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Brian Vandale said:

It seems the VPD picks and chooses who gets citations.

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Brian Vandale said:

Glenn, I was thinking the same thing.

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Scott Remlinger said:

So sorry to hear about Mr. Rother passing away. He and his brother were a great pair of teachers for many years in Palacios. He will be missed. My prayers for Mr. Rother and his family.

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Chris Cobler said:

Joe, Carey Mulligan is one of my favorite actors working today. Thank you for letting me know about this movie.

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Chris Cobler said:

The article comments via Facebook had dropped off significantly in recent years as that social media giant became a lot more adept at keeping users on its platform. We expect it will take some time to build back up this community. We also need to keep working to enhance the commenting features on the site, as you have suggested. We appreciate you being a trailblazer in this new community.

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Glenn Wilson said:

This is a bit off-topic, but I've noticed that comments to articles, except this one, have dropped off sharply since the paid subscription thing started. Just about every article I read anymore has zero comments, not even the usual "thoughts and prayers".

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Mary Morgan said:

This campaign is a big step to helping our beautiful city become a place that people want to visit and live. It is important to give a good first impression and that begins with clean roadways and adjacent areas. I applaud the City Department of Environmental Services for this effort and encourage our entire community to join by appropriately disposing of trash and picking up trash in their vicinity. [beam][beam] Vic Morgan

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Brian Vandale said:

Why can't the results be made public? They could be posted on VISD's website or printed here in the paper. Not everyone can or will go to the board meetings.

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Brian Vandale said:

I can't edit this comment,so I'll redo part of it. For the ones that want to jump the fences in numbers. To overwhelm the border patrol and the military, you're the people we don't want or need here. When you force your way into the US that way, in my opinion I'll say you're invading the US. and hopefully you get what's due to you, jailed and sent back home.

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Brian Vandale said:

For the ones that want to enter legally, hope you're able to. For the ones that say they're going to jump the fences in numbers together. And overwhelm the military and border patrols, I hope they push your a$$ back through the razor wire.

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Amy Rubac said:

We are so sorry for your loss. Kathy was a sweet lady. We will all miss her. Tim & Amy Rubac

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Lee Whitehead III said:

We wish to extend our most Heart-Felt condolences and our DEEPEST and TRUEST of sympathies to you Floyd, Tiffany, Carolyn, and the rest of the Wonderful Family, Friends, and others who are affected by the loss of such a Great Son, Brother, Grandson, Nephew, Friend, and all around person as Josh! We will keep you all in our prayers and our EVERY thought, God Bless You All and We Love You And Are here if Neefed, Joe & Joey Whitehead

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Tammy Mozingo said:

I could not agree more completely with you, Mr. Malone. The notion that there would EVER be a "pro" to declawing a cat is ABSURD and uneducated.

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Jon Wilcox said:

If anyone has any photographs of this fire, we'd love to see them. I'm at jwilcox@vicad.com

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Brad Bochat said:

Prayers for Aunt Minnie’s eternal rest. She was a beautiful lady.

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Dale MALONE said:

Most INHUMANE thing you can do to a cat . Imagine getting the getting all of your fingers cut off at the first knuckle . The best thing you can do you for your cat or dog is have them spayed or neutered . They will live a longer and healthier life and might help with behavioral issues . Most of all show them love and affection . I have 5 cats and none of them have behavioral problems . Remember LOVE your kitties .

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Amber Aldaco said:

Thanks for reading! I appreciate it. 😊

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Mike Gomez said:

Excellent 👍Heartwarming 👌Article

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Glenn Wilson said:

"The 2016 election is over and I am looking forward to 2020." Me too, on both counts. I think a huge percentage of votes were against someone rather than for someone, and probably most were with regret, but those were our two choices. In 2016 nobody knew what either of them would do if elected, and they both were so far out there they were caricatures of candidates. The Democrats did well, which surprised me given their almost 1-plank platform; hate Trump. If they come up with a known, respectable, likable, at least professional if not presidential, candidate they have a good shot at winning, especially if Trump runs for reelection, and it’s OK with me if they do. Once he’s gone, however it happens, the effects of the poison-pill will begin to wear off, the pendulum can …

