We shouldn't expect anything more from him.

Well, if this ain't the pot calling the kettle black?

Pat "...not only the participating veterans but people like you and me who still bear unseen scars from “the Viet Nam era” and wish our leaders had never gotten involved." -- And yet, learning nothing whatsoever from the experience, our government, in collusion with the Defense Industry, has dragged our troops all over the Middle East accomplishing nothing but killing, destruction and burning up taxpayer $. The latest episode in this sorry drama has gone on for 18 years, through Republican and Democratic administrations. This time around though the government has done its PR work and convinced We The Sheeple that America is in danger and is being protected by our troops from invasion and annihilation. At least now we're thanking them instead of beating up on them.

Having just been diagnosed, I am really intimidated by this! My husband and I have a small savings and we are already envisioning that being gone in less than two months! And having no physical support ! It almost makes me want to give up!

I'll say this much George. You are the PERFECT democrat Troll.

Hi Todd, Thanks for reading. Here's a good summary quote from the results of one of Yabroff's studies: "Projections of current trends in incidence (declining) and survival (increasing) had small effects on 2020 estimates. However, if costs of care increase annually by 2% in the initial and last year of life phases of care, the total cost in 2020 is projected to be $173 billion, which represents a 39% increase from 2010." https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/103/2/117/2568866 As that quote notes, survival rates for cancer patients is increasing, which is mainly due to better detection methods and better preventative care. Let me know if you have other questions!

Abbott vetoed a bill that was strongly backed by the medical community. He went against the best practices for good parenting. He is an abomination.

I have a question about the following claim made by Ms McCarthy: "The problem [the direct and indirect costs of cancer care] is only expected to get worse as the U.S. population continues to grow and methods of cancer detection and treatment improve, according to research from Robin Yabroff." Can Ms McCarthy provide the exact research by Dr. Yabroff that supports this conclusion? Thanks in advance.

Congratulations, Dawn!!

Hi, readers! Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed reporting this story. Watching the southside group has been really cool to see, especially seeing residents getting more involved and engaged in the civic process. (I know at least two people who became deputized voting registrars thanks to the southside group!) Thanks for reading, and let me know if you have any questions!

That's very commendable, but it affects only a limited number of people; LyondellBasell employees, and indirectly, their families. I'm much more interested in the LyondellBasell Environmental record which affects everyone in the area that breathes the air and drinks the water. It may be just as good as their Safety record, but I have no idea. Does anyone?

Aprill -- From the perspective of 76 I'm pleased to inform you that you ain't seen nothin' yet. In the meantime, wear your sunscreen, eat healthy and exercise regularly, even if it's just a treadmill at home, as opposed to a well equipped fitness center. You'll increase your chances of being around to keep the feral children in line in their 70's. :)

Sorry for the loss. Prayers to the family

Great question! sheriff's officials tell me that Garza will in fact spend an entire year in the county jail because a safety requirement to segregate him from other inmates means he won't be able to accrue any time for good behavior.

Will he really spend time behind bars?

Our deepest condolences for your family during this time!! You are in our thoughts and prayers

Rest in Peace, young man. Enjoy your eternity with God

Wow, it's so hard to come up with a Top 5 list. It changes every moment based on my mood. At this moment, I'd go with: 1) Second side of "Abbey Road" by the Beatles 2) "Prove It All Night" by Bruce Springsteen 3) "The French Inhaler" by Warren Zevon 4) "Broken" by Tift Merritt 5) "Put the Gun Down" by ZZ Ward. If you ask me in five minutes, I'll give you a different answer. Thanks for the fun, Tom.

You've apparently taken care of the fixing. Thanx

the two (university expansion & downtown life) should align w/ each other...as long as the citizens of our community grasp the full vision of where we want to go in the near future...very near future.

Thanks for the comment, Glenn. We have the ability to edit comments high on the list with our vendor; unfortunately, we don't have a firm date yet. Thanks, and in the meantime, I can fix any comment for you. Thanks.

That's supposed to say "communicate with each other". I wish the Advocate would give us back the ability to edit a post, as promised at least twice.

Mr. Garza wants Victoria to become a destination city, and Robert Glenn wants UHV to become a destination university. In order for that to happen the two need to work together and fully communicate with each other and Victoria's citizens so that they're pulling together instead of inefficiently going off in their own directions. Efficiency in Victoria government would be a wondrous change, and welcome. Maybe with our new City Manager and Mayor we can take large steps in that direction.

Grace, "Immigration to the US is at its lowest in decades." -- That would be legal immigration, not the illegal kind. "the "crisis" at the border is a beast of Trump's making." -- Right, and all the supporting video along with interviews with local, state and federal officials and residents were created by Trump. BTW, Obama also described the situation as a crisis. "...this is pure propaganda." I don't know how you can live in Victoria and still say that - seriously. For a better view of things do as I do; bicycle about 50 miles/week around Victoria's residential streets, all of them, not just the middle and upper class ones. That might clear your head a bit.

Thanks for sharing the facts that repute my statement instead of blindly slinging insults!

Geeze Grace, you're delusional.

Well deserved.

Immigration to the US is at its lowest in decades. That's a fact, and the "crisis" at the border is a beast of Trump's making. I realize that Cloud is committed to brown-nosing the president, but this is pure propaganda.

"Does it end on Ocean Drive in Corpus Christi with those people who have a gardener or a maid or a nanny that are in this country illegally?" he asked. "Do you arrest those people, too?" -- Certainly! Why not? It's illegal to knowingly hire undocumented aliens. As Martin said, what's so difficult to understand about the word "illegal"?

