Advance Morning News
It's Saturday, December 27, 2025: Day 2 of our year-end look back at 2025's defining stories. Today, the categories are special interest, and the Executive Orders Project.
Editor’s Note: The Advance is announcing the ten biggest stories of the year, with the top story announced on January 1, 2026. The Advance is only publishing the morning edition today through January 1.
NO. 8: BEST OF 2025 - The Executive Orders Project
By Martin Davis
The Executive Orders Project examined the local impact of the flurry of executive orders issued by Donald Trump early in the year. This was the most-read story from that series.
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No. 7: BEST OF 2025 - Special Interest
By Adele Uphaus
This was a story about one woman’s quest to find out more about a presidential daughter—and bring her home.
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Best Read Stories of the Week
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FROM THE EDITOR: When Cruelty is the Point
“All the Presents Were Bought, Wrapped, and Under the Tree, and I Wasn’t There”
Local Woman Who Was Detained Earlier this Month is Now in El Salvador
FROM THE EDITOR: What Unites Us
OPINION: 45 Years of International Friendship
FROM THE EDITOR: Trumpian Fear of “The Other” Comes to Fredericksburg
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