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Wednesday, August 7,2002
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I also wish to emphasize the cour-
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sergeant are considering wrongful
termination lawsuits, a drug dog
company says it will sue if the coun-
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board member of 25 years as my
Park because things had gotten or
were getting out of hand. All three
that the kids said they would prefer
over a trophy. We did end up clear-
ing about $1,200 thanks to the
money made on concessions. Last
in the tournament.
Second, it took 84 games to play
the five different age group brackets
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Kyle Bil noski
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representative of your paper, he
went to considerable lengths to write
and pride among our membership.
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About Us
Our edtorial board
The Baytown Sun’s editorial board meets
weekly at 2 pm. Wednesday. Individuals are
encouraged to visit the editorial board to dis-
cuss issues affecting the community. To
make an appointment, contact Maraging
Editor David Bloom, (281) 4228302.
Members of the editorial board include:
Wanda Gamer Cash, editor and publisher;
David Bloom, managing editor Meredith
Darnell, news editor and Dee Anne Navarre,
business manager.
especially the BHVM committee for our anniversary a second, follow-up
nence, you demonstrated interest in
our celebration that absolutely
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umpires was $4,355. If you are
adding as we go, that’s $1,750 left.
Next we bought dated participa-
tion hat pins for all players, coaches
and managers. 720 X $2.41 each =
$1,735 spent for pins. If you are still
adding along, that’s $15 remaining.
Note - We paid $986 more this year
for hat pins than in years past. Not attended dedication
exactly taking the cheap readjust to
make some money, now is it?
We now have $15 left from the
entry fees. How did we spend all
that money?
We paid $250 total to have the
fields chalked, $1,300 to concession
stand workers, $1,600 to Pepsi and
three orders for food and candy.
Each order was $500 to $700. Oh I
almost forgot there was also that
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wrong with making a little money to
help support our Little League.
I Told You
THAT TWO
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SCRIPTS FRoM CLP SITCOMS
IN “THE Rerun SHOW.”
rTIhe taxpayers of Chambers reports — allegedly ordered by
I County may soon be faced Hardy.
JL with lawsuits surrounding the That’s a lot of something for a
sheriff’s department and we think small county.
they need to know why. And yet, die sheriff has refused to
To date, however, Sheriff Monroe discuss or disclose the facts of what
Kreuzer is keeping us all in the dark, is clearly of interest to the tax-paying
A former chief deputy and a public.
pay umpires each game. It is $5 for
each umpire for every extra inning
played in a game. We used 3
umpires for the 11-and 12-year-old
championship games. Our cost for for hundred/of don to The Baytown Sun for the
Corporate tax loophole
w w Then all else fails, try poses is an offensive manipula-
embarrassment. Stanley tion of the spirit of tax laws.
▼ ▼ Works, which had Unfortunately, the corporate
become a poster child for U.S. expatriate movement is a new
corporations renouncing their cit- symptom of an old problem. For
years, U.S. exporters have gained
tax benefits by funneling sales
through an accounting creation
And that gives us a cause for con-
cern.
Kreuzer has said he wants the
ty fails to honor a $40,000 agree- department to “be truthfill in every-
ment the former chief deputy thing we do.” That’s an honorable
approved without proper authority, goal, but since honesty and integrity
and then there is the fellow falsely are basic to a law enforcement job
arrested and jailed for drunken dri- description, it is also less than reas-
ving. suring to the worried citizens of
In spite of recent indictments and Chambers County.
revelations of management missteps, What is equally troublesome is the
the people of Chambers County have defensive, sheriff’s response to legit-
not been given a thorough explana- imate public safety inquiries. How
tion as to what went wrong or how it did this happen? What are you doing
will be prevented in the future. to see that this does not happen
The sheriff’s silence speaks vol- again? What incidents or violations
umes about his leadership. caused the firings?
Let’s review: When faced with unflattering rev-
Sgt. David Beck was fired Friday, elations, the first reaction of too
and Chief Deputy Dear! Hardy two many law enforcement agencies is to
weeks before. Kreuzer gave the close ranks, withhold information,
same reason for both terminations: and protect their fellow officers. This
violation of Chambers County poli- silence presents an impenetrable bar
cies and procedures. to the public’s right to know.
Kreuzer refused to specify what The Chambers County Sheriff’s
policies or procedure were violated, Department must come clean about
however. whatever malfeasance might have
Beck had been on paid administra- occurred. We believe Monroe
tive leave for more than three Kreuzer and the other government
months before Kreuzer fired him via leaders of Chambers County are
certified letter. He remains under honorable people. Out of respect for
investigation by the Texas Attorney the voters who put them in office
General's Office for allegedly steal- and the taxpayers who pay their
ing a wallet and two knives belong- salaries, we encourage them to
ing to a Louisiana couple who had immediately address these pressing
been arrested on drug charges. concerns.
Hardy was fired two weeks after it Let us hope that no one else is
came to light that Chambers County falsely arrested or victimized before
is facing potential litigation over an the Chambers County Sheriff’s
agreement between Hardy and the Department grants equal attention to
Hill Country Dog Center for a the interests of the citizens it is
$40,000 purchase of four drug dogs, sworn to protect.
Let us hear from you
The Baytown Sir welcomes letters of upto
300 words and guest columns of up to 500
words on any item of public interest Guest
columns should include a photograph of the
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as the Baytown Central board mem-
ber took it upon himself to assume.
