Despite Durant’s Solid Win, the 27th State Senate District Leans Democrat. Also in this issue: corrected meetings calendar for Nov. 13-17.
Stafford School Board to discuss ALL-IN VA plan at work session
State-mandated learning loss recovery plan includes high-intensity tutoring, implementation of VA Literacy Act, reducing absenteeism. Also, board will discuss the K-12 program of studies for 2024-25.
Theater Review: MATILDA
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Book by Dennis Kelly; Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Tickets $33.00 KleinTheatre, University of Mary Washington, performances through November 19th Reviewed by Dennis Wemm For children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy. – GK Chesterton Is Matilda just a “revolting […]
Book Review: Stolen by Night
Stolen by Night by Steve Watkins Published by Scholastic Press (November 7, 2023) Hardcover $18.99 Kindle $11.99 Reviewed by Drew Gallagher Full Disclosure: author Steve Watkins is a friend of mine. If not for Watkins, I would have never had a poem published in a literary magazine titled Kumquat Meringue. That’s not the kind of […]
Just who is a veteran? The answer may surprise you
Also in this edition: Government calendar for November 13 – 17.
Forget Football, Trot That Turkey Off This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is nearly here – time to eat and run. Also in the issue: Local government meetings for the week of November 13 – 17
UPDATED: Fredericksburg Area Election Returns
Keep checking in as we bring you the Virginia 2023 election returns plus local coverage from victory parties around the Fredericksburg region.
Tens of thousands raised and spent in Spotsylvania School Board campaigns
Courtland district candidate Carol Medawar raised the most. Also in this issue: Livingston district candidate Megan Jackson explains why she did not respond to the ACLU of Virginia’s questionnaire.
A Solution to Book Challenges Ignored
An ad hoc committee to find a solution to books that some find unsuitable for placement in school libraries thought it had a solution. Then, Jon Russell disbanded it, with no explanation why.
Commentary: Follow the numbers
by Rick Pullen GUEST COLUMNIST When the Virginia Supreme Court last year ordered state House and Senate districts redrawn to comply with a new law to rid the state of Gerrymandering, no one was quite sure which way the 27th Senate District leaned. Before any votes were ever cast, political scientists opined that the district […]