Question of the Day: How will you be ringing in the New Year?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega was at Ramsey's Restaurant talking with people and looking back at 2010. We're two days away from 2011. I remember being in 8th grade in 1999 and thinking, "2000, sounds so futuristic and impossible." It's hard ...

Question of the Day: What will you remember most about 2010?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging reporter J.R. Ortega was at Ramsey's Restaurant talking to people about what they will remember most about 2010. Personally, completing a full year at the Advocate is my most memorable moment. I still consider myself a young reporter, so ...

Question of the Day: Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega can't wait to spend some time with family and open up his presents. Neither can many Ramsey's Restaurant goers. Here is how they celebrate the season: "Both. Just a tradition. Different days for different family." Sylvia ...

Question of the day: Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega can't wait to spend some time with family and open up his presents. Neither can many Ramsey's Restaurant goers. Here is how they celebrate the season: "Both. Just a tradition. Different days for different family." Sylvia ...

Question of the Day: Has the economy affected your Christmas shopping this year?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega was at Ramsey's Restaurant talking about people about this Christmas week. I know Christmas always takes a chunk out of my wallet, so we wanted to know if the economy has had an impact on others ...

Question of the Day: What is one of the kindest gestures you've witnessed during the holidays?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging reporter J.R. Ortega was at Ramsey's Restaurant talking with people about the fast approaching holiday week. Here is what they had to say about kind gestures during the holidays: “Operation Santa Claus in Palacios. If we have so much, ...

Question of the Day: How do you deal with the loss of a loved one during the holidays?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging reporter J.R. Ortega was at Ramsey's Restaurant talking to people about dealing with grief, especially during the holidays. I've only been at the Advocate a year and a half, but I'm making it a tradition to do a holiday ...

Question of the Day: What is your favorite holiday story, performance or movie?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Advocate Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega kept warm at Ramsey's Restaurant this morning. Victoria Ballet Theatre's "The Nutcracker" premieres today and we asked people what their favorite Christmas story was, whether it be a story, performance or movie. Here is what ...

A Journey Of My Own.

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

To preface, I'm working on an occasional series that chronicles the journey of Joshua Hughston, a 23-month-old Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia patient from Nursery. His prognosis is great. He has more than a 95 percent chance of beating the cancer. The ...

Question of the Day: Should the Victoria postal mail processing service consolidate with Corpus Christi?

By JROrtega in The Daily Dose

Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega stopped by Ramsey's Restaurant Thursday afternoon to talk with people about the possible consolidation of the Victoria mail processing service and Corpus Christi. The Postal Service conducted a study beginning in late September at the Victoria ...