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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 ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
It's time for another editorial board meeting, and we saved you a seat. Every Wednesday, we meet in the Internet Cafe area of the Victoria Advocate at 1:30 p.m. and discuss the events of the previous week. This week, we ...
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How do we reflect society without glorifying the mistakes some make?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
One formula for a good newspaper story goes like this: A person makes a serious error or has something bad happen to her and then she works against all odds to overcome that mistake or misfortune. That's how our Sunday ...
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By angeliwright in Advocate Photo Blog
I meant to write this blog a really long time ago but I forgot about it until the other day when I was going through the photos on my phone and found a photo of the back of my camera ...
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How should a newspaper change with the language and the times?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
When I was editor of my high school newspaper, I had a lively discussion with my journalism teacher, Mr. Nesbitt, about my repeated use of the word "suck." He noted this was a term of which my elders would not ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
We've got some good editorial topics coming up this week and we want to know what you think. Take a look at our schedule below and leave a comment telling us your opinion on these topics or send us a ...
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By LAHightower in Community Conversation
Hello, lovely readers. It's time for another Wednesday afternoon editorial board meeting, and we want to hear from you. Every week, we meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Internet Cafe area of the Advocate to discuss our plan for the ...