Stories for January 20, 2009
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Anais Beaumont can remember when she was punished for speaking Spanish in school as a child. Read Story »
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Victoria firefighters battled a second day of grass fires as two fires consumed a total of about 400 acres on ... Read Story »
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Janet Lyon will step down as the executive director of the Victoria County United Way effective Thursday, Jan. 29, according ... Read Story »
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A blue truck sped and wove south on Delmar Drive moments before it was involved in a June 2007 fatal ... Read Story »
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El CAMPO - An El Campo man was killed shortly after noon on Tuesday when his motorcycle struck an 18-wheeler, ... Read Story »
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Where are Victoria County's worst potholes? Who owes the city money, and who is violating city codes? Read Story »
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Christopher Paz, 27, always aspired for higher education, but when he graduated high school in 1999 he wasn't sure if ... Read Story »
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Monique McGee stood inside the Victoria College Student Center Tuesday with a tiny American flag perched in the one hand, ... Read Story »
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One local teacher couldn't do better than letting her students watch history unroll live before their eyes. Read Story »
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Students at Dudley Magnet School wished the new president well as they watched him take the oath of office. Read Story »
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YOAKUM - The victims of violence here during the weekend are recovering from their wounds. Read Story »
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The same day thousands of Americans in cities and states across the country will march in protest of abortion, about ... Read Story »
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A: I am proud and happy. It's history and I'm a part of it. I love it. It's for to ... Read Story »
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President Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States just after noon Tuesday. Read Story »
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A: "Anyone can say anything, but I want them to show me. All that stuff he's talked about sounds good, ... Read Story »
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GOLIAD - President-elect Barack Obama is set to become the 44th president of the United States Tuesday afternoon. Read Story »
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When President Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday morning on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, ... Read Story »
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"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." Read Story »
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Gary Burns, a Republican Victoria County commissioner, said his wife, J.R., has a favorite expression. Read Story »
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is not complete until all, and that is the key word "all," Americans work together ... Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Just as people in all parts of the world watched on Tuesday, students and residents in Victoria, too, were transfixed ... Read Story »
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Forget that it may promote tooth decay or the old wives tale that if swallowed it sticks indigestibly in your ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: This column is a research project of Dr. Peter B. Riesz and the Victoria County Veterans Council. Anyone ... Read Story »
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MOULTON - To say that sisters Skyler and Julie Bartek are competitive would be an understatement. Read Story »
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So has it always been like this: non-average? Each year, I sit and write my reflections for the year, and ... Read Story »
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"Live with intention, walk to the edge, listen hard, practice wellness, play with abandon, choose with no regret, continue to ... Read Story »
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The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served ... Read Story »
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Q: I have recently started taking vitamin B-12, but am not sure if I am taking the proper one. I ... Read Story »
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LOUISE - For James and Cynthia Johnson, the word "hooked" describes their affinity for the Blue Lacy. Read Story »
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I have been running for nearly 30 years now and while it has been a journey filled with ups and ... Read Story »
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