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OPINION
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
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Thursday, October 5,2006
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
an attack on U.S. soil. So there is room for
Observations on
Clinton all wrong
Editorial written by David Bloom,
managing editor of The Bay town Sun, on
behalf of the newspaper’s editorial board.
keith.magee@baytownsun.com
Doyle Barlow, Sports Editor
doyle.barlow@baytownsun.com
made it to the ballot.” This is not true! It only
required 604 names on a petition and they got
620 names to place this proposal on the
November ballot. Hardly a majority of the
public!
Baytown Citizens for Property Rights, in
opposed to this new ordinance.
This conservative group also obtained more ■
unsure, to read this proposed ordinance and
decide for yourself. There are free copies
Tom Kincaid
Baytown
David Bloom
Managing Editor
Jane Howard Lee
retired Reporter
Keith Magee
Asst. Managing Editor
angie.pagel@baytownsun.com
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HOW TO REACH US
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Publisher
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Sandy Denson, Business Mgr.
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David Bloom, Managing Editor
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you can purchase one at the City Hall for a
nominal fee.
Go to the polls on Nov. 7 or early voting
from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, and vote no oh smok-
ing ordinance!
EDITORIAL BOARD
Clifton E. “Cliff” Clements
Editor^Publisher
Jim Finley
retired Managing Editor
Doyle Barlow
Sports Editor
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Terry Nichols remains in prison.
202-224-2934
713-572-3337
Fax: 202-228-2856
Fax: 713-572-3777
cornyn.senate.gov/
contact/index.html
Ted Poe,
Dist. 2 Rep.
866-425-6565
866-447-0242
www.house.gov/
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Ron Paul,
Dist. 14 Rep.
202-225-2831
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Gene Green,
Dist. 29 Rep.
202-225-1688
713-330-0761
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Photo by Cindy Lamb
Trey Kraemer, left, principal of Ross S. Sterling High
School, and Bruce Davis, principal of Robert E. Lee
High School, get ready for the annual football
matchup of Goose Creek’s two high schools.
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gant attempt to follow New York City and
their sister cities with additional bans’on fast
foods and any other lifestyle or ideas that hap-
pen to occur to them.
All of this is an attempt to erode %ur private
and individual rights and freedom to see fit.
There is no end to their arrogance or demands. and, as usual, our GIs started to get killed
We can stop them. In November, go to the
suggest- pgjis aIK] show them what the real majority
" ’ wants for Baytown and more importantly, send
Baytown football will be in the spotlight
Friday as Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling
hook up for the 40th time. The Ganders (3-1)
hold a 23-14-2 lead. The Rangers (1-3) have
not won the “Battle of Baytown” since 1999.
Records and stats, however, don’t matter in
this, the biggest game of the year.
Everyone needs a rival. And in Baytown,
ever since there’s been a Robert E. Lee and a_
Ross S. Sterling, there’s been a rivalry, and we
hope there’ll always be one.
The rivalry is meaningful both in athletic
terms and in how much a part it is of commu-
nity spirit.
“The Game” brings out Lee grads to watch
their grandsons and granddaughters play or
perform for Sterling and Sterling grads who
quietly cheer on the Rangers but sit on the
Lee side to watch their children play in the
band or cheer on the sidelines
It’s a real family affair that gives all of us
something to cheer about.
“The Game” is a big game, a big rivalry.
You’re talking about two crosstown schools
that have a lot of what you can call chit-chat
going with each other. There’s a lot of spirit
behind it and the teams are always up for the
contest. Players from Lee always want to beat
Sterling, just as Sterling always wants to beat
Lee. Most of them have played football
together and against each other in junior varsi-
ty and junior high their whole lives.
The Game is one of those lasting memories
that holds classmates together. For seniors, it
can be a defining moment.
• The Game- is for bragging rights.
Lee and Sterling first met in 1967, though it
wasn’t much of a rivalry in those early years.
Lee won the first four meetings, with the
Rangers finally breaking the streak with a 20-
19 victory in 1971.
After that, the series became a lot more
competitive.
Like most Baytonians, we’re hoping for an
entertaining game Friday with no injuries.
