Race and relevancy in reporting
Race and relevancy in reporting continues to be a fine line that most newspapers walk. A story we published on Wednesday stirred the debate in our newsroom. Here's a note I sent out to the news staff today: Race/ethnicity and ...

Zero tolerance
A couple of days ago, we ran a story in the Advocate about rival girl gangs in Calhoun County. Police arrested members of one of the gangs, a mother and grandmother when things escalated. A reader posted a comment to ...

Zero Tolerance
A couple of days ago, we ran a story in the Advocate about rival girl gangs in Calhoun County. Police arrested members of one of the gangs, a mother and grandmother when things escalated. A reader posted a comment to ...

Texas, teens and driving
When I moved down to Texas, I really hoped the legal driving age would be 18. Of course, as you know, it isn't. But as my son approaches 16, I worry more and more about it and whether I should ...