We must learn to talk with one another. Spare the country the thoughts and prayers; spare us all the expressions of shock and well-wishes for Donald Trump to be OK. It is time for a national reckoning about the path we are on as a nation. When the FXBG Advance started, we did so with […]
Add some zing to your weekend with our new Saturday section focusing on food, events, and more! Who was it that said “I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical”? Right — Thomas Jefferson. And if it […]
Bill Ashton is set to become the third Stafford County administrator in four years. He will face a bevy of challenges, and a significantly larger budget and population. Over the past four years, Stafford County has gone through two county administrators — Fred Presley (2020 – 2022), Randall Vosburg (2022 – 2024). Now, the county […]
Chronic absenteeism is rising, alarming people across the political divide. Tamping it down requires sound policy, and leaders who model showing up. Talk to any adult who has had some success in life, and you’re likely to hear a version of this adage: “90% of life is just showing up.” Companies, governments, associations, civic groups, […]
Somewhat better numbers recently belie a deadlier 10-year trend. Until computers take drivers out of the equation, improving drivers is the surest way to decreasing accidents and fatalities. We are living in an age of transportation paradox. The future is bright for electric vehicles, even as Americans stubbornly hold on to their gas-guzzlers. Cars have […]
An overview of the topics to be discussed at the upcoming Board meeting. Monday’s Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ meeting includes a list of five items on the consent agenda, two information items, and five action items. Information Items The two information items include the monthly report on the district’s Head Start program, and the […]
Six-months into their four-year terms as Spotsylvania County School Board members, Megan Jackson and Belen Rodas talk about their frustrations, hopes, and the need to focus on educating children. The day after the School Board election in November, we wrote of the results: “At the end of the day, voters favored people over policies in […]
Rated one of America’s best botanical gardens, Lewis Ginter offers lots of activities for flower lovers, families, and children of all ages. It took almost 60 years for the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to go from endowment to reality — but it was worth the wait. An easy 50-minute drive down I95 from Fredericksburg, this […]
We are giving our staff the day off to celebrate America’s independence with their families and loved ones. What does the Fourth of July mean to our friends across the pond? Tomorrow morning, popular humorist Drew Gallagher puts that question to a Brit visiting Fredericksburg for Traitors Day (otherwise known here as Independence Day). It’s […]
The split in the United Methodist Church over sexuality has created challenges for congregations. At Fredericksburg UMC, it may be charting a path into a new, promising future. Twenty-three years ago last month the pre-eminent historian of American religion Martin E. Marty wrote in Sightings: A nineteenth-century sermon illustration told of the time a town’s church […]
