How should journalists handle social media?
Advocates of social media are all a-twitter over the Washington Post's newly published policy. The Post's critics contend the policy focuses too much on what journalists shouldn't do rather than encourage them to engage in social media. The policy starts ...

CNN follows up on Advocate story
An alert reader let us know about a CNN report this week on the use of scent-dog lineups in criminal cases. You may view the clip here. The case CNN focuses on -- the wrongful accusation of Michael Buchanek -- ...

How's this for a 21st century news story?
 We might have missed a heart-warming story if not for the Twitter work of Starbucks barista Alyssa Vidales. Interactivity editor C.J. Castillo spotted Vidales' Tweets on Friday morning about the wedding of Glenn and Chalice Miller. In the modern ...

Why wouldn't we want both UHV and Victoria College to thrive?
If you work at an newspaper for any length of time, you'll encounter those who think you're favoring one thing over another. In the days before school consolidation, the Advocate faced criticism from Victoria High and Stroman High supporters. We ...

Glenn Beck provided some callers today
Talk show host Glenn Beck apparently urged his listeners to call their local newspaper about the lack of coverage of the ACORN scandal. We learned about Beck's segment after a half-dozen Crossroads listeners called the Advocate newsroom Tuesday. We were ...

For what NFL team should I root?
Growing up in Topeka, Kan., I gave up on the Kansas City Chiefs' after their early Super Bowl success. The Hank Stram and Marv Levy eras of the 1970s were painful to watch. Because of the Los Angeles Rams' eye-catching ...

A reader asks: Should President Obama be described as African-American?
I share this exchange with a reader from this week to allow others to contribute to the conversation: ------------------------ Dear Editor, A subject I find interesting is Barack Obama always being referred to as Black or African-American when he is ...

When is technology not your friend?
The obvious answer: when it doesn't work. We're replacing our 10-year-old sports agate software and experiencing some growing pains in the process. The problems caused us to have some errors in last week's prep football boxscores and led us to ...

What a difference a night can make
As the music video of "Souls from Victoria" played at the Welder Center, I got goose bumps from the power of the evening. We had witnessed an honest and powerful discussion of what illegal immigration has done to our community ...