Columns
MACKE COLUMN: Always a special place in my heart
As often is the case in the newspaper industry, when change comes, it comes fast. This has been the case for me recently. This column ...
Rich Macke, Author at Port Arthur News
News
COLUMN – The skinny: Port Arthur mayor’s race
Our editorial today endorses incumbent Mayor Derrick Freeman in the May 4th Port Arthur mayoral race. Here are additional reasons why. He often describes himself ...
by Rich Macke, Monday, April 8, 2019 12:34 pm
Columns
No winners in shooting video
Watching the body cam video that was released last week showing the 15 seconds leading up to when PAPD Officer Aaron Taylor shot and killed ...
by Rich Macke, Monday, March 18, 2019 1:24 pm
Columns
Beware of falsehoods at election time
Port Arthur has been prone to be a hotbed of negative attacks on political candidates seeking office. Some attacks are taken to the edge of ...
by Rich Macke, Monday, March 11, 2019 1:31 pm
Columns
The child stuck in the middle
Father: when can I come pick up my son? Mother: You can’t. He’s staying here. Father: But he’s my son too. I have a right ...
by Rich Macke, Friday, February 8, 2019 10:48 pm
Columns
Children we elect into office
After reading the Internet website Cornerstoneforparents.com and a published article titled “Revenge-Seeking Behavior in Children,” my thoughts went directly to our federal government and those ...
by Rich Macke, Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:41 pm
Columns
Macke: No, the sky is not falling… Why we use mail
I was asked recently, while visiting the Nederland Post Office, if I could share with readers again the reasons for our decision to go to ...
by Rich Macke, Thursday, October 25, 2018 9:16 am
Columns
Does Groves timeline present seem suspicious?
The Groves City Council issue that has engulfed the city since March brings to the forefront other issues that citizens should seriously think about. What ...
by Rich Macke, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 12:21 pm
Columns
Did Port Arthur Housing Authority violate Texas Open Meetings Act?
That is the question. Much conversation has been floating around Port Arthur about the Port Arthur Housing Authority trying to attain funds to add quite ...
by Rich Macke, Monday, September 24, 2018 9:08 am
Columns
Thank you and welcome to our readers
The adage, “The proof is in the numbers,” is very much alive across Port Arthur, Mid County, Sabine Pass, Taylors Landing, Hamshire/Fannett and Bridge City. ...