Newsletter
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
Welcome to another Wednesday, lovely readers. We've had an exciting week in the news and we're ready to form some opinions for the coming week. As always, we will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Internet cafe area and encourage ...
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Play Atari Breakout on Google's Image Search
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
In case you haven't seen this yet, in honor of the 35th anniversary of Atari's Breakout game, Google created a neat Easter egg which allows you to play Breakout on Google's Image search. How to play: -Go to Google Image ...
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How much do you value the public's right to know?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Our democracy rests on an intricate set of checks and balances, brilliantly envisioned by our forefathers. Yet, our lawmakers too often want to chip away at democracy's cornerstone -- the public's right to know. Some of the offending legislation is ...
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By katduncan in Advocate Photo Blog
Today I photographed a family at their mother's day gathering. It was the first mother's day the mom had spent with her son after she adopted him. She took him in after his mother (her sister) died, but this year ...
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Dear Alice: I have one friend who is super nosy any annoying. He follows me around constantly and asks super awkward and dumb questions all the time! I wish he would shut up! The other day he dug into my ...
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By SonnyLong in Helping Hands
How awesome was it that someone the caliber of Emmitt Smith came to Victoria to speak. Not only did he deliver an inspirational message for a large crowd at Faith Family Church, he met with smaller groups of young people ...
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What happens if you raise a smart aleck?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Drawing by Julie Zavala When I saw a segment on the morning news about a giant African land snail invading Houston, I immediately thought of our son. A Sam Houston State University researcher warned against picking up this invasive species ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
We do! Welcome to another Wednesday editorial board meeting. We're glad you could come by. This week, we will be joined by Linda May, emergency services director of the American Red Cross Crossroads Chapter, at 1:30 p.m. in our Internet ...
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How do you best honor a legacy?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
When I was a cub reporter of only 22 in Colorado Springs, I worked with a larger-than-life assistant city editor whose voice and laughter bounced around the newsroom's walls. I was still learning the trade, but Jim Bishop, who went ...
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By keldyortiz in oh yeah, health
For the last few weeks, I've been covering benefits, from people who have cancer, to supporting people who were killed and hurt during the Boston Marathon. While each benefit has been different, the spirit of the Crossroads people reflects the ...