Editor’s Note: Now that the most-recent SOL data is available, the Advance has received several requests for a deep dive into results for Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. We contacted Matt Hurt, a leading authority on Virginia SOL scores, and asked him to parse the data and tell us what he finds. Today we are pleased […]
Maestro’s Third Season – An Interview with Kevin Bartram 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 […]
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 City Council Member Timothy P. Duffy FXBG Advance: You have a long history in Fredericksburg, Tim, but you aren’t from here originally. Tell us about your background, and how you found your way to Fredericksburg. Tim Duffy: I spent the first 12 years of my life in Fairfax County, in the community of McLean. My […]
‘Never Disappoint the Expectations It’s time – past time – that Searching for Cornzizzle In an ever-broadening search for ways to Sunday Books & Culture This week’s reviews include imaginative historical fiction SUNDAY BIG IDEA: Indianapolis We can no longer sacrifice our future ‘Never Disappoint the Expectations of Their Country’ Editor – May 26, 2024 […]
Majority of public comments at Monday’s School Board meeting are in support of retaining challenged titles in library. It’s likely that the two books that could be removed from King George County school libraries later this month have been on the shelves for a decade “without incident.” Jacob Gerding, a county resident who works as […]
There are any number of ways to wreck how we talk about local government. Bringing the totalizing nature of political demagogues into the conversation is a great way to do precisely that.
Resisting the Partisan in Local Politics
“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and an usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin.” — President James Monroe, First Inaugural Address […]