But let’s keep in perspective that whoever
wins will be a Baytown school, a Baytown
winner. The rivalry takes place on the field,
not outside it. Good sportsmanship, especially
among fans, should rule whatever the out-
come.
Because it is just a game, play it hard, play
it fair and hail the victor when the final gun
sounds.
Government officials
Federal
George W. Bush,
President
• 202-456-1111
Fax: 202-456-2326
president®
whitehouse.gov
Dick Cheney,
Vice President
202-456-2324
Fax: 202-456-2461
vice-president®
whitehouse.gov
Kay Bailey
Hutchison,
Senator
202-224-5922
713-653-3456
Fax: 202-224-0776
Fax: 713-209-3459
hutchison.senate.
gov/fe-mail.htm
John Cornyn,
^Senator
Editorial suggestions untrue,
lessens public trust
Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas is
committed to a policy of openness in gov-
ernment, and as the Public Information
Officer for the Harris County Sheriff’s
Office I discharge my duties in accordance
with that policy. Further, Sheriff Thomas
takes very seriously his responsibility to
inform the public about those issues that
may directly impact their safety, and he
asserts that protecting the public is the high-
est priority of the Sheriff’s Office. Both the
policy of openness in government and the
responsibility to protect the public require
the Sheriff’s Office to provide timely, accu-
rate information to the public via the media
on a variety of matters.
It must be noted, however, that the
Sheriff’s Office must balance this require-
ment with another, equally important obliga-
tion, viz., maintaining the integrity of on-
going investigations and not compromising
those investigations by releasing certain sen-
sitive information too soon. Additionally, in
instances when certain information must be
withheld, investigators may not be able to
explain all of the dynamics affecting the
investigations without compromising the
investigation or jeopardizing the successful
resolution of the case. In those few
instances, the integrity of the investigation
must prevail.
When a reporter with the Baytown Sun
first called my office to ask about these
cases, I explained to him our concerns about
releasing the information. Our responses
were limited by both the Texas Public
Information Act, and by the investigators’
unwillingness to risk losing the cooperation
of a reluctant complainant, without whom
the investigation could not continue.
Apparently offended at the Sheriff’s
Office’s need to temporarily withhold infor-
mation on this case, the Baytown Sun pub-
lished an editorial criticizing the manner in
which the Harris County Sheriff’s Office
conducts investigations. It was even s ~ "'1
ed that the case would have been handled
differently had the complainant been an
“officer’s son,” and that this case had been
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the right-wing neo-cons because we are
about to lose our country and our rights.
Bush is trying to destroy everything we
have worked for. Terrorists are everywhere
because of Bush and his neo-cons. Iraq will
never be free now.
We need to fix America, not another
country. Remember George Bush cut and
run from the National Guard and the
American people.
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Angle Pagel, Advertising Director
Bush started his war, was none of our busi-
ness.
My Lai massacre was where hundreds of
unarmed civilians, including the elderly,
women and children were brutally mur-
dered on orders of Lt. William Calley. He
_____. ___________________ __r____ was charged with the murder of 22
available at Tri-City Supply, 1101 N. Main, or Vietnamese civilians on March 29,1971
niinsknoo of fl,® pto, Uoii o and all other soldiers were acquitted.
Another lying president and a criminal,
Nixon, released Lt. Calley from prison Nov.
I 9,1974. Nixon should have gone to prison
with Calley and Oliver North.
So Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and
Nixon were all wrong and political wars
are never right. If we get attacked then we
should retaliate with all our might.
Remember Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon?
On April 30,1975, the South Vietnamese
surrendered and I had several friends in
Vietnam. They told us what had went on in
Vietnam and they said they were not proud
of it.
So look at Vietnam and Iraq where so
many innocent lives were lost and injuries
were devastating. Losing our American ser-
vice people for no good reason makes me
sick.
So, please, people of Baytown and the
United States, go to the polls and vote out
Smoking ban truth
far more insidious
In the Baytown Sun’s front page article on
Oct. 1, regarding the vote on an ill-advised
and all-inclusive smoking ban, Baytown Sun
readers were again presented an inaccurate
and biased account.
