BREAKING NEWS: Spotsy Superintendent Mark Taylor Terminated ‘With Cause’
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Spotsylvania School Board has terminated “with cause” its contract with Mark Taylor, effective March 19, 2024. The announcement was sent to the school community in an email late Wednesday afternoon. Taylor has waived the School Board’s offer of a hearing, which the Board voted last week to extend […]
ANALYSIS: March Madness Is … Mad
This annual rite of spring is the right time to raise alarms about the gambling crisis facing young men. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Around this time of year, I miss Mike and Mike. From 2000 to 2017, Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic cohosted this ESPN radio show that featured sports talk, with a healthy dose of […]
Case Seeking to End Disenfranchisement of People with Felony Convictions Can Proceed
by Adele UphausManaging Editor and Correspondent A U.S. District Court judge found today that a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of stripping voting rights from people with felony convictions has merit and can proceed. The ACLU of Virginia, along with WilmerHale and Protect Democracy, is bringing the suit on behalf of three individuals against Glenn Youngkin, […]
King George Supervisors Have Outspent a Budget Line Item by $10,000
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT With three months left to go in the current fiscal year, the King George County Board of Supervisors has exceeded its budget for office supplies by at least $10,000, largely due to purchases made in December and January of this year, after the November election ushered in new Board […]
High-Quality Childcare Hard to Define, Find
Developing consensus on what is meant by “high-quality” may not be as complicated as it sounds. Let’s start there. When it comes to caring for young children and their education, the gulfs regarding best practices, rights and wrongs, and how to define success are as yawning as the divide in the Great Rift Valley. However, […]
Local Realtors Association Responds to Last Week’s Settlement Agreement
By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors said this week that it welcomes the proposed settlement agreement reached last week by the National Association of Realtors and litigants in federal court. “FAAR stands ready to support our REALTOR® members who work so diligently on behalf of their clients as we […]
Meet Carl Bedell
Carl Bedell is the only Democratic candidate competing for the 7th District who is not centered in Prince William County. He’s hardly an outsider, however. For Bedell, it’s all about “being present.” FXBG Advance: Tell us how arrived at this point in your life; what fueled your run for Congress? Carl Bedell: I grew up […]
Sunday Books
This week’s reviews include a new dimension to Lady Macbeth in All Our Yesterdays and the tragic lives of Ella and Alix Romanov in The Romanov Brides. ALL OUR YESTERDAYSby Joel H. Morris Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons (March 12, 2024)Hardcover $22.00Audiobook $16.38 Reviewed by Drew Gallagher Lady Macbeth gets a bad rap. All it […]
It’s Drew Time!
The Luck of the Humorist By Drew Gallagher Today is St. Patrick’s Day. A day to reflect on what it means to be Irish and to remember the nearly million killed in the great famine by ordering bacon cheese fries at lunch between pints of Guinness. Ireland has produced some of the greatest writers and […]