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Brian Vandale said:

Well said Glenn

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Mike Gomez said:

Thanks for responding, Glenn. The year 2018 budget was passed, so now the Defense Dept will have to make do with their upcoming budget which probably won’t be as huge …It ends on September 30.2019. I would like to see a bipartisan infrastructure passed because we sure need to repair our roads, bridges and public transportation in a bad way. If you are talking about foreign aid (less than 1% of the federal budget) I disagree with your assumption. It is our vital interest to help those countries economically and for our defense. If we don’t China and Russia will. …SEE Marshall Plan after WWII where we propped up our war-torn European allies and it paid back in dividends. We were completely broke when we did that. I support Beto and the Democratic Party for wanting to maintain our…

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Glenn Wilson said:

“The Democrats will now control the purse strings” - What I find most hopeful about that is that maybe, finally, we can rein in the Pentagon’s obscene spending for war toys that aren’t needed in the present and will have no application in a future of drones, lasers, satellites and electromagnetic pulses. Also, now it’s at least possible we can end the generations of pointless wars fought in 3rd world crapholes, and bring our troops, equipment and $$ home to stay. Get that deficit down and do useful things for the citizens of the US for a change. That said though, I need to see the Democratic Party, and Beto, lose the idea that somehow it’s the responsibility of the US to feed, clothe and shelter everybody on the planet that sticks their hand out, and allow all of them to live here …

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Glenn Wilson said:

The headline about “Trump's new immigration ban” is a good example of what’s wrong with the discussion. Trump has no new immigration ban. His concern is ILLEGAL, uncontrolled immigration. Amnesty for those truly in danger in their home country is at least a reasonable idea, but anyone can claim amnesty, knowing the court process will leave them in the US for years while it’s being sorted out. Also, we’re in no way able to handle whole countries emptying out to come live here. This is a very difficult, complex, expensive problem that will take generations, if ever, to solve. In the meantime, Trump is trying to slow the flood while putting some policies and procedures in place. Good idea.

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Victoria Advocate Editorial Board said:

Thank you for elaborating. We recognize this is significant commenting limitation under the new system and are working to improve it. We do think we're heading in the right direction, though.

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Victoria Advocate Editorial Board said:

Our editorial board opinion makes the point that local government can focus on economic development, as it has, and adopt policies that promote affordable housing without providing a handout. Some of these policies and approaches are listed above. Thank you for the conversation.

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Glenn Wilson said:

If price has outpaced income for many years, then who’s buying the houses? The answer is those who have sufficient income and resources. For them there is no “affordable housing crisis”. For people with little or no income or resources there’s no such thing as affordable housing on their own. It requires some kind of assistance. Victoria, being a county seat, has a large population of the latter, especially as Harvey pushed so many people over the economic edge. When City Council focuses on economic development instead of funding housing for the disadvantaged they’re helping to create jobs which provides the income to buy housing which is far superior to hand-outs.

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Victoria Advocate Editorial Board said:

Thank you for reading and commenting. If you have the means to buy, the situation is much better, although availability of lower-priced homes is limited. The situation is much, much worse for renters because price has outpaced income for many years. Harvey worsened this situation because it seriously damaged or closed a third of all rental units. Those are starting to come back online but at even higher prices.

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Glenn Wilson said:

Tammy - That's it exactly, thanx. My current workaround is to type up the rant/comment in Word, make sure it looks OK, then copy and paste it into the "Post comment" box.

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Brian Vandale said:

They're awful demanding for people that want a better life. Give them a bus back to where they came from. Let them walk or go back home. If they're this demanding, what's going to happen if they get to the US.

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Jamie Fields said:

I never got to know mom very well but I got to visit her a few times over the past few years and I was and still am glad she got to be apart of my life while she could. I want to send her family my sincerest condolences, and to let Henry know he will be in my prayers, and I will light a candle for Hortencia and say a prayer. All my love.

