Robert Samuels, Author at Valley News

Awards won by Eddie's Steak Shed still cover the walls in what's now just called The Shed. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Alyssa Schukar

Living the American Dream, Then Deported

by Robert Samuels The Washington PostMarch 18, 2018

Granger, Ind. — The goofy red sign off State Road 23 still says “Eddie’s Steak Shed,” just as it always has. The thank-you plaques for sponsoring the county Little League are still in the front entrance, alongside 15 years’ worth of stickers honoring…

Neighbors used their personal boats to rescue Jane Rhodes, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Friendswood, Texas. Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had dumped over a dozen inches of rain on some areas and forecasters were warning that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Harvey Swamps Houston

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, Robert Samuels The Washington Post, and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux The Washington PostAugust 27, 2017

Madison Chock and Evan Bates, of the United States, compete during the Ice Dance short program at the World Figure Skating Championships, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Americans Dance Up a Storm

by Robert Samuels Washington PostMarch 31, 2016