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Why didn't we jam-pack downtown for Jam Fest?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Perhaps free isn't a good enough deal for people. I was blown away by the performances of Monte Montgomery and then headliner Delbert McClinton Saturday night at Jam Fest in downtown Victoria. Montgomery was rated by Guitar Player magazine as ...
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By hrgirl in Providing Care and Comfort for Your Aging Loved One
Trapped inside your own body – you can’t remember things or faces or voices, you often cry or are upset – but you don’t know why; people are telling you what to do, and you’re trying to talk but you ...
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April 18, 1969 my brother, Ronnie was killed in Vietnam
By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
April 18, 1969 my brother, Ronnie was killed in Vietnam, here is the letter i received from his TC May 28, 1998 Dear Henry, I just returned from Thailand and was reading the "Blackhorse" Newsletter when I happened on your ...
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Creative Laughing: How Laughing Increases Creativity and Memory
By hrgirl in Providing Care and Comfort for Your Aging Loved One
Laughter is known to improve your mood and health, but did you know that a good, hearty giggle can also boost your creativity and improve your memory? According to Dr. William Fry of Stanford University, humor and creativity work in ...
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Change is Good, Still Memories Persist
By GeorgeMatthews in Victoria County Election Administrator
The Victoria County Elections Office has changed its location from downtown to the Patti Dodson Health Center, Suite 500. After over twenty years in the old location the move is both welcome and a bit sad. We are happy to ...
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Why does the media like to pin blame on Right Wingers and NRA members?
By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
Why does the media like to pin blame on Right Wingers and NRA members? In 1863 a Democrat shot and killed Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. In 1983 a registered Democrat shot and wounded Ronald Reagan. In 2007 ...
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By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
Quote for today: "The whole of the Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals .... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority ...
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Quotes From The American Revolution #2
By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
“I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out ...
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Quotes From The American Revolution
By capthenry in Port O'Connor Fishing News
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
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 the previous week. This week, we ...