Vindman Claims CD-7 Race
By Hank SilverbergCORRESPONDENT
Democrat Eugene Vindman, who ran in one of the more-expensive congressional races in Virginia history, declared victory just before 11 p.m. on Election Night as the gap between him and Republican opponent Derrick Anderson climbed to over 13,000 votes.
His victory speech to a thinned out crowed under the lights of several TV crews focused on bringing voters in Virginia’s sprawling 7th Congressional District together.
“Tonight,” he said, “is a testament to the power of the American experience, an immigrant who escaped a Soviet regime and came to his country with his family to a great nation with less than $800 in his pocket would now stand here Congressman-elect”
by Martin Davis
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A student research team at the University of Mary Washington wanted to find out whether these agreements exist and if so, how prevalent they are.
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Most jurisdictions in the Fredericksburg area have signed nondisclosure agreements with data center developers such as Amazon, Quantum.
BooksAnd Culture
This week’s reviews include a memoir about living in France in Steve Hoffman’s “A Season for That” and a complex international family narrative in S. J. Naude’s “Fathers and Fugitives.”
Books & Culture is edited by Vanessa Sekinger
by Steve Hoffman
Opinion
How long does it take for an electric vehicle (EV) to have a smaller carbon footprint than a gasoline-powered vehicle?
As with most complex issues, the answer is: It depends.
Currently, the energy to produce the battery causes the average initial EV carbon footprint to be twice.
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The CT Calcium Score: Could It Save Your Life?
By Dr. Joseph FergusonGUEST COLUMNIST
Editor’s Note: The Advance is pleased to launch this new series focused on readers’ health. These columns by local medical professionals offer insights and advice on a range of medical topics. The opinions or views expressed in these columns are not intended to treat or diagnose; nor are they meant to replace the treatment and care that you may be receiving from a licensed professional physician or mental health professional.
There is a good chance that you have not gotten the one screening test that you need the most. Almost every person age 40 and over should get the CT calcium score test and the vast majority of those people have never gotten the test.
The CT calcium score is a CT scan of the chest focused on measuring the.
