Bruce Saller takes a look at potential carbon emissions from data centers. By Bruce SallerGUEST COLUMNIST Data Centers are a hot topic in our area, with several being proposed in our region. The previous Environmental Cents article examined Data Center power usage. This article will discuss emissions from data centers. Share Based on Loudoun County’s latest […]
By Jay BrockGUEST WRITER Medicare was enacted in 1965 as a “public good” provided primarily for the benefit of the American people rather than business. Share But, as in other areas of our present healthcare system, the “traditional” Medicare of 1965 is now undergoing a worrisome shift to being privatized, asmore seniors sign up for Medicare […]
Debates over affordable housing have long been part of the public discussion. So why are we still struggling with solutions? By Matt KellyGUEST COMMENTATOR With another Regional Housing Summit coming in October and the city reviewing housing goals as part of a Comprehensive Plan update, let’s take a look at what has been done for housing […]
Who best represents the qualities of “patriot” and “emancipator” than our very own Mayor Lawrence Davies? And why not U.S. 1? “Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy in the world.” — Mayor Lawrence Davies Eight votes. Growing up in Fredericksburg during the Mayor Davies era, there was a certain degree […]
By Eric BondsGUEST COLUMNIST Sociologists study climate denialism. One variety of climate denialism has historically been promoted by the fossil fuels industry, arguing that the science is muddled and that global warming either isn’t real, or that contemporary rates of warming aren’t being caused by human activity. Fortunately, surveys show that this variety of climate […]
A stagnant economy would damage the environment, while bad environmental practices would impede the creation of economic opportunities. By Curry RobertsGUEST OPINION WRITER In reading the recent FXBG Advance article “Local Sierra Club Chapter, Friends of Rappahannock Host Information Session on Data Center,” several things struck me as interesting. This is not meant to create […]
Supervisors voted in 2021 to remove the monument from in front of the county courthouse. A monument originally dedicated in 1869 to the men of King George County who fought for the Confederacy, which was moved September 10, 2022, from its long-time location in front of the county courthouse, was re-dedicated at its new location […]
The city is asking residents to get involved in updating its comprehensive plan. Some believe the city’s reaction to concerns over Mary’s Landing raises concerns over how closely the city will listen. By Matt Kelly The city of Fredericksburg has embarked on planning its future development through the updating of its Comprehensive Plan. Branded “FXBG […]
Endorsements matter in low turnout elections. Whether Virginia joins the GOP column in 2024 depends on whether black and Hispanic voters come home. Editor’s Note: Shaun Kenney’s column this week originally appeared in The Republican Standard. First things first, let’s peel back some national level numbers. Writ large, former president Donald J. Trump’s re-election campaign […]
It’s Drew Time! A few weeks ago, I was wandering the streets of downtown Culpeper, destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked, looking for an angry fix, when I stumbled upon a store called Le Monkey House. (In actuality, I was killing time before a high school track meet and was fully clothed, but Ginsberg sounded […]
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