Newsletter
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German apparently is OK, but what about Spanish?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
For our Monday story on the possibility of school uniforms, a creative copy editor came up with the headline of "What's in, what's verboten." As an editor, my first reaction when picking up the front page in the morning was, ...
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Reporting on mental illness gets the issue before the public
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We waited a day after the suicide attempt of a former Victoria County commissioner to be sure we were handling the story well. Even so, you're never sure you're doing the right thing when reporting about such sensitive and sad ...
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Can you buy a story for a meal?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
While working on a story last week about the shortage of wait staffs, reporter Allison Miles picked up several menus from the new Hu Dat restaurant. Inside were invitations to a special lunch in which Hu Dat offered free food ...
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Rock chalk, please don't call social services on me ...
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
... but I've turned my son into a die-hard Jayhawks fan, too. Through the help of generous grandparents, we managed to score tickets to Saturday night's to the NCAA Final Four semi-final games in San Antonio. Sharing the experience with ...
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We're honored by all of your contributions
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
You may have missed the small item in Monday's paper and online about the Advocate's Texas Associated Press Managing Editors awards, but they're a big deal to us. And we have you to thank for one top honor: the best ...
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Digital world creates new situations for newspapers
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
In the digital world, newspapers find themselves routinely facing situations they never saw before the advent of the Internet. Almost 400 years of newspaper history didn't necessarily prepare journalists for the digital future. Among the questions raised by these new ...
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Woof! Bark up about whether you like our new comic strip
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
There's a new dog in town -- or at least on the Advocate's funny pages. Starting Monday, we introduce you to Patrick McDonnell's "Mutts," one of the most popular comic strips in North America. We hope you'll enjoy the adventures ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Texas wildflowers seem extra special this spring for some reason. I guess I was too busy last year moving to Victoria to notice them much. Paula and I were out walking today and captured this scene near our house. At ...
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What is your reaction to suit against DuPont?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Invista's allegations against DuPont are sure to set this community abuzz. Look for full details of the lawsuit in Thursday's Advocate. This case surely will play out for years in court. Meanwhile, we will have a lot of digging to ...
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Hey, what happened to the Bankshot court at Riverside Park?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
My family and I drove through Riverside Park today and realized the Bankshot baskets were gone. Does anybody know when they were removed or why? We played the game for the first time a couple of months ago when a ...