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Editorial cartoons don't necessarily reflect views of the newspaper's editorial board
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
An Advocate reader took umbrage at a recent editorial cartoon. I've attached the offending cartoon to this post, so you know the subject of the controversy. What are your thoughts about editorial cartoons? Below is the reader's complaint and then my response: Mr. ...
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Atlantic Cit y or bust, Part 1
By BeckyCooper in The Daily Commute
Last week my husband and I took a trip to the East coast. We were looking forward to this trip because we had never been there and we were ready for a break from the daily grind. We flew out ...
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With the time change being delayed a week this fall, some have been confused about when it occurs. This is the weekend to roll the clocks back one hour. If you're a night owl, the proper time to do ...
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Only minor changes to the rules
By PEbner in The world of golf
Well, golfers headed to the links after Jan. 1 won't find any major rule changes to contend with after the Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association added their latest amendments to the game this week. Most of ...
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National Novel Writing Month kicks off!
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Much to my chagrin, it seems no one wants to join me in the quest to write a novel in a month, except for sports writer Billy Mau and my boyfriend Ryan "Muffin" Huddle. But as they say, the book ...
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Video of Ratcliff's father was a mistake
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Some viewers criticized our video interview of Michael Ratcliff's father on the day his son was being indicted. Unfortunately, I think they were right. As print journalists, we're new to the video world, and we made a misstep here. Our ...
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True Hollywood Story: Chupacabra edition
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
First things first, I'd just like to point out that the old adage "the camera adds ten pounds" is complete and total bunk. Looking at myself on video, the camera had to have added at least 20 pounds to my ...
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After such a wet summer, it almost seems that we've gone into a drought. Victoria has had 70.10 inches of rain this year (at least at the airport), making it the second wettest year on record. The record ...
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Varsity's Horns are Sawed Off ...
By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
So the second time around worked out well, I think. It was actually a pretty speedy process - I got home from work, fed the dog, etc. and sat down to watch TV for a bit. Apparently I fell asleep ...
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Second time's a charm...I hope
By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook
I joined up with a co-worker last week to do a little pumpkin carving. We traveled to the nearest pumpkin patch, picked the ones we felt had the most personality, and sat outside her apartment, knives in hand, to create ...