Memorial's Homecoming mums
 This Friday is Homecoming at Victoria Memorial High. I'm looking for moms out there making mums for their daughters or sons (for their son's dates) for a story. Garters can also be included. I would imagine this is a ...

Looking for Cash for Clunkers participants
 Have you traded in your vehicle into a dealership for a newer one as part of the Cash for Clunkers program? I'd like to interview you if you have. The US government has started Cash for Clunkers for people ...

Metal Fest at Riverside Park Saturday night
 Get ready to hear some screamin'. Metal Fest, going on at Riverside Park Satruday night, will feature six heavy metal bands from the Austin area, with Die Among Heroes as headliner. I'll be down there tomorrow night talking to ...

Pro/Con: Victoria's branding campaign
I'm writing up a pro/con type story on Victoria's branding campaign. There are Crossroads residents who like the campaign, and others who disagree with it. I'm looking for people to talk about their opinion on whichever side you stand with. ...

I'm looking for diversity stories
The Crossroads is a pretty diverse place, maybe more than you'd think. I'm the diversity reporter at the Advocate, which means I get the wonderful privilege of writing stories about minorities of any kind - Hispanics, Blacks, Asians, Middle Easterners, ...

On writing the community grief story
It wasn't the easiest article to write. In fact, it was really hard. No parent likes to read about their child pass away, and no reporter likes writing about it either. I can't imagine what the Garcias, the Burleigh's and ...

Anyone going to Rockport's Wine Festival Saturday?
Anyone going to Rockport Saturday? I'm heading down to Rockport Saturday, May 23, to do a story on the wine festival going on, and the activities in Rockport in general. At the wine festival, more than 3,000 wine enthusiasts will ...

How Texas is handling swine flu
How do you guys think Texas officials are handling the swine flu? Is it good that schools are closing down, or is it not necessary? Are officials overreacting? Under reacting? I'm writing a pro/con story about how Texas officials are ...

Life after Graduation
I just began the "rest" of my life. This past weekend, I flew back up to Utah to attend my college commencement and convocation from Brigham Young University. (Technically, I graduated in December, but they don't have commencement then because ...