Advance Morning News

It's Saturday, April 19, 2025. This morning, Fredericksburg City Schools' 15-year report card; Donnie Johnston, American Democracy, and cracking from within; and the Best of the Week.

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OPINION: City Schools' 15-year Report Card Points to Issues

By Scott Vezina

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash

The key to turning around the school system is changing the culture, and that starts at the top by changing the school board.

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COMMENTARY: Khrushchev Said Democracy Will Crack from Within

By Donnie Johnston

Photo by Ivan Vranić on Unsplash

Donnie Johnston weighs in on Trump, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Supreme Court, and the future of American freedom.

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Best of the Week

Commentary

• Speaking of Coffins ...

• POLITICAL CARTOON: Ban the DEI Books! Save the Libraries!

• The Poetry of the Walk-Up Song

• COMMENTARY: Remembering Rosa’s Courage, and What We Lose if an Undocumented Neighbor is Deported

• AT HOME: Signs of Freedom

Education

• Stafford RISE Adapting its Outreach to Meet the Needs of the County's Unhoused Population

• Oberle, Germanna Join Forces

Environment

• Rappahannock Named a Most Endangered River

Executive Orders Project

• Local Business Owner Fears Losing Half Her Business Due to Import Tariffs

Fredericksburg

• Fredericksburg Area Residents Ask Vindman and Congress to Advocate for the Healthcare Safety Net

Stafford

• Hundreds of Thousands of Honey Bees Were Poisoned at a Stafford County Farm

• Stafford Supervisors Approve 3-Cent Tax Increase

• Stafford Supervisor Requests Public Apology from School Board Member for Comments About School Funding

Spotsylvania

• A Resident of Olde Greenwich Community Was Involved in this Week's Shooting; Will Not Be Charged

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