Women’s March on Washington 2017 poster image. | Photo: Women’s March This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 19, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Women’s March on Washington grew overnight from a Facebook event started by a retired attorney in Hawaii to well over 200,000 anticipated attendees and supporters. Locally, retiredContinueContinue reading “Golden Triangle Women’s March set for this weekend”
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Port Arthur honors retired police officer for decades of service
Several Port Arthur first responders honored retired police officer Thomas E. Baxter for nearly 40 years of service at Rose Place Senior Assisted Living Wednesday, Nov. 30. | Photo: Port Arthur Police Department This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 22, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Several Port Arthur first responders honoredContinueContinue reading “Port Arthur honors retired police officer for decades of service”
Baptist Hospital hosts World Aids Day Prayer Breakfast
The Rev. James Fuller from Calder Baptist Church gives the conclusion and benediction, discussing a young man shunned from another Southeast Texas church in 1993 after a positive HIV diagnosis. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 1, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Baptist Hospitals of SoutheastContinueContinue reading “Baptist Hospital hosts World Aids Day Prayer Breakfast”
Jack Brooks Airport unveils paintings featuring Southeast Texas legends
Summer Lydick explains how she painted Southeast Texas icons Janis Joplin, George Jones, Bubba Smith, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Texas Ritter and Bum Phillips to bring color to the Jack Brooks Airport. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 10, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Jack Brooks Regional AirportContinueContinue reading “Jack Brooks Airport unveils paintings featuring Southeast Texas legends”
Lamar University’s Gulf Coast Reads hosts panel on Texas internment camp
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 13, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Saturday, Oct. 19, Gulf Coast Reads will present a panel of historians at the Mary and John Gray Library on the Lamar University campus. Jan Jarboe Russell, author of the New York Times bestseller “The Train to Crystal City,” is scheduled toContinueContinue reading “Lamar University’s Gulf Coast Reads hosts panel on Texas internment camp”
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