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May 2026

FROM THE EDITOR: Keep Pushing
Getting the facts right will always matter -- ensuring that we learn how to have respectful, productive debates about those facts requires a lot of…
FROM THE BOARD CHAIR: Keeping Sight of Values and Purpose
The Advance is evolving.
KENNEY: In Fredericksburg or Journalism, Telling Our Own Story Matters
FXBG Advance Co-founder Shaun Kenney on what the Advance has restored to Virginia Journalism that for too long has been lost, as the paper enters a new…
Advance Sunday Morning News
It's May 31, 2026. Today, Drew on soccer (again), a thriller plugged by Stephen King, and three movies to stream when summer storms spoil poolside fun.
Three Things To Stream: Summer Fun
When summer thunderstorms burst pool plans, here are some great flicks to stream while waiting for the lifeguards to give the all-clear
Sunday Books and Culture - Fiction
Stephen King recommends a thriller? Yeah, read it.
HUMOR: The Bets are On
Who's going to win the World Cup? No one who's watching. But the players care, so Drew weighs in with the country most likely to walk away with the FIFA…
Advance Saturday Morning News
It's May 30, 2026. Today, a National Security Confidence index, George Solley on Memorial Day, a correction, and the week's best.
OPINION: The Meaning of Memorial Day
“I to my pledged word am true.” That, to me, is the essence of Memorial Day.
OPINION: What's Measured Can Be Understood and Improved
Every month, we get a Consumer Confidence Index telling us how Americans feel about the economy. It's time for a National Security Confidence.
Keeping Kids Fed Over the Summer
Summer Meals and Virginia SUN Bucks can help fill the gap that opens when school ends.
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