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The Mother of all acting performances
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
You can't exactly get stage-fright when you don't have to walk, talk or think. Nonetheless, I was a bit tense before I took my star turn as Mother Ginger in the Victoria Ballet Theatre's performance of "The Nutcracker." Somehow, I was ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
You never know how music will move you. When Conspirare closed Wednesday night's "Christmas at the Carillon" with "I Could Have Danced All Night," I thought of my father. "My Fair Lady" is his favorite musical. As a kid, I ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We have so many active bloggers on the site that it's difficult to find all of the content. Some of you suggested an A to Z directory of bloggers. Many thanks to Shawn in IT for making this happen. I ...
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I hope you share your photos of Victoria's parade
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I had no idea the Holiday Parade was so big and so well-attended. My family and I enjoyed tremendously our first taste of December in Victoria. I expected the size of the parade and the crowd to be similar to ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
... but I find his work exciting and full of possibilities. Mr. Ortolon posted a simple story and two photos about Edna honoring one of its own. Our new Web site is all about trying to combine the efforts of ...
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Dreams dashed -- KU loses shot at national championship
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
My son and I gobbled up popcorn and settled in last night to watch my alma mater extend its perfect season. We were primed to buy tickets to next week's Big 12 championship game in San Antonio. Alas, our hated rivals, ...
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A gorgeous day on the water looking at whooping cranes
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
With my in-laws in town this week for the holiday, we took Tuesday to visit the whooping cranes at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. It was a beautiful day on the water ahead of the cold front. Capt. Tommy Moore guided ...
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What's happening with requst for DA documents?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
An online reader asked this question: "What is the status of the Advocate request to see the documents that the D.A. sent back to the Police Chief? Is Tyler trying to keep them from the public with some sort of ...
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A new way to let us know what you think
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
In our continuing quest to promote a community conversation, we've created a new reader call-in line called Speak Out. We hope you'll call 580-6587 and voice your opinions. We'll post the audio of the calls on the Web site and ...
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Please use your online freedom responsibly
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
At our ethics board meeting last week, we discussed how far we should go to protect the identity of someone who blogs or posts on our site. The issue came up because one motivated poster has repeatedly tried to identify ...