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 ...

How far is heaven?
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 ...

Who else is wiped out by the first week of school?
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 ...

Did you know the nightly network news will die in 5 years?
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 ...

Will you join me in Austin?
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. ...

Where do you turn for 24/7 hurricane information?
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 ...

How do you keep up with your Advocate away from home?
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, ...