My love of newspapers
I know this is kind of long for a blog, but I thought I'd share this column I wrote with you online folks. tm   I didn’t grow up in a newspaper family, but rather I grew up in a ...

Out of the comfort zone
The recent debate online about our decision to run a Gay pride story on the front page of the newspaper conjured up some memories for me. The newspaper industry used to celebrate a week every year in May called Time ...

A special night
Sometimes in the news business, we get to be part of something cool and special, not just the negativity that seems to overwhelm us most days. We were part of something special this past week with the Chris Cagle story. ...

How to get a date?
Of course it's unofficial, but the VictoriaAdvocate.com experienced a first today. That's right, blogger xxenxxen posted a blog seeking a date. "Looking for single men ... 30-year-old female. Are there still some men in the world who are too busy to go to ...

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 ...