Question of the day: Do you support any type of health awareness?

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"I support breast cancer awareness." Joan Miller, retired, Austin. "Yes, I give to causes for kids with cancer." - Samy Mohamed, manager, Victoria. "The Susan Combs foundation." - Jim Bluntzer, rancher, Anders. "Cancer is a good one to support." - ...

Anybody fancy a rain dance?

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Charles Dickens wrote "There is something good in all weathers." But sliding through the steamy heat on Tuesday night, it was pretty hard to believe it. It feels like years since we had the relief of rain. After all, Texas ...

Question of the day: How are you feeling about the upcoming hurricane season?

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How are you feeling about the upcoming hurricane season? "I take it or leave it." - Marlene Dreier Raingnow, retired, Meyersville. "We'd better get ready, because we're due." - Bill Bauer, retired, Victoria. "Well, I'm feeling pretty good about it, ...

Question of the day: Did you succeed in what you gave up for Lent?

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"No, I don't do Lent." - Jarrod Muff, well head technician, Lampasas. "No, but I don't really do Lent." - Rudy Cardenas, business owner, San Diego. "No, we don't give up anything." - Ramona Nobbe, respiratory therapist/realtor, Goliad. "No, but ...

Question of the day: Do you think early childhood education is important?

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"I think so. The children need a good start before they get into the classroom and start working with the other kids." - Eufemia Lacina, leather factory worker, Yoakum. "Yes, I think it's very important because it prepares them for ...

Question of the day: Do you file your taxes early or late? Why?

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"Early so it's covered." - Catherine Weaver, retired, Victoria. "Early, so I can get my money back." - Dorothy Dupnik, nurse, Victoria. "Early so that I can get it out of the way and get my returns back quickly." - ...

Question of the day: Do you think we advocate enough for crime victims?

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It's a beautiful day and this week is National Crime Victims Awareness Week. Do you think we advocate enough for crime victims? "I think we could do more. I think we do a lot but I think we could do ...

Question of the day: Do you think school dress codes are too strict or too lenient?

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"I think it's plenty strict enough. I think the dress codes are overdone now." - Gloria Cook, waitress, Victoria. "It's not strict enough. They keep changing the dress code, but they need to go back to the way it was ...