Advance Morning News
It's Sunday, April 13, 2025. Today, a review of The Eights; walk-up songs go political; Save the Books! Ban the DEI!; a letter to the editor, and the week's obits.
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Sunday Books & Culture
Edited By Vanessa Sekinger
This week’s review details Joanna Miller’s “The Eights”, a fictional telling of the daring and resilient women that integrated Oxford.
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The Poetry of the Walk-Up Song
By Drew Gallagher
Six years ago Gerardo Parra use "Baby Shark" as his walk up song at Nats Stadium (the big one, in DC); things have changed a bit. Drew brings us walk-up songs for politicians.
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POLITICAL CARTOON: Ban the DEI Books! Save the Libraries!
By Clay Jones
Clay takes aim at the newest craze in book banning.
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Letter to the Editor
Brisben Center CEO David Cooper provides a deeper analysis of the Brisben Center and its role in working with the homeless.
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Obituaries
By Adele Uphaus
Obituaries for April 5 - 11, 2025.
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