Don't believe everything you read.
Editor's note: This blog was originally posted on July 23, 2009. We are posting it again due to various e-mails and messages received recently regarding this topic. Has a racist e-mail crossed your path recently (or even not so recently) ...

Going all out for Halloween?
Are you concocting the mother of all Halloween costumes? Is the store-bought option just not your style? Well, we want to talk to you! I'm putting together a story about people who come up with creative costumes in the Crossroads ...

Taking advantage of tax-free weekend?
As the Advocate's business reporter, I get to cover a pretty wide variety of things - new store openings to sales tax trends and, yes, the mayhem that is day-after-Thanksgiving shopping. On Friday, though, I'm covering a different crazy shopping ...

The business of ... business cards
Hey guys, I'm revamping my blog just a little. Instead of focusing on arts and crafts like I have in the past, now I'm planning to dig into business and agriculture since, well, that's what I do at work. I'm ...

Heading out of town?
Any Crossroads residents preparing for a summer vacation? If so, I'd love to talk to you! I'm working on a story about the effects the travel industry has seen in today's economy. From what I hear, area folks are still ...

Looking for a job?
I'm working on a story about summer hiring in the area and was hoping you guys could help. We've heard that high school and college students looking for summer work this year will see stiffer competition than usual, with so ...

Calling all pranksters!
Ever slipped a goldfish into the water cooler? Glued your co-worker's computer mouse to the desk? Changed up all the office clocks? If so, I want to talk to you. I'm pulling together people's best office April Fools Day pranks ...

A consumerish question
Does anybody out there have suggestions on a good video camera that preferably won't break the bank?   My sister's told me she'd like to get a camera to record her little one as he grows and, since I haven't gotten ...

A fishy situation
  Every new addition to the family is bound to bring some turmoil. My sister, for instance, gave birth to a 6-pound, 4-ounce bouncing baby boy - Mason Maynard Santos - on January 23 and I know things at their ...

It doesn't just make the heart grow fonder ...
 Nope. Distance makes planning a party difficult. Really difficult. I came to this conclusion during my lunch break today as I sat with increasingly gluey fingers, eating my sub sandwich, finishing up the last of my sister's baby shower invitations (Yes, the ...