Advance Morning News
It's Monday, June 23, 2025. Today, our guide to local elections in Spotsylvania County, and a look at the growing need for bilingual education, and the immigrants who can help.
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Election Guide 2025: Spotsylvania County
By Martin Davis
While the county isn’t likely to see local Boards flip ideologically, there are several races to watch. The school board, in particular. It can build on the stabilizing forces that began settling things in the last election, or tip toward more combativeness.
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FROM THE EDITOR: Our Local Schools Have a Superpower - Multilingualism
By Martin Davis
The need to raise children who area multilingual is more important than ever. In our region, being multilingual may well be essential to continuing to build and strengthen our community. Fortunately, there is help. It comes in our schools’ English Language Learners.
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