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Galveston’s eternal summer and myth of fall
By Forest Riggs The calendar tells us that summer has gone and fall has arrived. For island dwellers and southeast Texans, we beg to differ. Locals jokingly say, “Sure, we
ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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The end is not in sight
By Forest Riggs Lately it seems that everywhere we look there is some cataclysmic event or catastrophic threat that is wreaking havoc upon the earth and we, the inhabitants. To
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Galveston: Standing strong in the face of disaster
By Forest Riggs One-hundred seventeen years ago, the Great Storm of 1900 rose out of the Gulf of Mexico and wreaked havoc on the small, bar island of Galveston. Thousands
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Galveston: An island in heat
By Forest Riggs The end of summer and the high temperatures of August are truly upon us. Can it get any hotter? Will it get any hotter? The intense heat