Category: features
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Moments of my Motherland
About a month ago, I had the great pleasure of visiting El Salvador, my motherland. I was there for some medical check-ups and decided to stay for a full week instead of just a few days. So I took my Canon AE-1 film camera with a 28mm lens and three…
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Port Arthur residents enjoy Fourth of July
Lamar State College-Port Arthur hosted the Fourth of July celebration at the Seawall with free entertainment and a patriotic fireworks show. The event was sponsored by the City of Port Arthur alongside free ice cream by Motiva. The celebration included an outdoor mechanical bull, axe throwing, a video game truck,…
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Lamar State College–Orange Sees Surge in Enrollment and Graduates
Over the last two years Lamar State College-Orange has seen a substantial growth not only in enrollment but also in degrees and certificates awarded. Despite the major dip many colleges saw in 2020 due to the pandemic, LSCO has continued to grow their numbers to not only help out the…
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WWII Veteran Ray Tweedel Receives France’s Highest Honor
World War II veteran Ray Tweedel was honored with the Legion of Honor, the highest French order of merit, June 22, at the VFW Post 2775 in Orange, Texas. Ray Tweedel was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 15, 1925. In 1943, at the age of 18, Ray Tweedel…
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Golden Triangle Polymers open house highlights community outreach
ORANGE — Golden Triangle Polymers hosted an open house this week at its public information office in Orange, allowing the community to learn more about the current project. The office, located at 1537A Strickland Drive, is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays…
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JANIS JOPLIN — Brilliance expands with her own replica painting displayed at the Museum of the Gulf Coast
The Museum of the Gulf Coast unveiled a replica of a large painting by Janis Joplin from one-time Port Arthur resident Rebecca Wood (Becky Hall) at the Museum of the Gulf Coast. The only time the original has been shown to the public was in an exhibit called “Strange Kozmic…
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Entergy powers Port Arthur’s Meals on Wheels and Beat the Heat efforts
Entergy Corporation delivered box fans to the United Board of Missions for the annual Beat the Heat program and presented funding to benefit the United Board of Missions and Meals on Wheels. The deliveries were made Wednesday morning at the United Board Of Missions – Food Distribution Center in Port…
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Stevens aims to help LU minority community
From being the starting defensive back in football to an important member of the biggest Black organization on campus, Man Up, Ramond Stevens does it all. Now, the New Orleans junior has taken on a new role, president of the Common Ground Foundation. Stevens is in charge of organizing events…
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Why Drake v Kendrick is good for the culture
The current rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has brought out some of the best music we have received from both of these artists in the recent years. Two of rap’s biggest going against each other dropping songs on a daily basis even dropping multiple a day. On Oct.…
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Cowboys chase crowds at South Texas State Fair
The smell of livestock and the dustiness of sand was felt throughout Ford Park as cowboys prepared to put on a show at the annual South Texas State Fair rodeo, March. 23. The rodeo showcases many of the country’s top cowboys and cowgirls, some as young as 12-years-old. Activities such…