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Thursday, March 21,2002
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The Baytown Sun
Opinion
Wanda Gamer Cash, Editor and Publisher
Davkl Bloom, Managing Editor
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Horses for Kids at Risk No. 1 is
Today’s editorial was written by
Wanda Garner Cash, editor and
on
the kangaroo court mentality. I am
talking about the death of Mr.
Torres. I think you all should stop
ANDREA YATes
deserves her
punishment.
AND SHE WAS
mentally ill
Fred Hartman, Publisher Emeritus
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Goose Creek CISD
Goose Creek Administration Bldg.
1415 Market Street
P.O. Box 30
Baytown, Texas 77522
2814204800
Superintendent
Barbara Sultis
Board of Trustees
District 1 - Phelltria Barnes
281426-5812
District 2 - Rosa Rodriguez .....
281420-2550
District 3 - Weston Cotten
281426-5384
District 4 - James Lewis
281428-7360
District 5 - Clarence Albus
281421-5896
District 6 - Jepp Busch
281422-8898
District 7 - Roy.Barefield
281422-7329 —-
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doing. A person or persons are inno-
cent until proven guilty. You all are
wanting to arrest the officers and
ment is willing to negotiate
could encourage more hostage
crises. Americans could become
easy targets.
Obviously, the first and best
recourse is for the U.S. govern-
ment to work closely with the
government of the nation where
the abduction occurred, as the
columns should include a photograph of the
writer. We publish only original material
addressed to The Baytown Sun bearing the
writer’s signature. An address and phone num-
ber not for publication should be included. We
ask that submissions be limited to one per
month. All letters and guest columns subject
to editing.
The Sun reserves the right to refuse to pub-
lish any submission. r--—
Letters endorsing or opposing political can-
didates or issues will not be published within
two days of an election, except in direct rebut-
tal to’a letter previously published in The
Baytown Sun. Please send signed letters to:
Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom, The
Baytown Sun, P.O. Box 90, Baytown, TX
77522.
Or, fax them to: (281) 427-1880. Or, e-mail
us at: sunnews@baytownsun.eom.--------
Our editorial board
The.Baytown Sun's editorial board meets
weekly at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Individuals are
encouraged to visit the editorial board to dis-
cuss issues affecting the community. To
make an appointment, contact Managing
Editor David Bloom, (281) 422-8302.
Members of the editorial board include:
Wanda Garner Cash, editor and publisher; -
David Bloom, managing editor; Meredith
Darnell, news editor; Eric Bauer, marketing
director; and Dee Anne Navarre, buslhess
manager.,.
Harris County
District Clerk
Charles Bacarisse (R)
713-755-5711
District Attorney
Chuck Rosenthal (R)
713-755-5800
County Judge
Robert Eckels (R)
713-7554000
County Treasurer
Jack Cato (R)
713-755-5120
County Attorney
MichaelStafford (R) — —
713-755-5101
County Clerk
B.F. Kaufman (R)
713-7556405
Tax Assessor-Collector
Paul Bettencourt (R)
713-224-1919
County Commissioner
Jim Fonteno (D)
-58-1427-7311
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investigation is complete. No and call it the MontBelvieu Sun. Horse N Feathers Ranch, located
I think maybe if your paper will in Alvin (Brazoria County) is home
show a little more support for the to more than 30 horses, miniature
>ca, uuiukcys, iiiuic, man uuisd,
as well as 60 emus and rheas. These
horses are often donated, retired,
City of Baytown
City Hall
2401 Market Street
Baytown, Texas 77520
281422-8281
City Manager
Monte Mercer
Mayor
Pete Alfaro
2814206500
City Council
District 1 - Mercedes Renteria III
2814209796
District 2 - Scott Sheley
281422-8008
District 3 - Calvin Mundinger
281424-9289
District 4 - Don Murray
281424-2300
District 5 - Ronnie Anderson
281427-9084
District 6 - Coleman Godwin
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criminals to them, political
prisoners in exchange for the
hostage or hostages.
