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Entries for August, 2009 in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We're heading out soon to see Los Lonely Boys at the Riverside Events Center. I was impressed with the positive vibe of the band when we saw them at a free Earthfest show in Boston in 2006. The band members ...
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Who else is wiped out by the first week of school?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
My other job is chauffeur. Our kids are of the age when they're coming and going in every possible direction. I've dropped my son off for football practice at 6:20 a.m. and picked him up from select soccer practice at ...
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Did you know the nightly network news will die in 5 years?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I attended the Texas Association of Broadcasters annual banquet last week to honor Laura Prather for her work on the Texas Free Flow of Information Act. The event sparked a discussion with a broadcaster about the impending demise of the ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I will be in Austin attending the annual board meeting and convention of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. I'm privileged to serve on this board and represent South Texas' interests in promoting the freedom of information for all. ...
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Where do you turn for 24/7 hurricane information?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
With the tropics heating up, we encourage you to regularly visit our online hurricane section. The section features an Ibis Eye tracking map, which is full of activity. Tropical storm Claudette popped up Sunday and headed for northern Florida. Tropical ...
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How do you keep up with your Advocate away from home?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
While on vacation in Omaha last month, I enjoyed reading the Advocate almost as if I were holding the newspaper at my breakfast table in Victoria. I was reading a test version of our new digital edition. Now, you can, ...
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Should we sell papers in Brazosport?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I don't know Brazosport resident Banjo Jones, but I want to thank him for recognizing the Advocate on his blog. He saluted us for our recognition this week from the national Associated Press Managing Editors. The Advocate was a finalist ...
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How do you focus a camera through the tears?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
This is a draft of my column planned for Sunday's Viewpoints page. I welcome your feedback on it. No journalist wants to cover a funeral. We report on a funeral only when a person's death is of high community interest. ...