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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 2010
Page
4
Carla Torres serves as Managing Editor while Jim Finley formerly led the desk and Dave Rogers joins as editor. M A Bengtson is Assistant Managing Editor with community member Jay Eshbach also listed among local contributors.
Letter from Warren Fitts, a Vietnam era veteran from Baytown, urging voters to evaluate candidates by reading the Constitution and Bill of Rights, understanding checks and balances, and respecting the armed forces. He stresses accountability, education on American history, and choosing leaders who listen and deliver results for the people.
A Baytown resident reflects on the town's decline since their move 40 years ago, noting the Eva Maude area is trashed and homes emptied toward I-10. They still consider Baytown home and cherish remaining friends, though they never visited Pelly.
In May 1933 Texas Outlook Magazine argues for preserving local control through property taxes to fund public schools. It advocates abolishing the general property tax in favor of state income or targeted sales taxes, while praising local districts’ tax-setting and rollback vote history as evidence of public support. The piece is by Greg Poole, Barbers Hill ISD superintendent.
Congressman Ron Paul argues six months after passage that health care reform was rushed through and costly. He highlights rising premiums, lost plans, higher compliance costs, and government spending, urging a return to market-driven health care and patient choice.
The Sun invites letters up to 250 words and guest columns up to 500 words. Original material only. contact details listed for publisher and staff including Janie Hatter Gray Angie Pagel Carla Torres Sandy Denson and Joshua Hart with emails and the Baytown Sun site.
The Baytown Sun accepts signed letters and guest columns, with editoral rights to edit and the right to refuse publication. Include writer name, address and phone number, and send to P O Box 90 Baytown TX 77522 or via fax or email. The views expressed belong to the authors and not the newspaper or advertisers.
Miss your paper call Baytown Sun at 281 425 8066 by 9 a.m. weekdays or noon Sundays for redelivery. Circulation department hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Sundays.
The writer recalls meeting General George S. Patton Jr and flying with him during WWII aboard the SNAFU SPECIAL. He describes Patton’s friendly demeanor and curiosity, notes Patton’s death from a 1945 traffic accident injuries, and recounts later encounters with Patton’s son Major General George S. Patton at Fort Hood, Houston, and Arlington.
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