Newsletter
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By juliezavala in My Turn
My Dad passed away April 23, 2010, but before he left I got to know him like I never had before. He came to live with us here in Victoria after my Mom died. He was sick with renal failure ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
I grew up in Vidor, a small town in southeast Texas. The town was all white and was known to be supportive of the Ku Klux Klan. My parents sent me and my brothers and sisters to Catholic school in ...
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A little sun never hurt anyone
By juliezavala in My Turn
The sun shining through my bedroom window when I woke up this morning was a welcome sight. After days of gray skies and drizzle it was good to see nice weather for a change. I fixed a pot of coffee ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
A plate of cookies is placed on the table in the middle of the room. Heads that were formerly bent over keyboards in deep concentration, are now raised, gazing hopefully toward the newly placed treats. “Snickerdoodles! Help yourselves, guys,” the ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
Illustration: Shutterstock.com I can still remember our collective howls of disappointment the year we missed Halloween. Who could blame us for crying--Halloween is arguably one of the most fun holidays of the year for kids. I mean, free candy, come ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
It's been five years since I first started working for the Victoria Advocate. Time sure flies when you're having fun. But, I have a confession to make-- I was scared to death when I started working here. See, I had ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
Nina at Cannon Beach. Photo: Julie Zavala September 16 trip to Cannon Beach. Photo collage by Nina Alvarado I went with my daughter Nina to see Cannon Beach in Portland, Oregon this past Sunday. My son had told us how ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
Mom's column clipped from the Vidor Vidorian I was sorting through some of my Mom's things a couple of weekends ago and I came across some of the articles Mom had written for our town newspaper, The Vidor Vidorian. She ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
Co-worker, Jessica Rodrigo's collection of wind-up toys Our network went down at work today. Everything came to a standstill. One of the younger editors yelled out, "Okay guys, clean your desks while we're waiting for them to fix it!" A ...
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By juliezavala in My Turn
Sunset at Magnolia Beach. Video by Robert Zavala, Music by Kevin MacLeod The sun rises over Magnolia Beach. Photo: Julie Zavala My husband and I needed a break, some fresh air, a change of scenery. We threw some foldout chairs, ...