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Glenn Wilson said:

"Defense attorney Rogelio Munoz asked for mercy and said doctors didn't properly monitor Young's prescription drug use." And they also failed to monitor his weed smoking and driving while taking his anti-depressant. C'mon Mr. Munoz, nice try, but he killed 13 people because he failed to monitor himself like the adult he is.

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Brian Vandale said:

Now the wife needs the same sentence or maybe another 10 years. She was an officer and should have stopped her husband. But she helped, by holding the man down or as it was stated "restraining him".

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Tim Foerster said:

Dropping the F-Bomb means his hip. A loser, but a hip loser.

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marc a. hinojosa said:

hallelujah!...plus, the parking lot is unsightly (1st impressions!!)

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Glenn Wilson said:

Based on the negative effect social media has on adults, especially sheeple, probably nobody should have any screen-time.

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Glenn Wilson said:

"Affordable Housing" must be a code-phrase for housing that's affordable to folks with no resources or income. When I check housing prices around the country on Zillow.com, a real estate website, it's clear that Victoria, TX, is a bargain, especially considering the amenities available here to those who care to get of the house and partake.

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Glenn Wilson said:

Aprill - Luv it, thanx.

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Brian Vandale said:

The city could give exemptions, but the housing still wouldn't be cheaper. It's called GREED and that's the problem. The city officials don't really care about the people in my opinion. They only care about themselves, they would rather waste monies than use it wisely.

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Tammy Mozingo said:

If I may, to clarify about the scroll question - I believe what Mr. Wilson means is that to "post comment", a separate box opens up and you cannot simultaneously view the article or other comments you are commenting on. The only thing you can really see is the box that opens up to place your comments. Is there a way, eventually, where we can just comment to a thread without a new box popping up, so that we can see everything on that page, much like commenting on Yahoo or Facebook?

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Ciara McCarthy said:

Hi readers! Advocate reporter Ciara McCarthy here. Just wanted to post some links to stories about other library systems that are adopting fee amnesty or forgiveness policies that I learned about during my reporting: Denver is actually considering completely eliminating all library fines and fees in their 2019 budget: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/13/denver-budget-no-more-library-fines/ Austin's public library no longer charges overdue fines for children's books: https://www.statesman.com/news/20181001/austin-public-library-ends-overdue-fines-on-childrens-books (Although card holders will still be charged for lost or damaged items.) And last year, the New York Public Library system wiped clean all fines for cardholders under the age of 18. Before the change, 160,000 kids w…

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Laura Garcia said:

Sounds like a good idea!

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

Glenn, we have a request into our vendor to give edit ability to users so they can edit their comments. For now, there isn't that ability. However, you can always email me (tmartinez@vicad.com) if you have a change you need to make to your comments. I'm not quite sure I'm following your scroll question.

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Glenn Wilson said:

Thomas - Feel free to reply, preferably before this blog disappears. Thanx.

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Doug Hazlewood said:

Somebody has been drinking the Trump Kool-Aid big league! And good journalism is not the enemy of the American people.

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Glen or Janice Ullman said:

The Republicans are working to cut social programs - social security, Medicare, and Medicaid to pay for the 1 trillion dollar tax cut. This is a fact. They are waiting for the end of election because they know this would not be popular. Illegals do not qualify for social security, Medicare, or Medicaid. But Democrats do believe immigrants have a right to ask for asylum as US laws provide. Democrats believe the quality of your health care should not be determined by the size of your pocket book.

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Glen or Janice Ullman said:

The New American is a right wing publication that publishes misleading reports and omits reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. I agree with you about factual information. But everyone needs to be careful where they get their facts. Do not assume everything you hear is true.

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Chris Cobler said:

Thanks to the Victoria Film Society for bringing this documentary to the Wekder Centee. I learned something about both candidates.

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Glenn Wilson said:

OK Thomas, here's one. It appears that we can no longer edit or delete a comment once posted, nor can we scroll back up to what we're commenting on once the comment has started. Am I missing something?

