Victoria Advocate Editorial Board

Victoria Advocate Editorial Board The Advocate editorial board offers views on the Crossroads community and welcomes a constructive co The board welcomes visitors wanting to express their views.

The Victoria Advocate's editorial board decides and writes the "Our Views" opinions on the Viewpoints page. Board members include General Manager George Coleman, secretary-treasurer Catherine McHaney, Managing Editor Becky Cooper, Local Editor Jon Wilcox, Elana Watts Features Editor plus a rotating number of reporters. The board generally meets weekly at 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays to discuss opinions for

the coming week. If you would like to attend a meeting or schedule a visit with the editorial board, please contact Viewpoints Page coordinator Sandy Turner, 361-574-1222 or [email protected]. We want to hear from you, whether you agree or disagree with an editorial board opinion. Please send letters to the editor to [email protected]. We don't pretend to have all of the answers. We hope, though, we provoke some thoughtful questions and solutions. Our main goal is to make our wonderful community even better. To do that, we need an informed citizenry working together.

A recent news development has left some folks scandalized and others envious.
06/26/2024

A recent news development has left some folks scandalized and others envious.

“I’ve been everywhere, man/I’ve been everywhere, man…” – as sung by Hank Snow.
06/25/2024

“I’ve been everywhere, man/I’ve been everywhere, man…” – as sung by Hank Snow.

As temperatures edge back into the mid 90s, it’s time to think about the impact heat can have in a closed vehicle — espe...
06/20/2024

As temperatures edge back into the mid 90s, it’s time to think about the impact heat can have in a closed vehicle — especially on children.

Here we are. Another year, another June and the nation is celebrating another Juneteenth holiday.
06/19/2024

Here we are. Another year, another June and the nation is celebrating another Juneteenth holiday.

Most readers by now have experienced the sticker shock when their latest auto and homeowner insurance policies arrive. T...
06/14/2024

Most readers by now have experienced the sticker shock when their latest auto and homeowner insurance policies arrive. The Washington solution? Expand political control over insurers, naturally. But that misdiagnosis won’t solve the problem.

Most readers by now have experienced the sticker shock when their latest auto and homeowner insurance policies arrive. The Washington solution? Expand political control over insurers, naturally. But that misdiagnosis

A new law may help, but shelters are overflowing
06/11/2024

A new law may help, but shelters are overflowing

Some fathers are entirely too serious.
06/06/2024

Some fathers are entirely too serious.

Communication, says the leading theory, is the speaker’s mind stimulating a message in the hearer’s mind.
06/05/2024

Communication, says the leading theory, is the speaker’s mind stimulating a message in the hearer’s mind.

Nearly half of all Americans didn’t read a book last year, reports a YouGov poll released in December. And though 54 percent did read at least one book, 51 percent

A century ago, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act, also known as the Immigration Act of 1...
06/03/2024

A century ago, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act, also known as the Immigration Act of 1924, which precipitated a two-generation-long pause in mass migration.

It was the first time in my childhood I had an excuse for coming home late for dinner, but nobody — not even the cops — ...
05/28/2024

It was the first time in my childhood I had an excuse for coming home late for dinner, but nobody — not even the cops — would listen.

We can argue forever about left-right politics and why the country is going to ruin.
05/26/2024

We can argue forever about left-right politics and why the country is going to ruin.

One particularly vivid memory was Miss Cherrie with her wagon going through town with her cow behind the wagon.The cow g...
05/22/2024

One particularly vivid memory was Miss Cherrie with her wagon going through town with her cow behind the wagon.The cow grazed on vacant lots and no one dared to move that cow or Miss Cherrie would let them have it, letting them know not to try that,…

One particularly vivid memory was Miss Cherrie with her wagon going through town with her cow behind the wagon.The cow grazed on vacant lots and no one dared to move

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