Barefoot Sunday - Final Countdown!
Welcome to the final countdown - we're five days out from Barefoot Sunday! For more than a month, we've been collecting shoes from all over the Crossroads and our bins are filling up. But we're not yet at 5,000, and ...

Question of the Day: How would you fare in a Spelling Bee?
I never competed in a Spelling Bee growing up, but I'm fairly certain if I had, I wouldn't have done well. And even now, as an adult, I'm still not sure I'd do well at a spelling bee. Yes, I ...

Broadway's a 'Smash'
I remember the first time my father took me to a Broadway musical in New York City. I was 13 years old, and we saw "42nd Street." I can still hear the tap dancing; I can still see the sequined, ...

Question of the Day: How will a new Splash Park fare in Victoria?
Morning All, If you haven't heard already, Allison Miles is working on a story about a new addition to Victoria -- a Splash Park. The plans for the park are underway, slated to open to the public in June. There ...

Question of the Day: What was your favorite part of Super Bowl XLVI
Me and photo intern Amanda spent the evening at Jaguar Hall reporting on the student's reactions to the Super Bowl commercials. Afternoon Everyone! Did you notice the lights went out in Victoria last night? The roads were still, stores were ...

Superbowl fans, where art thou?
Morning All, As a former cheerleader and Southerner, it's shocking I know as little as I do about football. Alarming, really. But Superbowl parties, I enjoy. Each year, I pick a team and hang out with my friends, and hope ...

Question of the Day: Why should we honor Pearl Harbor?
Today is the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7, 1941. The day commemorates the Japanese aerial bombing of military ships in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing 2,390 Americans. The events resulted in the United States entering World ...

Should iPhone 4s Siri locate abortion clinics? ACLU says 'Yes'
A CNN report claims the American Civil Liberties Union is asking Apple to add an additional feature to the iPhone 4s Siri capabilities -- locating abortion clinics. Siri, the phone's speech-recognition "personal assistant," is able to locate information on Viagra, ...

Breakdance and yoga? Oh yes!
I'm a fan of both breakdancing and yoga (Bikrim yoga to be specific). I can't breakdance, although when I'm working out on the treadmill, I often imagine myself challenging dancing greats into breakdancing battles with me. I always win, of ...

Hocus Pocus, Trick-or-Treat!
Happy Halloween! Happy Pumpkin Carving Day! Trick-or-treat! It's Halloween today, one of my favorite little days of the year. Not because I get dressed up in costume (which I almost never do), or because I have an excuse to eat ...