Have you missed our election endorsements?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Less than a week from Election Day, only one reader has asked me when the Advocate's editorial board will offer an endorsement in the presidential race. Perhaps that's because everyone interested read the small explanation we've published regularly on the ...

Here's a salute to some special people

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Please permit me to brag a bit about some talented folks in our newsroom. A small item in Sunday's edition mentioned the awards the Victoria Advocate won at the recent Southern Newspapers Publishers Association convention in Florida. Truly, these honors ...

An inspirational message for the newsroom

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

It's been such a hectic week I haven't had time to blog about the wonderful training the newsroom received via the Committee of Concerned Journalists. We learned about this opportunity through Gregory Favre, one of the members of the Advocate's ...

What's a better value than a newspaper?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

A Coke costs $1 or more and gives you cavities. A Starbucks frapucciono costs $4 and makes you fat. A newspaper costs 50 cents and makes you smarter. Yet, people still regularly say a newspaper costs too much. What's wrong ...

What constitutes an online threat, Part Two

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Here we go again. To Friday's story about the anti-nuclear forum, an anonymous person named Pittink posted a comment about Bill Harris with Exelon. Mr. Harris called that morning to complain about the post, but Pittink apparently had edited out ...

What do you think of Twitter?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I'll put in another plug on a lazy Sunday for Twitter. I hope in our next iteration of our Web site that we're able to allow you to add your personal Twitter feeds to your blog. In the few months, ...

Who's Got Spirit?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

We've received a wonderful response in the community from our weekly contest recognizing the school pride in the Crossroads region. For example, this week's winner, the Bloomington Bobcats, announced our arrival on the PA system and had their students and ...

We hope our readers are the ultimate winners

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I am pleased to share with you this memo I sent to the staff Wednesday: ----------------- Many congratulations to all for receiving first place in the Inland Press Association front-page contest for newspapers 25,001 to 75,000 circulation.   Enjoy the ...

Can you tell the election is only a month away?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

A reader called today to complain we published two ads promoting newspapers: one featured John McCain and the second spotlighted Barack Obama. The message in both ads: The candidates need to reach out to newspaper readers who are most likely ...

Where do you turn for listings about businesses?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

We encourage you to try our new Marketplace directory of businesses. Whether you're looking for a good place to eat such as Greek Bros. or a place to get your car repaired such as Port Lavaca Auto, our Marketplace directory ...