Editor’s note: I originally wrote this Q&A for the newspaper where I worked right after college, The Examiner. This column never made it into print, but I loved the interview so much that I’m posting it here, thanks to a suggestion from one of my journalism professors. Julia Kitchen has been reading local news sinceContinueContinue reading “Homeschool graduate explains their childhood fascination with investigative journalism”
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La Suprema Mexican Restaurant serves Mid-Country for three generations
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 22, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer La Suprema Mexican Restaurant, a Mid-County staple, has been in one family for three generations. The little restaurant started as a tortilla bakery in the late ’60s selling to local grocery stores, and later branched out into tamales beforeContinueContinue reading “La Suprema Mexican Restaurant serves Mid-Country for three generations”
Thank you, Sugihara: Southeast Texas descendant of Holocaust survivors shares story of family’s escape from Germany for the first time
Michael Wolf’s great-grandparents and cousins with Herbert Liebmann and his mother, Madeleine Liebmann (far left) | Photos: Courtesy of the Wolf family This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 8, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Michael Wolf was born a month before World War II ended into a Jewish familythat narrowly escapedContinueContinue reading “Thank you, Sugihara: Southeast Texas descendant of Holocaust survivors shares story of family’s escape from Germany for the first time”
Lightning strike kills man, injures father in Hardin County
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 8, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Honey Island man who was killed by an apparent lightning strike Tuesday, Feb. 6, Sheriff Mark Davis said in a news release. Kountze Fire Department and Acadian EMSContinueContinue reading “Lightning strike kills man, injures father in Hardin County”
Wanted: Beaumont Police seeks identity of gas station robbery suspects
Photo: Beaumont Police This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 8, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Two suspects robbed a gas station in Beaumont’s South End Tuesday night,. The robbery happened at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Shop ‘N Save, which is located in the 2600 block of South FourthContinueContinue reading “Wanted: Beaumont Police seeks identity of gas station robbery suspects”
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