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Chris Cobler said:

Joe, I'm a big fan of Freddie Mercury, but this film is getting lukewarm reviews. Should I just put on Queen's greatest hits this afternoon and go see "The Hate U Give" tonight instead? That movie is getting some excellent reviews.

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Brian Vandale said:

Now if the government keeps it's word,and not let them in.

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

Sorry for the delay in answering this. If you put your real name in your profile, you won't have to type it every time you leave in a comment. It looks like you made that change, and your name is now appearing. Thanks.

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Chris Cobler said:

We tried this restaurant years ago and never went back. How about you? What would you like to come see occupy the space?

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Paul Morrison said:

I want to express my thanks to the words coming from the Communities of Faith in the letter to the editor. As the string of events that were cited takes its toll on our faith in the basic goodness of the American character, these faith leaders have called forth the 'better angels of our nature', as Abraham Lincoln called it. These representatives of diverse faith backgrounds have come together to point us in the direction of a constructive path of reconciliation and acceptance. I sincerely hope that Victorians will take pause and seriously consider the path to which these good folks are pointing us. A truly constructive future begins with a constructive mind set. Thank you to Communities of Faith.

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Evan Lewis said:

If you or someone you know from the crossroads owns a unique or rare vehicle let me know. I would love to interview you about the vehicle and your passion for automotive's.

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Bill Hassel said:

Thanks to the Victoria Advocate for publishing this...

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Jon Wilcox said:

Hey there readers, I would love to answer any questions you have about this trial.

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Linda Schuenemann said:

Wow! Guess Stevi Tyler picks and chooses what constitutes a victim - my daughter was sexually and physically assaulted by a 21 yr old- she was coerced and intimidated by him! I was on the DA's doorstep many times! There WAS physical evidence... they wouldn't even give me an order of protection! They told me that even though there was physical evidence - DNA - the fact of the matter was that they didn't think my daughter would make a good witness! But you know what they say: living well is the best revenge? Guess who is living beyond well!

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Glenn Wilson said:

"Our Faith and Christian values are going to be determined by the vote you cast at this midterm election." I wasn't aware that Faith and Christian values were subject to voter approval. When I voted I didn't see them anywhere on the ballot. Can you give us an example?

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Glenn Wilson said:

Their cellphones?!

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Brian Vandale said:

They shouldn't be sent, if they don't have the power to stop the immigrants

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Brian Vandale said:

Congratulations

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Brian Vandale said:

Thinking the same

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

Glenn, our poll system is temporarily broken and is not recording votes properly. We are working on a fix. Thanks, Thomas

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OC Garza said:

Awwwww :-) Thanks for a good story on a very complicated topic and for hot linking the url to the meeting.

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Chris Cobler said:

Thank you, OC, for adding this information to the story. You also get a prize for being one of our first-day commenters under the new system.[cool]

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Kathryn Cargo said:

AWESOME STORY AMBER

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

Thanks for your thoughts, cgcook. If you could add your full name to your profile, we would appreciate it.

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Chris Cobler said:

Thanks so much for commenting. Can you please add your name to your profile? We require all to use their names to promote accountability. We've found from experience that improves the experience for everyone.

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Amber Aldaco said:

Thanks for reading! It sounds like the store was a great place to grab an item or two and catch up with locals.

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Marina Starleaf Riker said:

If you have any questions about this story, please give me a call at 361-580-6511. Thanks!

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Jon Wilcox said:

Thanks Laura!

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

[thumbup]

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

[huh] 12 years? Wow. You must have been one of the early adopters.

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Laura Garcia said:

[smile] Thanks for your continued coverage, Jon.

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cgcook777 said:

My great aunt and uncle lived off FM2067. I remember as a young kid my uncle Clifton taking me to Cheapside and going to the store for an orange soda. That was in the early 60s

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Chris Cobler said:

[beam]

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Chris Cobler said:

Yes, exactly. We just need users such as you to add your real name to you bio so the conversation follows our commenting rules. Thank you.

