What’s Going on in the Rappahannock Canal?
A leak in the canal gate caused water level to sink. Plus, a quick look at ongoing and future canal maintenance plans.
By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENTEmail Adele
Those walking the Canal Path in Fredericksburg this past week have likely noticed low water levels in the canal. This is due to a water leak in the canal gate, the City of Fredericksburg noted in a press release issued yesterday.
“The canal was mostly empty earlier this week and on Tuesday, October 29th, the gate was assessed for repairs,” the press release states.
The canal is being refilled “now,” according to the press release, but the public works department.
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CommunityNews
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.
By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENTEmail Adele
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.