How will AP answer question of bias?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

When I saw a letter writer's criticism Tuesday of an Associated Press article, I thought it warranted an answer. The letter questioned a line in the AP story about President Obama's speech Saturday to West Point graduates. The sentenced in ...

How can you be cynical about the magic of education?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I wish you could have been part of the magical evening Friday at the annual "Beat the Odds" banquet. You wouldn't be cynical about public education if you had been there. Nine students who have overcome hardships received scholarships, thanks ...

Are you taking pictures of the flooding?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

If so, we hope you'll share via Your Photos on our home page. Just click add photos. If you will add detailed caption information about where the image was taken and when, we'll publish the best photographs in Sunday's Advocate. ...

10 questions medical consumers need answered

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

The HealthNewsReview.org offers 10 criteria for what medical consumers need to know: · What's the total cost? · How often do benefits occur? · How often do harms occur? · How strong is the evidence? · Is this condition exaggerated? ...

Has Texas Monthly heard of the Victoria Advocate?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I was waiting to get a flat tire fixed, so I unexpectedly had extra time on my hands. I recalled I hadn't read an article about questionable forensic science in the May edition of Texas Monthly, one of the finest ...

Have you ever experienced a miracle?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

KAVU's piece Friday on Kevin Nurse reminded me we need to get to the Mustang Bar & Grill to have a meal in honor of our friend Zane Steininger, who co-owns the joint. Kevin is the chef at Mustang and ...