Born in 1925, he grew up during the Depression years in Port Arthur, Tex., an oil - refining town in the swampy southeastern part of the state. (nytimes.com)
In Pocatello, a university town in the southeastern part of the state, the United Way is working with the schools and the local division of Monsanto, the agriculture giant, to provide a free summer preschool program for some students, among other initiatives, said Kim Hirning, director of early learning for the United Way of Southeastern Idaho. (hechingerreport.org)
It also is served by the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), a ferry service operated by the state of Alaska for communities in the southeastern part of the state that have no road access. (valuepenguin.com)