About two dozen U.S. citizens
are abducted in foreign nations
each year.
The Bush policy change is
subtle. It is officially described
this- way: “The U.S. government work appropriately on behalf of
Americans kidnapped abroad,
the release of highly danger- United States did with Pakistan
in Pearl’s case.
Pentagon officials are justifi-
ably concerned about a shift in
policy, as it might involve mili-
tary intervention to free kidnap
victims, a dicey proposition.
The Bush administration is
right to express concern and
Let us hear from you
The Baytown Sun welcomes letters of up to
300 words and guest columns of up to 500
--words on any, item of nubile interest. Guest
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MENTAL HEALTH
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Sun helped make BCA
auction a success
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March 1.
The evening was a t
success and I know that the publici-
ty provided by your newspaper con- volunteer with a program called up
tributed greatly. We look forward to Horses for Kids at Risk No. 1 which Advertiser, Horse Talk magazine
pairs donated horses with various (and an article is due to come out in
challenged youth. They may have the Reporter this week). We have
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Letters ._____________ ________
Baytown reacting with kangaroo court mentality
I am a 70-year-old senior citizen. I Barbers Hill softball team and the well as to eventually often help teach
have lived in Baytown 42 years and small section on the Lady Rangers. I the newcomers what they them-
do not believe my eyes and ears. All am not real sure about the rest bf selves have begun to excel at.
the statements I see and hear about Baytown but I could care less what
the Barbers Hill teams do — they nent, enabling students to be better
are not part of our city. learners and be accepted in society.
This seems to be a pattern with By setting standards of horse knowl-
and think what you are saying and The Baytown Sun, however. Barbers edge, care and stable management,
j_:__ a----------------:— Hill gets piay.by.piay reports the youth learn and accept greater
with a small section left for maybe levels of responsibility.
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fire the interim chief before the Baytown Sun is that interested in the impulse control and social accep-
investigation is completed. You all Barbers Hill program then maybe tance as well as self-worth are
are saying they are guilty before trial yoir should move the paper out there encouraged, guided and rewarded.
matter what a person does he is
innocent until proven guilty.
On Quanell X coming here, I Baytown girls teams, I may continue horses, donkeys, mule, draft horse,
don’t know if he was invited or not. to make my stop in the morning to
But every place he has been there purchase the paper.
has been trouble or fights break out Troy Rackley show/endurance and dressage hors-
We do not need these kind of prob- Baytown es, rescue horses or horses that own-
lems here. ers have placed on the ranch for use
It is sad that one man’s life was HorSCS for Kids 3 hi the program. Currently there are
lost. We do not need more lives lost g-y-yj, -s hona more than 60 youth from the sur-
becapse of not doing the right thing, SOUTCe OT nope rounding communities (not just
The right thing to do right now is TL_. " ’
to let the investigation continue. If in of Hope Therapy’s hippotherapy
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the time the courts will handle it in a Galveston has shocked and disap- Arabian filly donated by a national-
will make every effort, includ- Americans kidnapped abroad,
ing contact with representatives but at the same time it must be
of the captors, to obtain the careful that its policy does not
release of hostages without have unintended consequences,
making concessions to the - a~ ------- xr^..
Barbara Sultis preserve expulsion. No ifs, ands or buts.
I us from the nonsense that A spokesman for the Texas
1 ▼ JLyanked a North Texas Education Agency inserted a big
honor student from regular high however into the case, explaining
school classes and put him in the that local school districts have
alternative center. some discretion and that each inci-
Baytown parents should be reas- dent should be examined individu-
sured that Sultis, the Goose Creek ally. “People have to use their com-
school superintendent, has more mon senses and discretion to make
common sense than her counterpart any decision,” the TEA spokesman
in Bedford. said.