The Sun reported the proposed ordinance
“would make smoking in bars and restaurants
illegal.” While this is true, the whole truth is
significantly more insidious. This proposed
ordinance, if approved by the voters in
November, would ban smoking in all public
places, all businesses and companies including
any vehicle used in the business or company
etc.
The only exception would be designated
areas of San Jacinto hospital facilities exclud-
ed by the very authors of this proposed ordi-
nance, Drs. Ackeman and Ehlers. Kind of con-
venient, huh?
Dr. Ehlers continues his rhetoric of false-
hoods when he states: “The consensus is that
the majority of the public is in favor of the
To all you neo-con ultra new conserva-
tives, religious right Americans: get your
blinders and earplugs off and out.
Your observations that President Clinton
did nothing is wrong.
On Oct. 12,2000, Osama bin Laden’s Al-
Qaeda terrorist set off an explosion that put
a 40-foot by 40-foot hole inside of USS
Cole, killed 17 sailors and injured 39.
Ibrahim Al-Thawr and Abdullah Al-Misawa
were the bombers. The other terrorists were
captured.
On Feb. 26,1993, World Trade Center’s
North Tower was damaged by 1,500
pounds of explosives, that
was planted by Ramzi
Yousef in the underground
garage, which created a
100 foot hole through
sublevels of concrete.
The six Islamist terrorists
wanted the North Tower to
fall into the South Tower,
so they would both fall
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They did succeed in killing
six and injuring more than 1,000 innocent
people.
Good detective work traced the vendor
number of the Ryder truck used to haul the
explosives to the terrorists. All were cap-
tured and sentenced to 240 plus years each.
The Oklahoma City bombing was April
19,1995 at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building. American bom terrorist Timothy
McVeigh, with the help of his friend, Terry
Nichols, blew up the building, killing 168
and wounding 800 plus innocent men,
women and children. It was the deadliest
attack inside the U.S. at the time.
McVeigh was executed June 11,2001.
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These were just three of the terrorist
attacks on President Clinton’s watch.
All incidents were solved.
Clinton’s people told Bush’s people about
the possible attack on U.S. soil. Clinton
should have looked into the news of maybe
,. ' » j ,.t_ an attack on U.S. soil. So there is room for
ordinance and if they didn t it wouldn t have cabinet was at fault but
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FBI had better information after Bush took
office and they blew off the fact that planes
were flying into buildings. Condoleeza »
Rice never thought someone would use an
airplane because they are bombs when
- fueled up and are a huge weapon when -
contrast, obtained more than 3,000 signatures , used correctly. Rice must have forgotten
about the Japanese Kamikaze during World
- War II. Rice, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and
than 700 certified signatures on their version the rest op Connecticut Bush liars just hap-
of a smoking ordinance petition. This petition pened to forget about that war and Pearl
was withdrawn to simplify the choice on the Harbor.
ballot. The existing smoking ordinance works. « McAdams, this info is for you, since you
This proposed ordinance is “Big Brother” at were in Vietnam. There are two sides of
its worst and only another step in their arm- war. Kill the enemy, but not innocent civil-
. .. .. . .. x, „ , ians. That’s my thoughts.
In 1954, Vietnam defeated the French
and became divided into communist North
and non-communist South. In 1957, U.S.
entered Vietnam War as advisers.
President Eisenhower sent in our advisers
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over a war that was none of our business.
Another political war, just as Connecticut
a strong message to these power hungry elit-
ists that we will not allow our individual rights
“relegated to the back burner.” These sugges- to be eroded by any action of this nature, now
tions are untrue, and comments such as these or in the future. I urge those of you still
lessen the public’s trust and confidence in — - - *- — J •k: - ———J —J;——
the men and women who work so diligently
to ensure their well-being. It is regrettable
the Baytown Sun chose to interpret the
department’s effort to protect the com-
plainant and the integrity of this investiga-
tion as indicative of poor investigative prac-
tices and a lack of regard for public safety.
John R. Martin, Lieutenant
HCSO Public Information Officer
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