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Barack Obama gave a masterful speech before 84,000 enthusiastic Democrats at Invesco Field. Denver, Colorado last night. Another 26 million watched at home and abroad. Nearly all the pundits said it was the best acceptance speech ever. Even Pat Buchanan (Richard Nixon's...
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So, Hillary is most likely fuming this morning.
Senator McCain chose a 44 year old woman to be his running mate.
This puts Sarah Palin, the young Governor from Alaska, that much closer to being the first woman president of the United States. McCain’s age raises questions...
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Can't make it to Memorial Stadium tonight? Follow the game here with a live game blog from start to finish.
Memorial hosts San Antonio Taft at 7:30 p.m. and are looking to get off to a good start to the season. The Raiders finished last season at 4-7, gaining all their victories in district and...
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It really is a pain in the neck -- for me is's a pain lower down -- continously reading that if I oppose Obama for president I must be a racist. The editorial page cartoon this morning, 29 August, is the latest in this tirade.
I oppose Obama for several reasons, NONE of which...
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As citizens of this state we have many opportunities. One of those is voting. Yet it is sad that many people don’t participate in the voting process. They create all kinds of excuses for not going to their polling place and end up depriving themselves of a basic freedom, the right to choose...
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I haven't worked on the book in a few days. First strep throat and now what is probably a sinus infection have quelled my enthusiasm somewhat.
I'll get back to it this weekend I hope. I do have one electronic query "out there," and I hope to get good news from it. The agent said her...
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High school football is back.
Friday nights in Texas during football season are special.
Driving to the game, eating out, seeing the stadium lights are unique experiences.
I'll be heading to Cuero on Friday night for the Beeville-Cuero game. It should be a great game and one of many....
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I must say that I used a term in the title frequently tossed out by my friend and colleague, the Grey-Beard Loon, in describing my city.......when in fact, the incidents in question, actually occurred in Galveston, before the judge in question, was transferred to Houston, in an apparent attempt...
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Back in February, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just could not help themselves when it came to adding legislature to the President’s request for an economic stimulus rebate. The added what they claimed was a much needed fix for Fannie Mae and Freddie...
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I started to write this on the current thread where there's so much political bandying back and forth going on but it didn't seem much appropriate to "Writer Says Obama Has Ties to Terrorism."
So let's start a trend here. I challenge all of you to describe a problem America has today....
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The college football season can arrive none too early for me.
The Big 12 may be the most exciting conference in the land. Oklahoma, Missouri and possibly Texas could compete for the national title. Texas Tech may rise from the South and surprise everyone.
Texas A&M and Baylor should be fun...
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Are you ready for some football?
What a silly question in South Texas. We know you are. Because of your insatiable appetite for football, we bring you "The Pressbox," the Advocate sports department's weekly sportscast.
Our experts will discuss the week's games each Thursday and show...
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Let's hope Gustav goes elsewhere and we can focus on that much more enjoyable season -- football.
Either way, we have two new and improved sections online today to help you. Please check out our hurricane section here and our sports page here.
Our hurricane section features a tracking map...
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All the work is done on the first image for the new Texas Tall Tales feature which debuts this Sunday and now it's your turn. I encourage all writers to pick up their pens, pull out their keyboards or dust off their Smith-Coronas and write a story that matches the image I've provided.
I'm...
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the conditions have changed and we have been able to fish the surf this week,
Sunday i had some friends from Austin down , they had fished the bays friday, saturday, and sunday morning, they had limited success, they called me about 9:30 and asked if i had time to take them out and catch a...
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