Who is the most successful tennis player from Victoria?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I'll rely on Advocate sportswriter Mike Forman to provide the historic view, but the best tennis player from Victoria in recent memory has to be Colin Hoover. I had the good fortune of watching him play Saturday during the semifinals ...

How can you tell it's election season?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I always know by the letters and messages we receive that the political season is heating up. Here's an exchange I had Monday morning: Can you explain why Alex Hernandez gets front-page coverage about CMC BMI issue. He is an ...

Why are children taken from us?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Tears rolled down the reporter's face as she hung up the phone Monday evening. "Who were you talking with?" I asked. "The family," she said. "Oh." What else was there to say? Such profound loss cascades upon all who come ...