You see, we are not just concerned
about making money so we did not the board members and volunteers L.M. Snyder said “It is appalling the
charge the Baytown North teams to at Baytown West for helping us out amount of history that is not being
play. Keep that $6,100 figure in by hosting some of the tournament taught these days to our young peo-
mind as I proceed to give you some games this year. I would also like to pie.” I agree, but it’s not a blame that
more tournament facts and expens- thank all the teams, parents and fans should not be put off on the schools,
es. Note: Five teams that dropped ffom Barbers Hill, Highlands, I believe that more parents should
out of the tournament before it Liberty, League City, North Shore, take the initiative to introduce their
began, two of these teams told me Pasadena, Baytown West, Baytown children to that history, be it local or
the reason was because they did not Baytown North for partici- U.S. history or even their own fami-
realize Baytown Central was entered p^g jn the tournament, showing lytree. Remember, it takes two peo-
good sportsmanship and accepting pie to create a child but a whole vil-
your medals with gratitude and lage to raise them.
- - - appreciation. Lastly, I would like to Traci Dillard
ut a11 of *e Wow" North OW River-Winfree
™ ‘ board members, board member 125th church anniversary
wives (for putting up with them dimifirairt
being gone for two weeks not was s^nmcanr
including the dozens of meetings) I wish_to express deep apprecia-
hours of work that many of you put extensive coverage you gave to the
in to make the 2002 BNLL touma- 125th anniversary celebration of the
ment a success. First United Methodist Church of
MontBelvieu.
One hundred twenty-fifth
anniversaries of churches do not roll
around often and when they do, they
are events of great importance for
those directly participating in them.
As a pastor, one’s hope is that one’s
Sun on the great write-up in the community will also, somehow,
Sunday, Aug 3 issue for the Barbers acknowledge and participate in the
Hill Veterans Memorial Dedication anniversary’s significance. The
Service. As a resident of Old River- front-page coverage that you gave to
Winfree I am extremely proud of 115 week prior to the anniversary
our communities (Beach City, Cove, far exceeded our expectations. By
Mont Belvieu and Old River) and returning the next week and giving
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. coming together to make this hap- story, again with front-page promi-
expensefoTthose'medals we bought P®n- To memorialize in stone the nence, you demonstrated interest in
names of our local heroes that made
the sacrifice for our country and our delighted our membership. I wanted
freedoms was indeed a historical to write personally to you to say
moment. My husband, our two thank you.
time I checked there was nothing young sons and I attended the dedi- ' ' ’ ' '
cation service on Saturday, along teousness and professionalism of
with about 700 of our friends and your staff writer Jeff Scheldt. As a
^Now^I want to talk about a few neighbors. While I was moved to
other facts about the tournament and tears several times throughout the
Baytown Little League in general, service and in awe of the outpouring stories that generated excitement
Three times in the past two years the of patriotism, I was disappointed in
police have been called to BNLL the amount of young people in
~ ' • '' ' ‘ attendance. five, positive and very well received.
My sons are 3 and 5 years old and Your generous coverage is largely
times Baytown Central was the throughout the construction of the responsible for the attention our cel-
One of the incidents made memorial they asked about the sol- ebration received. 1 simply could not
national news. This may explain diets whose names were to be on the let this occasion pass without
why three teams did not want to wall, why the wall was being built, acknowledging the exceptionality of
bring their teams to play in die tour- when they could see it, etc. and we your work,
nament this year. took those opportunities to talk
The 25 year board member from about the flag, our country, what it
Baytown Central did get one thing meant to live in the USA and about
Officials____
CNy of Bay town
City Hal
2401 Market Street
Baytown, Texas 77520
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niictnh vicy manager
Before Hardy’s dismissal, three
other deputies either resigned or Today’s editorial was written by
were terminated following their David Bloom, managing editor of
grand jury indictments on a range of The Baytown Sun, on behalf of the
chaiges, including falsifying arrest newspaper’s editorial board.
Letters ____________________
little League is about more than making money
As the 2002 Baytown North tour- exactly right in his editorial. I did the military men/women that made
nament director, I would also like to tell him that if you don’t like it, don’t that all possible.
come back next year. Believe me I It saddened me to see so few
meant every word. Please stay young people attend the service, as
friend and fellow board inember has home. Not having to put up with that is our history — local and
already done. The Baytown Central folks like you whining and crying national. That one moment was a
board member’s editorial was a per- not only at the park, but also in the historical event honoring semce-
sonal attack on Baytown North paper would be great. People who men and servicewomen of the past,
filled with assumptions, misstate- whine and cry over something as present and even future.
ments and half truths. insignificant as a trophy versus a I really wish more residents with
First, There were 39 teams that, medal and even go as far as to send children ages 5-18 could have seen
played in the tournament. Of the 39, a letter to the paper are exactly the honor and education opportunity
six of these teams were from what’s wrong with Little League in attending such an event. Mychil-
Baytown North. That is 33 teams baseball and they should be embar- dren may be very young, but I would
that paid $185 each. The total for rassed by such behavior. We should be willing to wager that they will
entry fees was $6,105. Not $8,100 expect more from a board member., remember it as they grow older and
„ especially a board member of 25 will appreciate its importance even
years. more.
In closing, I would like to thank And as the guest speaker, Mr.
---- ' 71 “If 7 annallma fhfl
izenship for tax havens offshore,
last week gave up its plans to
reincorporate in Bermuda. The
company s plan rightly had drawn called a foreign sales corporation,
intense congressional ire, spawn- Not surprisingly, the system has
™ afoul of the WorldTrade
Organization and the European
Union, which contend that it
amounts to an unfair subsidy
under international trade rules.
A House Democratic proposal
would bar companies that set up
nominal offshore addresses from
doing business with the federal
government.
— The Dallas Morning News
I want to commend The Baytown
Sunday, Aug 3 issue for the Barbers acknowledge and participate in the
Service. As a resident of Old River- front-page coverage that you gave to
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