by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The week just past saw readers buzzing about electric lawn tools, a new tour focusing on the region’s enslaved resistance, a Spotsy Board member reprimanded, a teacher of the year at Riverbend, and a cease-and-desist issued to a controversial web site. Share FXBG Advance Number 5: Electric Power Tools and Mowers Make […]
With a school system in crisis from more than a decade of underfunding, the Board of Supervisors took the low road Monday night and voted for willful ignorance. Appearing on the New Dominion Podcast recently, Dr. Janet Gullickson – President of Germanna Community College – chalked up her school’s success to one simple thing. “We don’t do […]
Today’s solar eclipse is a teachable moment about the marvels of science. Just don’t let the role of imagination get lost in the lesson. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Today’s a day when Mother Nature and the beauty of science steal the show for school children and adults alike. At 3:19 this afternoon, millions will stop what […]
How well do you know the news in our region? This week, FXBG Advance launches a new Saturday feature – our weekly news quiz. See how well you understand the news that happened over the past week. All the answers are found in the news stories we published this past week. Did you miss one? […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The week just past saw readers wrestling with heating and cooling costs, a bruhaha over mail, Stafford maintenance getting a shot in the arm, King George shadowboxing with Amazon, and the Stafford Board of Supervisors stonewalling the School Board. Plus, an Easter surprise, data center surprises, and no surprises when it comes […]
FXBG Advance recently visited two centers in Prince William County, seeing first-hand the size, potential, issues, and benefits these centers bring. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Data centers are both hailed as regions’ financial saviors, and spurned for their impact on local environments as well as their ever-growing real-estate footprints. Perhaps more than any other industry, however, […]
To rebuild the body politic, we must first discover as a people that which moves our thinking from “me” to “we.” Whether a person or faith, or no, Easter is an ideal season to begin that journey. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The advantage that historians have over those who live in a given moment is perspective. […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The week just past saw battling medical press releases, a possibly precedent defining sexual assault case, Spotsy schools’ maintenance woes, more resignations in King George, and – also in Spotsylvania – school board members who frequently go missing. Share FXBG Advance Number 5: Moss Clinic Releases Press Release Following Breakdown in Discussions […]
Recent moves by Mary Washington Healthcare, coupled with generous executive salaries, raises important questions. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Last week’s announcement that talks between Mary Washington Healthcare and the Lloyd Moss Free Clinic had broken down represents not just a failure to care for those in our community who don’t have access to adequate—or any—health insurance. […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The week just past saw Stafford residents begging the Board of Supervisors to fund their schools, local realtors responding to Supreme Court ruling, an interview with congressional candidate Carl Bedell, King George Supervisors overspending, and Spotsy Superintendent Mark Taylor released without cause. Share FXBG Advance Number 5: Stafford Residents Ask Supervisors to […]
