Adult Literacy is a Growing Problem
Can you name the last book that you read? For about a quarter of Americans, if they can remember a title, it’s been more than a year since they’ve read it. According to a 2021 Pew Research survey, roughly a quarter of American adults—including 38 percent of Hispanic adults, 25 percent of Black adults and 20 percent of […]
12 People – Including Students – Arrested at UMW
Twelve people, including nine University of Mary Washington students, were arrested earlier this evening on initial charges of trespassing and transported to the Rappahannock Regional Jail, according to a source with knowledge of the proceedings. Law enforcement from the UMW and Fredericksburg City police departments, as well as state police, were on campus this evening […]
ANGRY LIKE JAGGER
Mr. Jagger, Mr. Do, and Mr. Drew. Yeah, it’s Drew Time! It seems as though people are getting angrier. Even the Rolling Stones most recent single was titled “Angry.” Mick Jagger’s inability to get satisfaction has finally erupted into full-blown rage and it only took 59 years! Situations that once elicited nothing more than a […]
Sunday Books & Culture for April 28, 2024
This week’s reviews include unusual Victorian history in Deanna Raybourn’s “A Grave Robbery” and maps for the Tolkien superfan in Brian Sibley’s “The Maps of Middle Earth.” A GRAVE ROBBERY by Deanna Raybourn Published by Berkley (March 12, 2024)Hardcover $28.00Audiobook $17.72 Reviewed by Penny A Parrish I learned something new when I read this book. […]
News Quiz for April 27
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF How well do you know the news in our region? See how well you understand the news that happened over the past week. All the answers are found in the news stories we published from April 19 until April 26. Did you miss one? Read up on the news you missed at […]
The News That Moved Us This Past Week: April 19 – April 26
The week just past saw yet more turnover in King George, local congressional representatives partnering on bipartisan legislation, a double-dose of Snowden, and a Spotsylvania judge tossing a lawsuit. Plus, Clay Jones and romper-room adults, Martin Davis on the mirage of “doing it for the kids,” and Drew Gallagher on how McDonald’s became his obsession. […]
Clay Jones – Romper Room
Judge McGrath’s ruling in the assault case this week got people talking in our region. It got Clay Jones to drawing.
New Dominion Podcast – Martha Hutzl
April is all about libraries and librarians. CRRL’s Martha Hutzl joins Shaun and Marty on this week’s podcast. Martha Hutzel serves as director for the Central Rappahannock Regional Library where she shares how libraries are about so much more than books, the history of CRRL’s role in ending segregation, and how libraries still offer and […]
Spanberger Looms Large at Democratic Forum
Candidates reveal few differences between themselves in a friendly public forum. Congressional District 7’s out-going representative, Abigail Spanberger, isn’t on the ballot for this year’s primary. But her presence hung heavy over the candidate’s forum held in Fredericksburg Wednesday night. After each of the seven candidates’ opening statements, the first question placed the congresswoman front […]