Newsletter
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By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
There will be an article in Thursday's edition of the Victoria Advocate about a free vaccination clinic being held Aug. 20. Interviewing one of the main coordinators of the event got me wondering so many things about the responsibilities of ...
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By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
So last week, the newsroom came together, had lunch and had a meeting about the health beat and what stories we're lacking. I want our readers to be apart of that process. Basically, we all sat down and brainstormed health ...
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Question of the Day: Why do you think childhood obesity is on the rise?
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
"It's the family and parents. The parents let kids do whatever they want." Juana Martinez, Victoria, hospital volunteer "It has a lot to do with the parents. They're supposed to be giving good advice." Erlinda Zamora, Victoria, homemaker "It's the ...
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Caught in the Crossfire -- School shooting ramblings.
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
I can still remember the feeling that ran through my veins when two gun-wielding students terrorized a Colorado high school in 1999. I still remember shedding tears in 2007 when 33 people died senselessly at Virginia Tech University. And again ...
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Do you have questions about autism?
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
Many of you may not know, but I am working on a four-part autism series that will be running in September. The series chronicles two children, a teenager and adult, all dealing with autism in different ways, at different points ...
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Brownies - It's not just for kids anymore...really.
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
The Food and Drug Administration is not lazying out when it comes to exposing Lazy Larry brownies, formerly Lazy Cakes. The brownies contain melatonin, which the FDA has deemed unsafe as an additive. Melatonin helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle. Now ...
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Question of the Day: How do you beat the heat?
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
Texas has been excessive heat this week. The National Weather Service has already issued warnings for counties across Texas. Personally, just standing outside causes me to sweat buckets. However there are ways to stay cool. Here is how some Crossroads ...
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Can therapy help change sexual orientation?
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
So, can it? The idea of conversion therapy is nothing new. The controversial therapy has been around for decades but is in the news spotlight again. Reportedly, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's husband's counseling clinic offers the therapy. There isn't much I ...
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By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
...The Texas Education Agency's standardized test was the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, or TAAS test. I'm a 2004 graduate and part of the official last class to graduate under this test. And I'm glad. Today, reporters at the Victoria ...
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Refugio County and its Tropical Storm Don plans.
By JROrtega in The Daily Dose
Meteorologists continue to track Tropical Storm Don as it churns its way toward the Texas coast. The latest models forecast Don landing somewhere between Kingsville and Matagorda County. The models are shifting constantly as Don wobbles west-north-west and then northwest. ...