Advance Morning News
It's Thursday, July 31. Today, we share responses to our questionnaire from Stafford School Board candidates, and a new effort from FailSafe-ERA to prevent youth violence.
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Candidate Profiles: Stafford School Board
By Martin Davis and Adele Uphaus
Today, we feature candidates for Stafford School Board. The candidates’ responses to the Advance’s questionnaire are linked below and at the landing page.
Wanda Blackwell (Garrisonville District)]
Sarah Breedin Chase (Falmouth District)
Fawn Chergosky (Falmouth District)
Steve Epple (Hartwood District)
Shannon Fingerholz (Hartwood District)
Stephanie Mojica (Garrisonville District)
Josh Regan (Aquia District)
Annette Scharpenberg (Aquia District)
Maureen Siegmund (Garrisonville District)
See all candidate questionnaires
Sounding the Alarm: Local Nonprofit Organization Raises Awareness on Youth Violence in the Community
By Arianna Salvador
Through FailSafe-ERA’s newly created program, “Sounding the Alarm,” [founder Juanita] Shanks is fostering a movement with the community to prevent violence and incarceration amongst young people.
“My heart is burdened,” Shanks said. “And I’m just passionate about it, and I just felt like we need to mobilize in order for us to save our city.”
Read the full story
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