Newsletter
-
West Texas, the new South Carolina?
By dwray in The nature of things
We all know about the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state agency that regulates environmental issues, down in these parts. In October, the agency granted a permit allowing the White Stallion Energy Center plant to be built in Bay ...
-
Question of the day: Have you started your holiday shopping yet?
By dwray in The nature of things
Tomorrow is Dec. 1. Which means Christmas is looming fast upon us, and the time for Christmas shopping has come. I haven't started my shopping yet - I won't get 'round to it 'til the day before and then everybody ...
-
Question of the day: What are your Thanksgiving Day plans?
By dwray in The nature of things
It may feel more like summer, but Thanksgiving Day is on it's way so us ranging reporters went out to talk to people about their plans. I plan to dress wear stretchy pants and eat a lot of pie. Turkey ...
-
Question of the day: Are you excited about the beginning of the end of Harry Potter?
By dwray in The nature of things
It is time. It's the beginning of the end. If you've read the books you know what happened and if you've only watched the movie you're about to find out as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 premieres ...
-
Question of the day: Do you think there is enough awareness about diabetes in the community?
By dwray in The nature of things
Looking at ranging reporter J.R. Ortega's story on diabetes, appearing in today's Victoria Advocate, he and I got to thinking about diabetes. Is there enough diabetes awareness within the community? I headed out to IHOP to find out what people ...
-
Question of the day: Do you think there's enough mental health services in Victoria?
By dwray in The nature of things
“No, I don’t that there’s enough medical services as there is. Everyone’s got to make an appointment. If someone’s really sick right there, you’ve still got to make an appointment.” – Manuel Pena, disposal worker employee, Victoria. “No, because you ...
-
Question of the day: Do you think crime is high or low in Victoria?
By dwray in The nature of things
After reading reporter Gheni Platenburg's story on crime in Victoria, ranging reporter JR Ortega and I got to wondering if people think crime is high or low in Victoria. I went out to IHOP on Tuesday morning to find out. ...
-
By dwray in The nature of things
Today, the ranging reporters decided to ask the really important question. How to get world peace? Nope. Why does anyone care about Lindsey Lohan? Nope. This morning I went out to IHOP and asked people about the most important thing ...
-
Question of the day: Are you superstitious?
By dwray in The nature of things
After reading reporter Gheni Platenburg's story about superstition, ranging reporter JR Ortega and I got curious about, well, superstition. Do people believe in it? Don't they? So this morning I was at IHOP asking people if they're superstitious or not. ...
-
Question of the day: Do you think libraries will ever go out of style?
By dwray in The nature of things
While I'm working on a story about the Seadrift Library, ranging reporter J.R. Ortega and I got to wondering what people think of libraries. Do people in the community think libraries will ever go out of style. On Tuesday morning ...