History of KKK in Crossroads?
I'm a reporter for the Advocate, and have been thinking of Black History Month-related stories. Nationally, the KKK (the 2nd clan) grew in the 1920s, and I wondered if there had been any KKK activity in the Crossroads at any ...

Calling for all Victoria High/Stroman High alumni
Victoria has two new high schools opening up this fall, which are pretty cool facilities. I got a tour of Victoria West recently. But in thinking about East and West has caused me to wonder what VHS/Stroman HS think about ...

Victoria East, Victoria West series
Hey Advocate Readers, I'm the education reporter at the Advocate, and we're starting up a new series regarding the 2 new high schools opening up in fall 2010. This-coming year will be an exciting time for VISD as we see ...

Pro/Con- VISD dress code
The Victoria school board will hold a special meeting on Dec. 9 to finalize the 2010-11 school dress code. Since it's a hot topic, I'm doing a pro/con story on it what you guys think should be done: -Pro: Current ...

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 ...