In 2021, then-candidate Glenn Youngkin found a winning message – “Parents’ Rights.” It’s an issue that has served him well. Youngkin played on parents’ fears and frustrations about mask mandates; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies; and curriculum during the campaign to energize his run for Richmond. After winning the governor’s race, he then got involved in the case of […]
Governor Glenn Youngkin is conspicuously quiet regarding the one locality which is doing more than any other to push his agenda to undermine public education — Spotsylvania County.
Editor’s Note: On October 20, the Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra will kick-off its third season at Life Point Auditorium in Central Park. The man with the baton is Kevin Bartram. An accomplished musician in his own right, former college professor, and now a teacher at James Monroe High School, Bartram has brought Fredericksburg not just a […]
Editor’s Note: Will Mackintosh is a history professor at the University of Mary Washington and is running for City Council as an at-large member. He’s facing off against Jannan Holmes and Matt Kelly. Their interviews will run later this week. FXBG Advance: Tell us about your journey to run for City Council. Will Mackintosh: My […]
Fredericksburg Oct. 9 – Monday – Columbus Day Oct. 9 – Monday – Economic Development Authority – 8:30 am – Executive Plaza, Third Floor – Agenda Oct. 9 – Monday – Architectural Review Board – 7:00 pm – Agenda Oct. 9 – Monday – Fredericksburg City School Board – 7:30 pm – Read More Oct. 10 – Tuesday […]
Floating straw looks like a lifeboat to a drowning man. Is McCarthy’s ouster a sign of Republican dysfunction… or Democratic desperation?
… How will it affect local elections?
Mr. William A. Anderson — mastermind behind the 1901 Virginia Constitution — would certainly understand what is happening daily outside the early-voting location in Spotsylvania County. Blatantly deceiving voters. Neither Nick Ignacio — a candidate for clerk of court — nor Steve Maxwell who is running for Spotsylvania Sheriff have Anderson’s acumen. Yet they certainly […]
