Newsletter
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What would you ask a "Soul Surfer?"
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Bethany Hamilton made international news when a tiger shark tore off her left arm while she was surfing in Hawaii. She was only 13. That might have been the end of the story, but Bethany captured the public's imagination with ...
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Open your mind to all Victoria has to offer
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
My musical tastes run much more toward the Beatles than Beethoven. I'm not proud of my complete and utter lack of appreciation for classical music. I'm such a sufferer of symphonic scrud that I'd even go for Mac Miller over ...
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What if there was an election, and no one voted?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Candidates running for local office will tell you getting people to care enough to vote is one of their biggest challenges. Only about 10 percent of registered voters typcally cast ballots in a municipal or school district election. That's sad ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How can a newspaper best reflect its community?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
This is an early draft of my planned Sunday column. I welcome your feedback. We capture the good and the bad, the glad and the sad, a newspaper editor once said. We leave it to you to decide whether to ...
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What is the hippest event ever to happen in the Crossroads?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I've attended many wonderful events in the Crossroads during my five years here, but I could hardly believe I was in a small town watching my favorite Go-Go's star interview two magicians after seeing a terrific documentary about them. You ...
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Advocate education reporter gets nominated for media honor roll
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We received a nice note in the mail Monday morning from the Victoria school district about education reporter Kayla Bell. Victoria school district spokeswoman Diane Boyett sent the letter praising Kayla for her reporting. The district recently nominated her for ...
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Why publish a disturbing image?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We discussed the graphic nature of Saturday's front-page photo at length before publication and decided it told an important story. The image showed the reality that law enforcement shot three dogs this week. We did not publish the photo to ...