambers County areas. Shelters open in Lufkin and Nacogdoches while residents are advised to stock seven days of water food and essentials with no power or refrigeration expected.
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Editorial board of The Baytown Sun meets weekly Wednesdays
The Baytown Sun editorial board holds weekly meetings at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and invites community members to visit and discuss local issues. Appointments are arranged through Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302, with members Wanda Garner Cash, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun welcomes letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, include a non publishing address and phone, and be sent to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom. Only one submission per month. editor may edit or reject.
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Bush's Katrina plan tests compassionate conservatism
Morton Kondracke notes Bush’s response to Katrina blends compassionate conservatism with New Deal style public works. The piece highlights 500,000 displaced children, calls for tax breaks, training accounts, and urban home ownership efforts, and critiques funding choices and potential policy missteps.
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Today in History September 21 highlights across years
On this date in history notable events include a 1938 hurricane in New York and New England with over 600 lives lost, Tolkien's The Hobbit published in 1937, and 1981 Senate approval of Sandra Day OConnor as a Supreme Court justice. Other items reference NFL Monday Night Football debut in 1970, Hugo’s 1989 Charleston impact, and related political events.
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Poppy sales, taxicab talks, and aging schools noted
In 1944 the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary ordered 7000 poppies for Tri Cities sales after selling 5000 in 1943. Baytown Council debated a taxicab ordinance in 1950 alongside budget oil wells and circle traffic. By 1990 Harlem and Highlands schools faced retirement needs due to age and repair requirements.
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The Dub in Dubya Letters Rally Inflammatory Views
A Baytown Sun reader letters page attacks president George W. Bush, criticizing FEMA DHS restructuring and the Iraq war. The author accuses Bush of bungling, misusing public funds, and pushing privatization of Social Security, labeling him the most out to lunch president.
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Baytown Sun Online Opinions Forum Invite
The Baytown Sun promotes its Baytown Talk online forum inviting readers to share opinions. It highlights the site www baytownsun com for readers to view comments or post their own two cents.
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