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OC Garza said:

For Victoria Advocate readers that would like to see last night's combined meeting of the City Council and the Victoria Planning Commission that discussed the Unified Building Code, fast forward to the 37th minute of the video: click here OC Garza City of Victoria

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mayirsi said:

Good for us non Facebook users

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Tammy Mozingo said:

Thank you! I just put my name on my bio/profile.

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Glenn Wilson said:

As I said when this question was 2 hours old and without a single vote, it's too ignorant a question to be dignified with a vote. And, BTW, it's 10 hours now and still no votes.

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Jon Wilcox said:

If anyone has any questions about this story, let me know. Thanks.

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Jessica Priest said:

Thanks, Tom, for the explanation of the new commenting system. I got a notification from Facebook recently that I've had my account for 12 years! Hard to believe it's been that long..

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Chris Cobler said:

Katherine, you can bring that award-winning salsa by the newsroom any time you like! [beam]

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Chris Cobler said:

Thanks for the comments, Mike and Dale. We're still testing how the changeover works in our new commenting process. You might have to repost the comments you left via Facebook before we made the switch overnight. Sorry for the inconvenience. One cool feature of the new system is you can mark that you want to follow the conversation and get an email notification when someone else responds to you. Happy commenting![happybirthday]

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Chris Cobler said:

Fun story about Cheapside. Does anyone have any ghost stories to share on this Halloween? [alien]

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Chris Cobler said:

Hi, Tammy. It's good to see Sugar back! We still require real names for commenting, so all you'd need to do is to post your name somewhere in your bio. When Thomas gets in later today, he can explain to both of us how to do that. I have my name listed on my bio, so I know it's possible. : [smile]

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Tammy Mozingo said:

And that's why I was wanting to test this. I am still in your system under "SugarMagnolia", my old name from WAY long ago. I am subscribed to your paper as Tammy Mozingo. Will I need to type my real name in the comments each time I comment?

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Tammy Mozingo said:

Just trying out this new comment format. I well remember the days of commenting on the VicAd long before Facebook, and in my opinion, those days were superior to the devolvement that occurred once VicAd moved to a Facebook-based platform. I'm looking forward to the new "old" comments sections.

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Ciara McCarthy said:

Hi readers! Local government reporter Ciara McCarthy here. First, welcome to our new commenting system. For more on the new system, please check out this post from our Digital Editor Thomas Martinez explaining the transition. Second, if you have questions about my story from the Oct. 30 City Council meeting, please let me know -- I know it's a complicated topic, and it's certainly one I plan to revisit in future reporting. So please do reach out with questions, comments, feedback. You can feel free to comment here (I'll be checking, and will respond!) or email me at cmccarthy@vicad.com. Thanks for reading!

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

Make sure you contact me with any questions.

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

[beam] Interesting story about this ghost town, Amber.

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Thomas R. Martinez said:

[smile] Really good story, Jon.

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mayirsi said:

My girls lives are blessed and enriched for having known and been taught by such a skilled and caring person as Ralph Jaschke.

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Linda Williams said:

Praying for comfort and strength.

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Perry Nelson said:

With a lifetime of memories, Aunt Irene will always be a part of them. Love, Perry Nelson Jr., and Vickie.

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Jode said:

Eddie and Harry, I'm sorry for your loss. TJ was so nice and friendly. His passing made me remember the times we had together at y'alls house.

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Jim Brown said:

My condolences to the Stellman family

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Ruby McCown said:

Family of Virginia, Virginia was a very dear friend for many years. Bill & I will sorely miss her. My condolences to the entire family that she loved so much. Ruby

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Elsie Nelson said:

Aunt Irene was my godmother and used to make me the most beautiful doll cakes for my birthday. Also, as a young child, I would visit her and she would take me shopping. Most of the time my mother had no idea where I was. Aunt Irene thought it was all quite funny... Can’t you just see her face and hear her laugh! But, the main reason I write is to recount another incident that happened about 12 years ago: Aunt Irene came to visit my mother in the nursing home and pointed to the wall of family pictures and said, “These are your greatest treasures!” To Donna, Steve, Karen and all the other family members: She loved you very much and counted you as her most precious treasures. Love, Elsie

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