Clay Jones: We’re … Off to See the Wizard

Well, here we go again in Spotsylvania. by Clay JonesPOLITICAL CARTOONIST Editor’s Note: As we reported last week, the book banners are back in Spotsylvania. The article gained a lot of traction locally, and apparently was read as far afield as Oz. Clay Jones took notice. Want this cartoon, are other creations by Jones, to […]

Clay Jones: Brother, Can You Spare a Couple Mill?

Editor’s Note: This past week, the Advance reported on a plan by the Economic Development Authority in Fredericksburg to address homelessness. Clay Jones was paying attention and was struck by the request for $2 million in funds. He tackles that issue in his own, distinctive way. Want this cartoon, are other creations by Jones, to […]

Clay Jones: One Plat Map’s as Good as Another

Editor’s Note: Growth is a problem that communities want, but that it’s a desirable problem doesn’t mitigate the difficulties of dealing with needs like housing. The Mary’s Landing project has drawn considerable attention in Fredericksburg, and in the pages of the Advance (See here, here, here, here, and most recently, here.) Clay Jones brings his […]

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Cellphone bans? Sure thing! See someone violating the policy? Ah, that get’s a little trickier. Clay is here to sort it all out. Editor’s Note: Smart phone bans are all the rage right now, with Fredericksburg, Caroline, and King George passing bans in recent weeks. But as we noted recently, bans alone aren’t the magic […]

Eat at Buc-ee’s … If You Can Get There

Clay Jones play’s “Where’s pizza mouse” with readers this week, as he tackles Stafford’s seemingly endless thirst to pile still more traffic into one of its most-congested areas. The lengths that some of Stafford County’s staff are willing to go to ensure Buc-ee’s comes to town was explored in-depth by Adele Uphaus in her story […]

Decorum Travels North

Clay Jones is back. Last week, Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) and Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.) tangled at a committee meeting on Capitol Hill, exchanging barbs about personal looks that surely have Tip O’Neill and Joseph Gurney Cannon wondering from the Great Beyond what has become of their beloved House. But then, neither O’Neill nor Cannon had […]

Clay Jones on Deferred Maintenance

Deferred maintenance is stacking up, there are ‘snakes in the buildings,’ and Clay Jones is here to put it all in perspective. By Clay JonesPOLITICAL CARTOONIST Editor’s Note: Back in February, Monica Gary came on the New Dominion Podcast to talk about “snakes in the building” at some public schools; two weeks later, Adele Uphaus […]

CLAY JONES – The Hard Red Line

Editor’s Note: Clay Jones return this month, this time with his take on politics in Stafford. To learn more about Clay Jones and his relationship with FXBG Advance, click here.