Stories for August 24, 2012
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One of my new favorite holidays is the day after Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr. Read Story »
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Deputies arrested one person Friday after they discovered a possible rolling meth lab at Lower Mission Valley Road north of ... Read Story »
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Friday was a smoky day in Calhoun County. Read Story »
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High school and college football teams begin their season next week and professional teams won't hit the field until early ... Read Story »
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In the third and final part of the Advocate's series about the 65th anniversary of the United Way in Victoria ... Read Story »
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With Texas leading the nation in the number of alcohol-related crashes, the Department of Public Safety is beefing up patrol ... Read Story »
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Driving over part of the 400-mile long Eagle Ford Shale formation, Mayor Francisco Garcia Castells, of Guerrero, Coahuila, completes his ... Read Story »
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Both the Victoria East Titans and Cuero Gobblers are going through coaching transitions this seasons under Roland Gonzalez and Travis ... Read Story »
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A photograph created by Laura Ann Pollard of L-Ann Imaging in Victoria has recently been accepted into the loan Collection ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - A 21-year-old Victoria man by officers Thursday on suspicion of possession of marijuana and theft of property. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market keeps getting tossed around by the Fed. Read Story »
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the ... Read Story »
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THUMBS-UP Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Brenda Coleman, the new executive director of the Yoakum Heritage Museum, is no stranger to nonprofit organizations. Read Story »
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BACA, ELLENORA SCHAFFNER, 96, of Yorktown: Funeral service 11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Chapel, interment following at Westside Cemetery, Finch ... Read Story »
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CANTU, FRANCISCO "FRANK" JR., 73, of Victoria, died Friday, August 24, 2012. Services are pending at Artero Memorial Chapels, 361-575-3212. Read Story »
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Two U.S. government employees were shot and wounded in an attack on their vehicle south of Mexico City on Friday, ... Read Story »
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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong’s career Friday — including his record seven Tour de France ... Read Story »
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PARIS (AP) — Tour de France says it will wait to see what UCI, USADA do next before acting on ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say a laid-off women’s accessories designer shot and killed co-worker outside the ... Read Story »
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Friday. Read Story »
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Goliad County is planning more than $550,000 in budget cuts after a local company filed a lawsuit against the County ... Read Story »
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In a dimly-lit living room on Avant Garde Street, Leo Westerholm sits in a recliner and recalls his former military ... Read Story »
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"True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self; but the point is not only to get ... Read Story »
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I recently got a letter from a young man I'd known since he was a child. I remembered seeing him ... Read Story »
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Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson will be the guest speaker at the Wharton County Republican Party fundraising dinner at 6 p.m. ... Read Story »
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Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 4102 N. Ben Jordan St., will begin a new Bible study about the Beloved Disciple, The ... Read Story »
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"Thou preparest a table before me." Read Story »
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Winners of the Joy Luck Mah Jongg Club were: Read Story »
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Is your daughter a Secret Keeper Girl: one who values modesty, purity and plans to keep her deepest beauty secrets ... Read Story »
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Twice Blessed Showroom Consignments, 205 North Star Drive, recently presented a check for $2,500 to Hope of South Texas. Twice ... Read Story »