Newsletter
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By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog
Under the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government that adheres to the principle that government is the servant and not the master of the people, it is the policy of this state that each person is ...
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Early Voting in Person Continues for Runoff
By GeorgeMatthews in Victoria County Election Administrator
The first couple of days of early voting in the runoff election for district 5 saw 166 people cast ballots. In addition with 345 ballots mailed there have been 247 returned or over 70%. We would like to see a ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
Welcome to Wednesday, Victoria Advocate readers. It's time for another editorial board meeting, and we saved you a seat. Every Wednesday, we meet in the Internet Cafe area of the Victoria Advocate at 1:30 p.m. and discuss the events of ...
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By ElisaGarcia in As Sweet As Can Be With Diabetes
That is right, we are on our way and moving forward to our great event!! As always we aim to make each year better than the previous and are working hard to do so this year! Heres some great people ...
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By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to ...
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What happens to old pet dragons?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Photo courtesy of Miguel Torres When she was little, I somehow became her pet dragon. I don't recall exactly when she christened me, but we shared this world for several years. I would make a whimpering sound, which we instinctively ...
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By SonnyLong in Helping Hands
I am a reporter and have been for a long, long time. Depending on when I start counting, more than 30 years. But I have a different side, too. And I invite you to discover that side Sunday at the ...
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By catyhirst in Yakety Yak
Having grown up in Southeastern Oklahoma, I am no stranger to tornadoes. My first memory of a tornado experience, I was maybe 5, was when a tornado cut across the pasture in front of my house. I remember my mom ...
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By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
This above all, to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. -- William Shakespeare
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Videos released in culvert case
By jessicapriest in On the Docket
What's the latest on Keith Redburn's case against the city of Victoria? On Thursday, he attached to an email to the Victoria Advocate videos that show what his property in the 900 block of Stayton Avenue looked like after Saturday's ...