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Columns

Pleasure Island board a no show?

Readers may remember back in May of 2013 when The Port Arthur City Council made a charter change to take managing control over Pleasure Island. ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Saturday, July 8, 2017 3:34 pm

Columns

Taking time to tell our story

Social media can be a good thing. It can be a place where families can connect, friends can stay in touch and memories can be ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:32 pm

Columns

Edith’s—Where everybody knows your name

Yes, that’s the song that ran during the beginning of the TV sitcom Cheers some years ago. But it just might be perfect for the ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:37 pm

Columns

Doucet, Lewis must recuse selves from Tuesday’s vote

During the upcoming Tuesday, June 20 Port Arthur City Council Executive Session, set to begin at 4 p.m., the council will decide the fate by ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Saturday, June 17, 2017 2:39 pm

Columns

Texas, it’s time for texting while driving ban

Literally everywhere you drive today there are individuals in their cars traveling at a high rate of speed while texting. Multiple studies have covered this ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Monday, June 5, 2017 5:23 pm

Columns

Suspended not same as Administrative Leave

Last week, the community and surrounding areas were a buzz when The Examiner, a non-paid weekly publication that boasts of its investigative prowess, reported on ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 1:11 pm

Columns

Going slowly too quickly could be a problem

On Tuesday, May 9, The Port Arthur City Council discussed reducing the speed limit from 75 miles an hour to 55 on the stretch of ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Saturday, May 20, 2017 4:11 pm

Columns

7 percent decided Port Arthur’s future

First off, we must congratulate all the winners in the May 6 election. As it stands, three of the six seats that were up for ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Monday, May 15, 2017 8:05 am

Editorials

City Council expenses moot point

One might question the timing of these expense allegations toward District Two City Councilwoman Tiffany Hamilton coming out during the first week of early voting ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:44 am

Columns

Audit ‘witch hunt’ is over, what’s next for city?

Ask anyone on city council back in February of 2015, why the forensic audit was pushed through by petition and they will tell you: it ... Read more

by Rich Macke, Monday, May 1, 2017 11:24 am

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