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Thanks to the reader who sent me this e-mail today:
"I'm sure you get messaged a lot, so i'm sorry to add another to the pile. I blog a lot, at multiple sites. I read forums, I participate in many things. I have never in my entire 12 years of being online seen such horrible people...
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Our front-page story on the wounded dogs generated considerable discussion. I share this e-mail exchange with a reader to help explain the story more:
Victoria Advocate,
I am very disappointed with the decision that was made to place an article on the front page of the newspaper...
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What technological advancements most changed our lives? Personal computers? The Internet? E-mail? Cell phones?
Others might be passing fads. Friendster vs. Myspace vs. Facebook vs. whatever social-networking site is yet to come. What might replace YouTube? It's hard to know, but we try to...
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Our poll allowing you to vote for the school with the most spirit is up and running.
We had some problems with getting it posted as early as we wanted this morning, but the poll is up now. Click here to vote and see video of last week's winner, the Calhoun Sandcrabs.
We had a lot of...
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Our publisher received an early-morning call from the publisher of the Galveston County Daily News. We're honored to help the News print its Sunday edition.
A team of journalists is en route to the Advocate's offices. We'll get them set up in our newsroom and help in any way we can.
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This is the message we received from the company that hosts the new portion of our site:
All,
Update:
- All sites are down.
- MI is in currently investigating the issue with its hosting vendor.
- We have no timeline on a resolution.
- More details to come.
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Photo editor Frank Tilley is posting images as he drives around the coast of Calhoun County. Check it out on Twitter by clicking here. I like Frank's shot of reporter Tara Bozick with her pen and notebook at the ready.
You also may follow the Tweets -- so-called Twitter posts -- of Advocate...
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Hurricane Ike remains a deadly serious situation for our coastal neighbors near Galveston.
Even still, my favorite human trait is the ability to laugh under the worst of circumstances. For my morning chuckle, I thank H. Clay Atchison III of McAdams Floral who sent us a picture of the sign...
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A voluntary evacuation makes it a challenge to deliver the newspaper.
We will be unable to provide full distribution of the print edition because of the voluntary evacuation, but we're taking extra steps to make the newspaper available to anyone in Victoria and other locations where possible....
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We have our photographers spread out across the Crossroads region, but we can't be everywhere.
Please send us your best pictures to newsroom@vicad.com or post them to Seen on the Scene. Be sure to include your contact information and an explanation of the picture.
We also welcome your video...
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We've partnered with Google to make all of our archives available and searchable online.
Google announced the partnership today on its blog.
You also may read about the deal on this industry blog.
We're just today seeing the results of this partnership ourselves. Go here and enter...
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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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We've had fun this week experimenting with the Webcast of our morning news meetings. In case you missed the explanation of this Webcast, check out my previous post here.
For a few more weeks, we'll continue our soft launch, as we call it. We're not promoting the Webcast much as we continue to...
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We think it's time to take another step to engage our community in a conversation about the news. Starting at 10 a.m. each weekday, you'll be able to join us during our morning planning sessions.
What's even better is you can do this from the comfort of your home or office. All you need is a...
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