"... the Refugio business owner is the victim of unfair immigration laws" -- Give me just one example of an UNFAIR immigration law that Plascencia's charged with breaking. Are the current and long-standing U.S. immigration laws unfair because they don't allow just anyone to freely roam back and forth across the border and live in the U.S. without vetting and due process? As for Plascentia's not having a criminal record, nobody is a criminal until they commit their first crime. He has allegedly broken the law and if convicted will now officially be a criminal, whether or not the whining crowd of bleeding hearts likes the law. Score one for ICE and local law enforcement - great job. Don't stop now.

"Like Barroso, James Walker, a Refugio doctor, said he sees injustice in the raids and Plascencia's charges." Injustice? What is it about the word "Illegal" is it that is so hard for you to understand?

Thank you for your kind words, Virgina. While working on this story I learned that the hiring process is, of course, important in prevention of an array of misconduct, but there is also a lot that teachers, parents and the community can do to help youth find the courage to speak up and prevent such misconduct. I’d be happy to chat about some of those resources, as not all could make it into this story.

Wouldn't you like to say "I told you so" about now?

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Thanks William, I was a member of a Vietnam Veterans Website and when I wrote about my experience coming back was rudely told that it was a myth, get over it and this was written by 1 of the site bullies.

Very well written Adrienne and I'm very glad to see that you chimed in on the Subject Glen.

Joe, I don't know why the Advocate didn't wait for Vietnam Veterans day to run the column. 3 days before D Days seemed like a bad enough insinuation to me. I still feel to be treated with bias by some to this day 53 years later

I live in the Quail Creek subdivision, and these type of accidents are occurring much more often. There have been several in the last year at that exit. TXDOT really needs to add some additional warning speed signs, maybe with flashing lights. It is becoming quite dangerous.

As I understand it, the difference is that the news story is supposed to be accurate and complete, whereas the opinion piece can be nothing more than what the writer thinks about something. A third category, propaganda, is where the writer, using selected facts, with or without additional spin, and omitting other facts, deliberately tries to sell readers a given proposition. In your case, that would be Republicans are crooks, and Democrats are choirboys. Don't know a gender-neutral term for that, maybe choirpeople.

Happy Father's Day Charles. I'm a stepfather also, I consider them my kids.

One day you may figure out the difference between writing a news story and writing opinion.

It makes me angry as well Mr. Halepaska and I too would like to know why the Advocate would publish such garbage which only helps to legitimize the moron who wrote the article.

Uncle Louie was a great guy. We always admired him. Nila & Jimmy

Your blog starts out referring to lawyers and the legal profession in general but quickly moves on to trying to make it seem as if only Republican lawyers and politicians are the problem, which is exactly what one would expect of you. If you had any objectivity and honesty at all you would have to include Democrats in your rant. BOTH sides of the fence are crooked as the proverbial dog's hind leg, and you're sufficiently intelligent to realize that but not sufficiently ethical to mention it. In terms of passing along accurate, useful information to the public what good are you anyway?

Our deepest condolences to all the family, we are so sorry for your loss. May God give you peace and know that we are keeping you in our prayers.

thank you for appreciating and defending the one man who has the will and spine to undo the idiocy of the obamanation and to stop the ultraidiocy of idiocrats cortez omar harris nadler sanders tlaib watters pelosi. and the idiopress that makes sure the pot is kept well stirred

Makes me angry that several hundred people didn't reply and I haven't been this angry in over 10 years or so and I don't like being angry. I guess my question would be, just what did the advocate expect to accomplish printing this garbage. My next question is why don't they disparage WWII Korea or the Veterans of the Gulf wars.

Why don't we put our powerlines underground so they aren't vulnerable to hurricane?

I went to high school with Jesse. He was one on the friendliest persons on the campus. I remember him well. My condolences to the family.

Bob don't look to happy

Rest in Peace, little man. Enjoy your eternity with God

Sorry but I will trust the dozens of friends and relatives that have told the same story over and over of how poorly they were treated upon coming home.

No Glenn, DemocRATS are just a more loving, inclusive party, at least that’s the BS they are trying to sell us. It has nothing to do with importing millions of new voters, who will do nothing for the U.S., except vote “Dâ€. Make them (Dims) an offer, illegals, dreamers and so forth can stay here on a work plan, but never be allowed to vote and watch how quickly they go for the deal. Hint: THEY WON’T! More compassionate my foot, just as you have pointed out, time and again, it is about buy votes, thus buying power....

Rest in peace, Mr. Flores. You were a good man. My thoughts and prayers to Mrs. Flores and all the family.

Rest in Peace, Jesse. Many years of memories.

The label guest column and the text at the end of the piece identifying the columnist is how we let readers know this is not an opinion from the Victoria Advocate Editorial Board.

Is this a new grant or this grant? https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/education/visd-offers-new-summer-camp-for-students-with-disabilities/article_610f828a-8f54-11e8-aadc-5354139b82bf.html?fbclid=IwAR3T38LP9CV_fiwkiThger8oyc1nbLaDaVWLwUGx2yIo4rk9L9TdGNQLB2w https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/education/visd-demonstrates-special-education-mobile-motor-unit/article_8548445a-e2a8-11e8-8b22-874ce97d896f.html?fbclid=IwAR2RxrzAuIFtyjK4YBDlt206L2ABxm8uG9opHUPxlCN-E7EKfTsPzPpwRTc

I am shocked that the Advocate even ran this article or at LEAST but a disclaimer that it was NOT the opinion of the VA. And they complain about Fake News... this is it.

Thank you VA for continuing to run the columns from Dr. Williams.

Thank you for this wonderful story about Officer Maresh and Cirix. They make quite a team! OC Garza / City of Victoria