It was a situation of extreme intol- State law sets guidelines to help
erance that brought the Hurst- local districts formulate their pre-
Euless-Bedford school district into vention and response policies con-
national news this week. Two weeks cerning school safety and violence,
ago, a 16-year-old Bedford junior We support efforts to make our
was expelled from high school after schools safe and wc believe vio-
a security guard found a bread knife lence and threats against a safe,
in the bed of his pickup. educational environment must be
The knife had spilled out of a load first discouraged and then dealt
• of household items that the young- with when they occur.
ster and his father had boxed up at And we are hopeful that there is
his grandmother’s home the night sufficient clear thinking in the
before. Everything but the knife got’ Goose Creek administration that
dropped off at a Goodwill store. will produce good judgment
The school superintendent there instead of embarrassing headlines.
said he was merely carrying out
Texas law concerning weapons at
school. He said his “hands were publisher of The Baytown Sun,
tied” because the so-called zero tol- behalf of the newspaper's editorial
erance law is clear and requires board.
Fighting hostage-taking
TF X" idnappings abroad nor- hostage-takers.”
mally arise from two There is a danger in this. Any
.JL^^.motivations: h'tics and perception that the U.S. govern-
money
Slain Wall Si eet Journal
reporter Danic Pearl died in
Pakistan at the hands of politi-
cally motivated kidnappers who
apparently never planned to
release him.
One of the most common
iemands of political kidnappers
the opportunity to benefit our com-
munity together in the future J
Dr. Carolyn G. Brock physical, mental, social, emotional been hearing the frustration
Principal or a combination of the challenges, rounding the announcement about
Baytown Christian Academy Through this 501C3 non-profit Hope Therapy and hoped that you
organization, these youth who have might consider an article about
Barbers Hill receiving more tegun to l°se their way with society Horses for Kids at Risk No. 1 to let
have a chance to renew their lives the parents know they have a choice
working and bonding, with horses, close by.
As always I stopped this morning We focus on building self-confi- : If interested, please contact Gayle
to pick up my Baytown Sun and read dence, self-worth, responsibility and Mauzey at (281) 388-0856 She is
what’s going on in the city. But as I communication as well as improv- the director of the program and can
read the Sports section of the paper ing the body through exercise and give you more detailed information,
to see what happened in the Lady control. Each horse is assigned to a
Gander Softball game last night, I student to work with during their
find nothing about them. I do notice, visits. They learn to bond with the
however, the nice play by play on the horse, groom, feed, bathe and ride as
Officials
school district as well as taking
tremendous Hope Therapy once it doses April 1. assigned through the local judges.
The right thing to do right
Horses for Kids a L — — -—- -----
source of hope more,than 60_youth. from_the
The announcement of the closing Alvin) participating in the program
p on gjj ongoing basjs We a]so have
the end there is a guilty count then is program at Moody Gardens in two young foals, a 7-month-old
legal way, not through any kangaroo pointed many people It is sad that ly known Arabian show breeder as
’ the needs of these families are of lit- well as an 8-month-old
EC. “Pappy” Biddle tie concern to an organization when Morgan/Quarter Horse colt. Some
Baytown Hope Therapy has proven to be such of our youth are learning how to
a successfill program. train these babies which is an
We wanted to let you know about incredible -undertaking in responsi-
an alternative program and much bility (you’d be amazed at how much
closer than Hockley or Tomball this helps our youth become more in
On behalf of Baytown Christian where the others exist. The Houston tune with their parents).
Academy, I would like to thank The Chronicle ran an article on us last
Baytown Sun for the wonderful cov- year and now seems like a fitting also actively involved with the
erage of our annual Reach for the time for other papers to follow up Adapt program with the Alvin
Stars dinner auction, which was held with an article to (pardon the pun)
give hope to the parents of youth in yo^th in on community service
My 18-year-old daughter and I We have been previously written
a -At _ __n.x ? jn tjie Chronicle, Alvin
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